MBA Scholarships

MBA scholarships (2012 entry)

The Lancaster MBA aims to attract you - the leaders of the future. To facilitate this we offer four types of scholarship. All scholarships are merit-based and substantial, ranging from £1,000 to half the programme fees for self-funded candidates.

The Lancaster MBA Director's Scholarship

The Director's Scholarship is for applicants from the UK and Europe only. The scholarship is merit-based, with each award worth £5,000. To be considered for this award you will need to create a three-slide presentation, answering the following question:

'Picture the moments when you have been at your most successful. What guiding principles of leadership or management can you derive from these moments of success?'

Minimally, your slides would stand alone, with some description in the notes pages. To be more creative you could add audio to your slides, or even produce a short film.

In your answer you should clearly show why these principles are important to you, and include some relevant academic literature to help you reflect on your moments of success. Slides should be uploaded with your application form.

The Lancaster MBA - Co-operative Scholarship in Sustainability

The Co-operative Group is the UK’s largest mutual business, owned not by private shareholders but by over six million consumers. The Group operates 4,800 retail trading outlets, employs more than 106,000 people and has an annual turnover of more than £13bn. It is the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer and a major financial services provider, operating The Co-operative Bank, Britannia and The Co-operative Insurance.

The Co-operative describes its commitment to sustainability as follows:

“The Co-operative prides itself on its commitment and longstanding approach to sustainability. In 2011, The Co-operative launched its Ethical Plan with the aim of being clearly recognised as the UK’s most socially responsible business.”

The Co-operative Group scholarship for £6,500 will be awarded to the applicant who best demonstrates their interest in, and commitment to, sustainability.

To apply for this scholarship, candidates must prepare a three slide PowerPoint presentation as part of the application process and upload with their application. The presentation will cover three points:

Evidence which demonstrates a genuine commitment to the principles of sustainability and what this means for the candidate’s contribution to the Lancaster MBA
A clear description of strengths and weaknesses based on the evidence above
A description of how the Lancaster MBA will help the candidate to develop their credentials in the sustainability field

The scholarship will include an internship or Corporate Challenge assignment with the Co-operative Group.

Submission deadline: The submission deadline for Co-operative Group Scholarship in Sustainability is 30 April 2012. The successful candidate will be notified by the end of May.

The Lancaster MBA Regional Scholarship

All applicants who are offered a place will be automatically considered for a Regional Scholarship – you do not have to write a separate application for this. This award will be based on your performance during the interview.

You will need to demonstrate:

a clear and specific understanding of how the Lancaster MBA will contribute to you achieving your career aspirations
a description of your unique attributes that will set you apart from other applicants

Regional Scholarships are offered on a rolling basis until all awards have been exhausted, so you should apply as early as possible. The closing dates for Regional Scholarships are:

Region	Latest Application Date
Asia/Pacific	15^th April 2012
Africa and the Middle East	30^th April 2012
The Americas	15^th May 2012
UK/EU	16^th July 2012

The Lancaster MBA Open Scholarship

The Open Scholarship is awarded on your need for financial aid to help with the costs of the Lancaster MBA. To apply for this scholarship you have to prepare a two-slide PowerPoint presentation as part of your application and upload this to the application site. This will then be discussed at your interview.

The presentation will cover two points:

your reason for needing financial support
a clear description of how the Lancaster MBA will build on your strengths and add to your skills and knowledge base in order to help you achieve your ambitions

The Lancaster MBA High Potential Scholarship

PLEASE NOTE:

You must upload an application for the Open and High Potential Scholarships with your MBA application documents prior to interview.

The High Potential Scholarship is awarded to those candidates who can demonstrate exceptional leadership qualities from their career and personal life to date. To apply for this scholarship you have to prepare a three-slide PowerPoint presentation as part of your application and upload this to the application site. This will then be discussed at your interview.

The presentation will cover three points:

evidence which demonstrates your exceptional leadership qualities and what this means for your contribution to the Lancaster MBA
a clear description of your strengths and weaknesses, based on the evidence presented above
a description of how the Lancaster MBA will help you to grow as a leader

Applicants are allowed to apply for the Director's Scholarship, the Open Scholarship and the High Potential Scholarship, although we will only award one of these scholarships per applicant. At the discretion of the Lancaster MBA recruitment team, we may award a Regional Scholarship in addition to other scholarships to an individual applicant.

Scholarship offers will be made at the time of offer of a place and are valid for a period of three weeks. Retrospective scholarship offers are not possible.

Further information

Details of other funding opportunities are available on the main University website: www.lancs.ac.uk/pgfunding/

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