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SOUTHAMPTON BUSINESS SCHOOL MBA EXCELLENCE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 31 July 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

These scholarships of up to £15,000 are available to international students studying for the Master of Business Administration (MBA). They are awarded to candidates who can best demonstrate business excellence in an interview. 

ELIGIBILITY:

You are eligible if you:

receive a conditional or unconditional offer from Southampton 

will be studying the Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

will pay the Overseas fee

Check if you will pay the Overseas fee.

You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship.

You must submit your application to study for the MBA by 31 July 2025 in order to be considered for this scholarship.

Applicants must interview to compete for the scholarship. Their business excellence will be assessed using the following criteria:

a high degree of relevant professional experience in management and/or leadership  

evidence of rapid career progression 

clear ability to contribute to the quality of the MBA cohort 

strong academic ability and performance 

excellent performance at interview 

The scholarship award is made at the discretion of the Business School. Their decisions are final. 

If you are offered a place on the MBA, they’ll automatically consider you for the Southampton Business School MBA Excellence International Scholarship. There is no need to complete a separate application.

BENEFIT:

Scholarships are available for 4 different amounts:

£15,000

£13,000

£10,000

£7,000

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IMD BACKPACK-EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WOMEN

Application Deadline: 15 July, 2025

LOCATION: Switzerland

The BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women exists to create a fairer playing field for talented and driven women who have faced obstacles that made an MBA feel out of reach, whether financial constraints, family responsibilities, or past disruptions in their professional path.

By supporting women with leadership potential but limited ability to realize opportunities, this scholarship provides the skills, network, and confidence to lead with impact in business, public life, and beyond.

ELIGIBILITY:

Please complete the scholarship application in the Program section of your MBA application form.

Submit a 500-word essay: “What pressing challenge, whether in your community or more broadly, are you most passionate about addressing? How do you think a BackPack-supported MBA at IMD will enable you to contribute to addressing that challenge?

Share, dare and care are the fundamental values guiding every step of the BackPack Foundation. In a 90-120 second video, please describe a moment when you embodied one or more of these values. (In case of difficulty submitting a video please contact admissions.mba@imd.org)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a BackPack assessment.

Please note that you may apply for multiple scholarships, however scholarships are non-cumulative, therefore you will not be selected for more than one. In addition. scholarships are reserved for those who are not sponsored by their company.

BENEFIT:

Scholarship amount: Full scholarship and living expenses

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