The MBA Leadership Scholarships programme is available to applicants holding an MBA offer who can demonstrate strong leadership experience or potential and have at least 7 years work experience.

Key Information
Deadline Multiple
Value
£10,000
Eligibility
All offer holders

The MBA Leadership Scholarships will be awarded from March 2025 onwards.

Scholarship Criteria

We are pleased to offer the MBA Leadership Scholarships to candidates who, while bringing strong academic credentials, also demonstrate strong leadership experience or potential and have at least 7 years work experience.


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 webform below.

Please submit your application within the following scholarship application rounds:

Round Application deadline Decisions by
A 28 February 2025 28 March 2025
B 25 April 2025 23 May 2025
C 27 June 2025 25 July 2025

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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  • Any scholarship is automatically withdrawn if you decline your programme offer or fail to meet the conditions set out in your programme offer letter.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