Deadline: June 13, 2014
Stanford Graduate Business School invites Africans to apply for its fully-funded 2015/2016 Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship.
The Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program pays for tuition and associated fees (approximately US $145,000) for citizens of African countries with financial need who wish to obtain an MBA at Stanford GSB. Stanford will award up to eight Stanford Africa MBA Fellowships annually.
Benefit:
- The Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program pays for tuition and associated fees (approximately US $145,000)
- Stanford will award up to eight Stanford Africa MBA Fellowships annually.
Eligibility:
Stanford Africa MBA Fellows must first be selected as finalists through the fellowship application process. Stanford will select up to 50 Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship finalists based on:
- Merit
- We evaluate three criteria when considering candidates for both the Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship and the MBA Program: intellectual vitality,
- demonstrated leadership potential,
- personal qualities and contributions that will add to the class.
- Commitment to developing Africa
- You must be a citizen of an African country.
- You must have completed, or be in the final year of completing, your university studies.
- Stanford Africa MBA Fellows must return to work in Africa, within two years of Stanford MBA graduation, for a period of at least two years.
- Financial need
- Stanford will determine your financial need based on personal financial information you submit in the Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship application.
Application process:
Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Application materials include:
- Educational history
- Self report your grades from college or university.
- You may also submit the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and/or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), if available. These are optional at the fellowship application stage. If you are selected as a finalist, you’ll be required to take one of these exams as part of your application to the Stanford MBA Program.
- Awards and honors (academic, professional, or personal)
- Employment history
- One-page resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
- 250-word essay addressing how you plan to make an impact in Africa
- Individual financial information
Fellowship Schedule:
- Finalists announced (11 July 2014):
- Up to 50 finalists will be selected for the Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship.
- Finalists apply to Stanford MBA Program (Round 1, October 2014)
- Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship finalists must apply to the Stanford MBA Program in Round 1 to be eligible for the fellowship.
- Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship finalists must submit the Stanford MBA Program application, including GMAT or GRE scores, and if applicable, one of the English language tests (IELTS, PTE, or TOEFL).
- Receive an offer of admission (December 2014):
- Stanford GSB will select up to eight Stanford Africa MBA Fellows each year from among the finalists.
- Enroll in two-year Stanford MBA Program (September 2015)
- Successfully complete the two-year Stanford MBA Program (June 2017)
- Within two years of graduation from the Stanford MBA Program, return to Africa (June 2019)
- Work in Africa – in a business, government, or non-profit organization – for at least two consecutive years.
To apply online, click here.
For more information, click Stanford Africa 2014 MBA Fellowship.
