The Pershing Square Foundation is offering up to five scholarships per year, which support extraordinary individuals in developing and realising their potential as future global leaders by fully funding the MBA component of the Oxford 1+1 programme. The scholarships will provide fully funding tuition, college fees and living expenses for the MBA year of their Oxford 1+1 programme. Pershing Square Scholars are also eligible to apply for further funding to cover the Master’s degree undertaken in the first year of the programme.
Note: Applications to the Pershing Square Scholarship are now closed. Admissions for the 2015-2017 cohort will open in early August 2014.
Study Subject(s):Scholarships are provided to learn any of the courses.
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing master (MBA and MSc) degree level.
Scholarship Provider: The Pershing Square Foundation
Scholarship can be taken at: UK
Eligibility:No residency restrictions
-Candidates must apply to and be accepted by the MBA programme, as well as the partnering MSc programme of their choice
Applicant criteria:
-Combination of academic and leadership potential.
-Strong personal character.
-Experience, aptitude and intention of pursuing a career that addresses global challenges.
-Articulated vision on how the Oxford 1+1 MBA will allow you to fulfil this intention.
Scholarship Open for International Students: International students can apply for these scholarships.
Scholarship Description: The Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship supports up to five extraordinary students per year who are committed to tackling social issues in realising their potential as future global leaders by fully funding tuition, college fees and living expenses for the MBA year of their Oxford 1+1 programme. Saïd Business School’s 1+1 programme is a unique, two-year experience that combines the depth of a specialised, one-year Master’s – in subject areas such as environmental management, education, social policy, and African studies – with the breadth of a top-ranking, one-year MBA.
Number of award(s): Five scholarships are offered per year.
Duration of award(s): Scholarship is offered for the MBA year of their Oxford 1+1 programme.
What does it cover? The scholarships will provide fully funding tuition, college fees and living expenses for the MBA year of their Oxford 1+1 programme. Pershing Square Scholars are also eligible to apply for further funding to cover the Master’s degree undertaken in the first year of the programme.
Selection criteria: Not Known
Notification: Not Known
Online Application: The mode of applying is Online
Scholarship Application Deadline: Admissions for the 2015-2017 cohort open 1 August 2014. To be considered for the Pershing Square Scholarship, both MBA and MSc applications must be submitted by the January 2015 departmental deadlines.
MBA applications deadlines for the 1+1 programme are:
Stage 1 – 15 September 2014
-Stage 2 – 31 October 2015
-Stage 3 – 9 January 2015