Scholarships

A wide range of scholarships are available to successful applicants who apply in Stages 1, 2 and 3 of the MBA programme. You will be given more information on the School scholarship portfolio, including how to apply, when you receive your offer. We strongly recommended that you research external funding opportunities as well.

Please note that all London Business School Scholarships are subject to change without notice.

London Business School Annual Fund Scholarships

Funded by: London Business School
Open to: All successful MBA applicants who have clear academic and professional merit and can demonstrate the ability to contribute to all aspects of the MBA programme
Awards: Award amount up to £20,000. 
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards.

Scholarships open to all

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Scholarship
Funded by:
Bank of America Corporation and Merrill Lynch & Co.
Open to : All successful MBA applicants interested in the financial services industry
Awards: 1 x £20,000

Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for this award

MSc13  Scholarship
Funded by:
Alumni from the class of MSc13
Open to: All successful MBA applicants
Award: Full fees
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be considered automatically for this award

MBA25 Scholarship Fund
Funded by:
Alumni from the class of MBA25
Open to: All successful MBA applicants
Award: 1 x full first year tuition fees
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be considered automatically for this award

Reunion 2010 MBA2000 Scholarship Fund
Funded by:
Alumni from the class of MBA2000
Open to: All successful MBA applicants
Award: £20,000
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be considered automatically for this award

MSc19 Scholarship
Funded by:
Alumni from the class of MSc19
Open to: All successful MBA applicants
Award: 1 x 50 per cent of first year tuition fees
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be considered automatically for this award

Mark Le Goy MBA97 Scholarship
Award: 
50% of first year fees
Open to: All successful MBA applicants
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

Summer Consulting Team Scholarship
Award
: £12,000
Open to: All succesful MBA applicants, with a preference for those considering a career in consulting
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details of how to apply for this award

 









  

Scholarships open to women only

Women in Business Club Scholarships
Open to:
All successful female MBA applicants. The aim of the scholarship is to support female candidates of merit and to help increase the number of women joining the London Business School.  More broadly the scholarship seeks to encourage an increase in women considering a management career within the business sector
Award: 2 x £15,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards

Deutsche Bank Women's Scholarship Programme
Funded by:
Deutsche Bank
Open to: All successful female MBA applicants who have an interest in the financial services industry. The aim of the scholarship is to support female candidates of merit and to help increase the number of women joining the London Business School.  More broadly the scholarship seeks to encourage an increase in women considering a management career within the business sector
Award: 4 x £20,000
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for these awards

Forté Foundation Fellowships

Funded by: The Forté Foundation
Open to: All successful female MBA applicants.The aim of the scholarship is to support female candidates of merit and to help increase the number of women joining the London Business School.  More broadly the scholarship seeks to encourage an increase in women considering a management career within the business sector
Award: Up to £20,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards

The Carlsson Family Scholarship
Open to:
All successful female MBA applicants.The aim of the scholarship is to support female candidates of merit and to help increase the number of women joining the London Business School.  More broadly the scholarship seeks to encourage an increase in women considering a management career within the business sector
Award: 1 x £20,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards

Citi Foundation Scholarship
Funded by:
The Citi Foundation
Open to: All successful female MBA applicants who have an interest in the financial services industry
Award: 1 x £20,000
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for this award


 

Scholarships open to the Military

London Business School Military Scholarship
Funded by:
London Business School
Open to: All successful MBA applicants who have been employed in a full time military role in their career so far
Award: 1 x £20,000
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be considered automatically for this award

Scholarships available subject to nationality/residency

African Scholarship Fund
Award:
Up to 50 per cent of first year tuition fees
Open to: All successful African MBA applicants, regardless of domicile.
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

Blavatnik Scholarship
Open to:
Russian and CIS nationals, Israeli nationals
Award: 1 x £20,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

Wili and Ilse Scholarship
Open to: Brazilian nationals, candidates intending to return to Brazil after completing their MBA will be given preference
Award: 1 x £10,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

The Vodafone Group Foundation Scholarships - The Sir Christopher Gent Awards
Funded by: The Vodafone Group Foundation
Open to: Residents of Albania, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, UK, Egypt, Qatar, New Zealand, Australia, India, Fiji, USA, Ghana, South Africa, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Kenya.
The Vodafone Group  Foundation Scholarship - The Sir Christopher Gent Awards will go to talented and deserving candidates from selected nationalities
Award: 4 x £20,000
Application format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards


The Australian/New Zealander Scholarship
Funded by: London Business School
Open to: All successful MBA applicants who are nationals of Australia or New Zealand
Recipients will be expected to assist with the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 1 x £12,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

The American/Canadian Scholarships
Funded by: London Business School
Open to: All successful American and Canadian MBA applicants
Recipients will be expected to assist with the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 2 x £12,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards

The Chinese Scholarship
Funded by: London Business School
Open to: All successful Chinese MBA applicants
Recipients will be expected to assist with the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 1 x £12,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

The Israeli Scholarship
Funded by: London Business School
Open to: All successful Israeli MBA applicants
Recipients will be expected to assist with the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 1 x £12,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Yoshitoki Chino Memorial Scholarship
Funded by: Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Open to: All successful Japanese  applicants
Recipients will be expected to serve as a goodwill ambassador for London Business School and the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
Award: 1 x £10,000. Additional benefits include life-long association with the Foundation, introductions to Foundation contacts and Trustees as well as invitations to prestigious events
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for this award

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Scholarship for Sub-Saharan Africa
Funded by: The Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Open to: All successful MBA applicants who are nationals of sub-Saharan Africa
Recipients of the award are expected to contribute to the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 2 x up to £50,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

The Sumantra Ghoshal Memorial Scholarship
Funded by:
The Sumantra Ghoshal Memorial Fund. In memory of the life and achievements of Professor Sumantra Ghoshal, a valued member of the London Business School community who died unexpectedly in March 2004
Open to: All successful Indian MBA applicants
Recipients of these awards are expected to contribute to the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 2 x £12,400
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards

The Huw Jenkins MSc21 Scholarship Fund
Open to: UK Residents and Nationals
The key objective of this scholarship is to provide funds to attract and retain exceptionally gifted students from the UK to pursue the full-time MBA Programme at London Business School. This award will be made at the discretion of the Scholarships Committee to an outstanding candidate who, in the opinion of the committee, is a deserving scholar. The recipient of the award is expected to contribute to the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 1 x £20,000
Application format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 and 3 are considered automatically for the Huw Jenkins MSc21 Scholarship Fund.  You do not need to submit a separate application

Latin America Annual Fund Scholarship
Funded by:
London Business School
Open to: All successful Latin American applicants
Recipients of these awards are expected to contribute to the School's marketing efforts in the region
Award: 1 x £15,000 and 1 x £10,000
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for these awards

MBA 22 Scholarship
Award:
Half of first year fees
Open to: UK Residents and Nationals
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

MSc17 Scholarship
Award:
50% of first year fees
Open to: All successful MBA applicants with a preference for those of British residency or nationality
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

MSc05 Scholarship
Award:
£20,000
Open to: UK Residents and Nationals
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award

MSc12 Scholarship
Award:
First Year Fee
Open to: UK Residents and Nationals
Application Format: Candidates who apply in Stages 1, 2 or 3 and receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be automatically considered for this award










 

Financial Need Bursaries

London Business School Financial Need Bursaries
Funded by: London Business School
Open to: All successful MBA applicants earning less than £20,000 per annum and with proven financial need who would not otherwise be able to study at London Business School
Award: Up to five awards of up to £15,000 each
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for these awards

MBA99 Bursary
Funded by: A generous donation from the class of MBA99 following their 10 year reunion celebration in 2009
Open to: All successful MBA applicants earning less than £20,000 and with  proven financial need who would not otherwise be able to study at London Business School
Award: 1 x £15,000
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for this award

MBA2004 Bursary
Funded by: A generous donation from the class of MBA2004 following their five year reunion celebration in 2009
Open to: All successful MBA applicants earning less than £20,000 per annum and with proven financial need who would not otherwise be able to study at London Business School
Award: 1 x £15,000
Application Format: Candidates applying in Stages 1, 2 or 3 who receive an offer for the class of MBA2014 will be given details on how to apply for this award


External Scholarships

As well as the Scholarships that are awarded internally at London Business School, many external organisations offer scholarships or grants to students attending the School.

For comprehensive listings by country view our external scholarships PDFs

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