Scholarship for Developing Countries at INSEAD Campuses

INSEAD Business School is pleased to offer Deepak and Sunita Gupta endowed a
scholarship for students of developing countries for the 2018 year. The
scholarship is awarded for MBA program at school.

The program was
generously created via endowed scholarship fund targeted at students from
emerging markets. Their intention is to hel
p build human capacity and to create
economic and social value in the most economically challenged regions of the
world.

INSEAD is a graduate
business school with campuses in Europe offers various academic programs
including a full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program,
executive MBA (EMBA) program, a master in Finance program, a Ph.D. in
management program, and a variety of executive education programs.

Candidates from
emerging/developing countries can apply. Applicants from outside the home
country will often need to meet specific English language/other language
requirements in order to be able to study there

Course
Level: Scholarship is available for
pursuing a master degree program at INSEAD Business School.

Study
Subject(s):
Scholarship is awarded for MBA program at INSEAD Business School.

Number of
Awards: Not
known

Scholarship
Award: Scholarship
has a value of Up to €25,000.

Scholarship
can be taken in INSEAD
Campuses

Eligibility: Candidates from
emerging/developing countries who can demonstrate proven financial need.

Nationality: Students of developing
countries can apply for this INSEAD Deepak and Sunita Gupta Endowed
Scholarship.

List of Countries:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic , Chad, Chile, People’s
Republic of China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras,
Hungary, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia,
Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated
States of Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palau,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Samoa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia,
Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint-Vincent and the Grenadines, South
Sudan, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

College
Admission Requirement

Entrance
Requirement:

Work
experience-INSEAD does not have an absolute requirement for years of work
experience, although at least two years is strongly encouraged. Participants in
our current class have an average of 5.5 years work experience, with the range
being between two and ten. However, applicants with less experience who
demonstrate exceptional maturity and outstanding leadership through their
professional and personal experiences will also be considered.

Age limit for
entry-There is no age limit for entry. However, the MBA is aimed at those who
are at an early stage in their career. INSEAD participants in the current class
have a range of between two and ten years of post-graduate work experience.

Undergraduate
degree-Candidates who do not hold an undergraduate degree, but who have an
excellent career record and GMAT score are also welcome to apply.

Minimum qualifying
GPA-INSEAD does not have a minimum GPA requirement as the GPA system is not a
globally used grading methodology. They primarily look at the courses taken and
the grades received in each course, in addition to the overall academic
performance.

Test
Requirement

GMAT:
GMAT reporting code (through Pearson Vue) is INSEAD: DL3-S8-89 MBA, Full
Time. INSEAD does not have a minimum required GMAT score. Rather than
focusing on the overall score, they assess individual results in the
quantitative and verbal sections of the exam. They need a student to
demonstrate their strengths in both. In order to be competitive, the
student should aim to achieve a score at or above the 70 – 75 percentiles
in both the quantitative and verbal sections.
GRE:
INSEAD accepts GRE scores. The ETS code to report the score to INSEAD is
0970 and the score is valid for five years. In order to be competitive,
the applicant should aim to achieve a score at or above the 80th
percentiles in both the quantitative and verbal sections.

English
Language Requirements:

TOEFL
IBT: 105; TOEFL CBT: 260; TOEFL PBT: 620; TOEIC (all four parts are
required):
Listening
and Reading: 950 – TOEIC Writing: 170 TOEIC Speaking: 190;
IELTS
Academic or General: 7.5; PTE Academic: 72; and CPE: B.

How to
Apply:
The mode of applying is online. To be considered for this scholarship
please refers to the INSEAD Need-based Scholarship pages and submit application
and background material accordingly.

The
essays submitted for INSEAD Need-based Scholarships will be reviewed.
Only if
the applicant would like to be considered for the IAF Special Profile
scholarships, please answer the following question in no more than 400
words: Briefly describe an instance or aspect in their life to date that
has made they stand out amongst their peers or that they consider
exceptional in one way or another.
In
approximately 350 words provide a concise but accurate description of
their financial circumstances as well as a cash flow forecast for the year
e.g. details of income (such as income, investment income, savings, property
rentals,etc) set against details of expenditure (such as local outgoings,
INSEAD fees, rent living expenses). How do they expect to finance their
studies if they do not obtain a scholarship or financial aid from INSEAD?
Why should INSEAD consider them for a need-based scholarship? What amount
do they consider appropriate?
Please
do not forget to submit a number of supporting documents as required.