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NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY MBA DEVELOPING TALENT AND LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP: AFRICA

LOCATION: United Kingdom

Newcastle University will transform and support MBA candidates who can shape the future of an organisation. Their Developing Talent and Leadership Scholarship will reward MBA candidates who are results-oriented, customer-focused, and can demonstrate leadership qualities and values.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria (MBA Partial Fee Scholarship Regulations – 2025 entry), be assessed as international for fee purposes, and be domiciled in one of the following countries: Botswana, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Tunisia

You must also be able to:

demonstrate (through application and at interview) substantive managerial experience and good leadership potential for the future

hold an offer (conditional or unconditional) for admission in September 2025 to the Full-time MBA programme

have substantive managerial experience of 3 years or more

hold the equivalent of a UK 2:1 honours degree (applicants who do not meet this requirement but can demonstrate relevant work experience above the minimum plus significant career progression may also be considered)

perform well at interview across all competency areas

hold an English language qualification of IELTS 6.5 or its equivalent with no subskill below 6.0 (if your first language is not English).

How to apply

No application required. All candidates will be assessed at the point of interview for this Scholarship. The amount offered will be confirmed to candidates via email once they have received their course offer.

Contact

For further information, please contact:

mba@ncl.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 191 208 1589

BENEFIT:

Value of award: Awards of up to £16,300, payable towards the cost of tuition fees.

Number of awards: Up to 2 awards are available.

Start date and duration: September 2025 for one year of study

Sponsor: Newcastle University Business School

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UAL FOUNDATION AND PRE-DEGREE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 21 May 2025

LOCATION: United Kingdom

This multi-year scholarship provides a £7,000 tuition fee waiver for the full duration of Pre-degree and Undergraduate study. Up to 16 UAL International Foundation and Pre-degree £7,000 Scholarships are available.

ELIGIBILITY:

This award is granted for the full duration of the student’s pre-degree and undergraduate studies; the initial award will be made when the student commences their pre-degree study and will continue to be applied automatically when a student progresses from pre-degree to BA-level study, providing the student successfully completes each year.

Please note, that once accepted, if your fee status changes between pre-degree and undergraduate study, you will no longer be eligible for this scholarship.

Criteria 1: You must hold an offer to study a full-time (in-person) Foundation or Pre-degree course starting in 2025/26.

Criteria 2: You need to qualify for the Overseas category of tuition fee status.

Criteria 3: You have achieved, or are predicted to achieve, good grades in your High School qualifications equivalent to minimum: 112 UCAS tariff points/ A Levels at BBC/ IB diploma with 32 points.

Recognised international qualifications equivalent to high school completion are also accepted. To check your eligibility, please visit Ecctis or the UCAS tariff calculator.

You will need to provide your transcripts as proof of your qualification.

If you have not yet received your results, you will need to provide evidence of your predicted grade as part of your application.

Criteria 4: You must provide a personal statement as part of your scholarship application which responds to the following questions (maximum 350 words per question):

Describe your background and your academic strengths.

Describe how receiving a scholarship would make a difference to you and your future Pre-degree and Undergraduate studies at UAL.

Tell us how you intend to use the qualification you will be gaining to support your future plans.

Confirm any other sources of funding you have, or have applied for, to meet the cost of your studies in the UK.

BENEFIT:

Up to 16 UAL International Foundation and Pre-degree £7,000 Scholarships are available.

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