Somewhere MBA LGBTQ+ Scholarship

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The Somewhere MBA LGBTQ+ Scholarship is available to applicants holding an MBA offer who are committed to making a difference to the LGBTQ+ community, especially within the business environment.

Key Information
Deadline	23:59, 13 June 2025
Value	£10,000
Eligibility	All offer holders

Somewhere - a social enterprise whose mission is to increase the visibility and representation of the LGBTQ+ community in business - will offer the successful candidate mentoring. See the Somewhere website for further information about their work.

Scholarship Criteria

We are pleased to offer the Somewhere MBA LGBTQ+ Scholarship to a candidate who:

Can demonstrate their commitment to the LGBTQ+ community through previous action and support either within the business setting specifically, or in a wider sense through LGBTQ+ action.
Continues to aspire to make a difference for the LGBTQ+ community through their future personal and career goals.
Can demonstrate strong academic performance.

Eligibility

You can apply for the scholarship once you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional) to join our Full-time MBA and have either firmly accepted the offer or are intending to do so.

Candidates will not be eligible for this scholarship if they:

Are fully sponsored by an employer.
Are in receipt of a full scholarship.
Have already accepted another scholarship from the University of Edinburgh.
Submit a scholarship application prior to having secured an offer for the study programme.

How to apply

Following receipt of an offer of a place on the MBA programme, you can submit an application via the below webform and by the following deadline:

Application deadline	Decisions by
13 June 25	31 July 25

Apply online

Conditions

The scholarship will be paid directly towards your tuition fees.
Scholarships have to be accepted by the deadline defined in the scholarship award letter.
If you do not accept and pay the required MBA programme deposit within the given time frame then you will forfeit your scholarship offer as well as your programme offer. The Business School will then re-allocate this scholarship.
Any scholarship is automatically withdrawn if you decline your programme offer or fail to meet the conditions set out in your programme offer letter.
If you receive a scholarship, you will be expected to participate occasionally as an ambassador for the Business School during and after your programme.
Only one University of Edinburgh scholarship can be accepted.

Enquiries

Email Admissions Team