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Υποτροφίες για το πρόγραμμα 1+1 MBA του University of Oxford (Αγγλία)

Προκήρυξη:

Full scholarship to support outstanding students on the 1+1 MBA, covering both the Master's degree and the MBA year.

Established in 2014, the Pershing Square Foundation awards up to five full scholarships to support outstanding students on the 1+1 MBA, covering both the Master's degree and the MBA year. The Scholarship provides funding for tuition, college fees and at least £14,553 toward living expenses for both years of study.

Recipients are exceptional individuals who can demonstrate the potential and commitment to finding scalable and sustainable solutions to world-scale social challenges. You can pursue any of the partnering Master’s degrees and combine it with our MBA. It is also available if you are currently studying one of the Master's partnering programmes and wish to apply to the MBA programme. 

You will be invited to a spring ‘trek’ to New York City hosted by the Pershing Square Foundation, where you can participate in meetings and workshops with leading innovators and change makers. You can also attend prestigious conferences and events throughout the year, including the Ditchely Conferences and the Skoll World Forum.

Mentorship

You will also have opportunities for mentorship and networking with inspirational individuals and organisations that are part of the Pershing Square Foundation’s community.

The Advisory Board plays a crucial role mentoring. Current members of the board include:

  • William Ackman (The Pershing Square Foundation)
  • Sir Ronald Cohen (Big Society Capital)
  • Cheryl Dorsey (Echoing Green)
  • Paul Farmer (Partners in Health) 
  • Louise Richardson (Vice-Chancellor, Oxford)  
  • Wendy Kopp (Teach for All)
  • Linda Rottenberg (Endeavor)
  • Peter Tufano (Saïd Business School)
  • Andrew Youn (One Acre Fund)  

Who we are looking for

 

Scholarships are awarded to individuals with:

  • Academic achievement
  • Leadership potential, demonstrated through experience and motivation
  • Strong personal character, integrity and commitment
  • Intention to focus on addressing world-scale social challenges in your career, either in an existing organisation or through development of a new enterprise
  • Ability to envision how to achieve scalable and sustainable solutions to these challenges
  • Articulated vision on how the Oxford 1+1 MBA will allow you to fulfil your objectives

Highlight these attributes in your MBA application, scholarship essay and interview answers.

Read previous recipients profiles

How to apply

Each of our partnering Master's programmes has its own application form, deadlines and requirements. In order to be considered for the Pershing Square Scholarship you must apply to the 1+1 MBA by the January 2019 deadline.

When you submit your 1+1 MBA application form you will be asked if you would like to be considered for the Pershing Square Scholarship. 

Submit an essay in your application form of no more than 500 words addressing this question 'How do you intend to change the world? What does this tell us about you as a person?’ 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview with the selection panel.

Enquiries about the scholarship

Pershing Square Foundation

The foundation supports exceptional leaders and innovative organisations that tackle social issues and deliver scalable and sustainable impact. It is committed to supporting areas such as economic development, education, healthcare, justice and the arts.

The Pershing Square Foundation’s gift of £4.5m will endow the scholarships in perpetuity. The University of Oxford has provided a further £3m under the Oxford Graduate Scholarship Matched Fund, taking the total funding to £7.5m.

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