Skoll Scholarships for MBA Programme at University of Oxford in UK

The Skoll
Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students to the
University of Oxford who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and
environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive
opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and
investors.

The Skoll
Scholarship provides tuition for entrepreneurs who have set up or have been
working in entrepreneurial initiativ

es with a social purpose, 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 social ventures rather than
the purely commercial or public sectors.

What we offer

The Skoll
Scholarship covers the full costs of tuition and college fees for the MBA
programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. The Scholarship also
covers partial living expenses based on need, up to an additional £8,000.

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.

Findout more about the Oxford MBA programme.

What we look for

Are you the next Skoll Scholar?

To be considered,
you need to meet the following criteria:

  1. Candidates
    must have started and grown a social venture that has been running for at
    least 3 years by the time they apply for the MBA, OR they have been
    responsible for leading a major expansion of an existing social venture or
    programme within a venture for 3 years by the time they apply for the MBA.
  2. Candidates
    must demonstrate evidence of personal
    qualities
    strongly resonating with entrepreneurial
    leadership, and illustrate how these have influenced their career path thus
    far. These qualities include:
  • Single-mindedness
    and persistence in pursuit of a social/environmental benefit goal,
    including a willingness to face failure and start again
  • A bias
    towards action rather than reflection
  • A
    tendency to explore the environment for opportunities and resources
  • A
    willingness to take personal, and sometimes financial, risks
  • A
    propensity to develop networks and draw upon their members to pursue
    mutual goals.
  1. Candidates
    must demonstrate how a business education can contribute to the wider
    development of the community within which they work. They will need to
    illustrate why a business degree at this stage of their career trajectory
    can help them amplify their impact.
  2. Candidates
    must demonstrate some evidence of their need for the Scholarship.
    This may be exhibited, for example, in previous work experiences or
    personal backgrounds which make self-funding the MBA a significant
    financial burden.

If this sounds like
you, learn
How to Apply. Or, if you know someone who
you think could be a great Skoll Scholar, you can nominate a Scholarship candidate.

Still have
questions? Read our
FAQs.

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