Southampton Business School Future Leader MBA Scholarship

This is a competitive process and not all applicants will be successful.

To compete for the scholarship, applicants must interview and submit a 500-word statement on why they should receive it.

The scholarship will be awarded based on the applicant's statement, their MBA application and their interview. Their business excellence will be assessed using the following criteria:

• a high degree of relevant professional experience in management and/or leadership
• evidence of rapid career progression
• clear ability to contribute to the quality of the MBA cohort
• strong academic ability and performance

The scholarship award is made at the discretion of the Business School. Their decisions are final.

Successful applicants will be contacted in writing on or before 30 June 2025. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified shortly after that date.

These scholarships of £12,000 are available to students studying for the Master of Business Administration (MBA).

One scholarship is available for a student from each of the following regions:

• South East Asia
• The Middle East and North Africa
• Central and Latin America
• North America
• Europe

Eligibility

You are eligible if you:

• receive a conditional or unconditional offer from Southampton
• will be studying the Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• have been ordinarily resident in either South East Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Central America, Latin America, North America or Europe during the 3 years before the start of the course (ignoring time spent while studying outside your usual country of residence)
• show promise as a future leader by demonstrating business excellence
• will pay the Overseas fee

You must not be in receipt of any external scholarship.