The international MBA Skoll Master Scholarship for 2021/2022 in UK at The University of Oxford

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Description

The Skoll Scholarship

The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students to Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges.
The Skoll Scholarship provides funding for entrepreneurs who have set up or have been working in entrepreneurial initiatives with a social purpose or who have pursued an impact career, and who wish to improve their knowledge of market-oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits.
The Scholarship is given in recognition that the MBA may represent a significant financial burden, particularly for those who have chosen to work in the social impact/innovation space rather than the purely commercial or public sectors.

Oxford University has a rich tradition of developing leaders. The MBA programme builds on this legacy, providing you with a solid foundation in core business principles while developing a broadened mindset and understanding of the role of business in society.

You will be challenged to delve deep into the areas that interest you most and gain the strategic skills and insight to lead a successful, purposeful career.

Opportunity focus area:
Entrepreneurship
Business
MBA

Specialties

Business & Management, Business Studies, Entrepreneurship, Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Eligibilities

25 - 35, 36 - 60

Gender

Nationality

Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Cyprus, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Required Languages

Required Tests

Specific Requirements

Other Requirements

Entrepreneurial action

You have identified opportunities and taken action in order to make positive social impact You have spent preferably at least 3 years driving change through entrepreneurial approaches. For example, you could have: Started or grown a social venture OR created and led the expansion of a social impact initiative within an organisation OR been tackling a specific social/environmental issue, through a core thread that unites your work.

Creating Impact with a focus on systems change

You can demonstrate the outcomes and impact of your entrepreneurial action. Your impact addresses unjust systems and practises in your area of work.

Personal qualities of a social entrepreneur

- You are a force for positive change. - You are single-minded and persistent, with a willingness to fail and start again. - You have bias toward action. - You have a tendency to explore your environment for opportunities and resources. - You have a willingness to take personal, and sometimes financial, risks. - You develop networks and leverage members to pursue mutual goals. - You have apprenticed with the problem* or experienced the problem you are trying to solve.

The Oxford MBA is critical to your career trajectory

You can demonstrate why business education is essential in helping to develop your work/impact at this stage.

Financial need

- You are in a position where the cost of the programme is a significant financial burden - You can demonstrate the need for the Scholarship (for example, due to previous work experiences or personal circumstances)

Benefits

Cover Tuition Fees

The Scholarship covers the full course fees for the MBA programme.

Money

partial living expenses of at least an additional £14,985.

Others

In addition to financial support, the Scholarship provides access to the Skoll Scholar community, a group of leaders who are positively impacting the world through innovation and systems change, as well as exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and investors.