2013 Skoll Scholarship in MBA at University of Oxford in UK

University of Oxford offers MBA Skoll Scholarship at Saïd Business School in the field of Entrepreneurship in UK 2013

Study Subject(s): The scholarship is provided to learn Entrepreneurship.
Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing MBA  level.
Scholarship Provider:  University of Oxford
Scholarship can be taken at: Students will get their studies in UK

Eligibility:-To be considered, you need to meet the following criteria:
-Candidates must have started or worked in a social venture for 12 months or longer.
-Candidates must demonstrate evidence of personal qualities strongly resonating with social entrepreneurship leadership, and illustrate how these have influenced their career path thus far. These qualities include:
-Single-mindedness and persistence in pursuit of a social benefit goal, including a willingness to face failure and start again
-A bias towards action rather than reflection
-A tendency to explore the environment for opportunities and resources
-A willingness to take personal, and sometimes financial, risks
-A habit of developing a network and subtly or unsubtly exploiting its members.
-Candidates must demonstrate how a business education can contribute to the wider development of the community they work with in the social entrepreneurship movement. They will need to illustrate why a business degree at this stage of their career trajectory can help them amplify their impact.Candidates must demonstrate some evidence of their need for the scholarship. This may be exhibited, for example, in previous work experiences or personal backgrounds which make self-funding the MBA a significant financial burden.

Scholarship Open for International Students: The students of any Nationality can apply.

Scholarship Description: The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors. Once selected, these students are known as Skoll Skollars.The Skollarship provides tutition for social entrepreneurs who have set up or have been working in social enterprises, and who wish to improve their knowledge of market-oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits.

Number of awards offered:Not Known

Tenure of award:Not Known

Value: The Skoll Scholarship covers full costs of Said Business School tuition and college fees. The Scholarship also covers partial living expenses based on need, up to an additional £8,000.

Other Benefits: Not Known

Selection criteria:Not Known

Notification: 27 May 2013

How to Apply: The mode of applying is  by Online

Scholarship Application Deadline: Do submit your applications till 11 January 2013

Further Scholarship Information and Application 

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