Oxford Pershing Square Scholarships for MBA and Master program, UK

Application deadline: January 8, 2021

Value

As a Pershing Square scholar you will receive funding for both your Master’s degree and MBA programme course fees.

The scholarship also provides at least £15,285 towards living expenses for both years of study.

Eligibility Criteria

Scholarships are awarded to individuals with:

• Academic achievement, demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements
• 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.

Eligible applicants (in order of priority):

1. Applicants to the Oxford 1+1 MBA Programme
2. Applicants who apply to any full-time one-year Master’s course that is not currently part of the official list of partner 1+1 MBA Programme; and to the MBA (as a separate application)
3. Current Oxford students on a non-MBA course, who are applying to the MBA after the completion of their current Master’s/DPhil course (with no gap year(s))

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 deadline for both your chosen Master’s programme and the Oxford MBA.

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. 

You must 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.