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Upcoming HBS Decision Notifications Will Not Include Financial Aid Details
As anxious Round 1 applicants to Harvard Business School (HBS) are no doubt only too aware, the school is scheduled to release admissions decisions next week. In a recent post to his Direct from the Director blog, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Chad Losee reminded applicants that... Read more »
Meet Six MBA Scholarship Recipients at Oxford Saïd
At the Oxford University Saïd Business School, outstanding MBA candidates have the opportunity to earn the Pershing Square Foundation scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to future leaders who are in Saïd’s 1+1 MBA program, in which participants combine a specialized master’s degree with the school’s one-year MBA. Recipients of the... Read more »
An Oxford Saïd MBA Tuition Free? Yes, for Four Skoll Scholars Focused on Social Impact
The University of Oxford Saïd Business School announced its 14th cohort for the Skoll Scholarship presented by the Skoll Centre, a social impact center with the goal of accelerating the impact of social entrepreneurship. The scholarship is available only to incoming MBA students and requires candidates to go through a rigorous... Read more »
First-Generation College Students to Benefit from HBS’s Largest-Ever Scholarship Aid Donation
Harvard Business School (HBS) yesterday announced its largest-ever donation for scholarship aid—a $12.5 million pledge that will help support students who were the first in their families to attend college, among others. The pledge comes from HBS alumni Jonathan Lavine, co-managing partner of private investment firm Bain Capital, and his... Read more »
How This Midwestern Transplant Is Going to Stanford GSB Tuition Free
Amanda Donohue-Hansen is not from the Midwest, but she went to Minnesota for college, fell in love with the region, and has remained there ever since. Nevertheless, she’ll soon be packing her bags and heading back to her home state of California to attend Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB)... Read more »
Value Without the Price Tag: How MIT Sloan Assists Low-Income MBA Students
It’s no secret that attending an MBA program can often come with a hefty price tag—and when it comes to one of the top MBA programs in the country, you can guarantee you’ll be paying a lot for the high value of that program. At the MIT Sloan School of... Read more »
Oxford Saïd Offers Six New MBA Scholarships
Earning an MBA from a leading program typically isn’t cheap. In fact, the average cost of an MBA when you total tuition and living expenses is between $100,000 to $200,000 for two years. For that reason, MBA scholarships can be invaluable for many candidates, and now the University of Oxford... Read more »
HBS Admissions Director Shares His Perspective on HBS Financial Aid
Chad Losee, managing director of admissions and financial aid at Harvard Business School (HBS), recently took to his Director’s Blog to talk about how financial aid works at the school. The impetus for the post, he wrote, was having the night before attended this year’s “Fellowship Dinner,” and annual affair... Read more »
Prodigy Finance Marks 10th Anniversary by Giving Out $10,000 Scholarships
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, international loan provider Prodigy Finance this month announced a new scholarship program to benefit international students who are accepted to study at business and engineering schools in the United States and the United Kingdom and chose Prodigy as their loan provider. Five fortunate MBA students... Read more »
Free Webinar: How Will You Finance Your MBA Abroad?
Do you have questions about how you can fund your MBA abroad? Sign up for a live online info session with Prodigy Finance in partnership with Clear Admit to learn about how to finance your studies with a Prodigy Finance international student loan. Register Now How Will You Finance Your MBA Abroad? Wednesday,... Read more »
Stern to Award $1M in “Advancing Women in Business” Scholarships to Class of 2019 Students
NYU Stern School of Business today announced that it is establishing a new merit-based scholarship for students who demonstrate “a deep and abiding commitment to advancing women in business.” The “Advancing Women in Business” scholarships, available to incoming full-time MBA students, will cover the first year of tuition and mandatory... Read more »
Alumni Gift Slashes Tuition for NYU Stern Veteran, Active Duty MBA Students
After two Marine Corps deployments to Afghanistan—as commander first to a rifle platoon and second to an anti-armor platoon—Bryan Coughlin was moved to Quantico, VA, to teach leadership tactics to newly commissioned officers. After three years in Virginia, and with a growing family, Coughlin wanted to transition into finance and... Read more »
Stanford GSB Introduces USA MBA Fellowship, Inaugural Year to Focus on Midwest
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) this year has launched a new USA MBA Fellowship program, which will provide financial assistance to MBA students committed to improving economically impoverished areas in the United States. In its inaugural year, the fellowship will focus on the Midwest, covering tuition and associated fees (amounting to approximately $160,000 over... Read more »
Chicago’s McGowan Charitable Fund Announces 7th Class of Fellows
Since 2010, the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund has been naming 10 outstanding second-year MBA students as members of its annual class of McGowan Fellows. The fund was created and named in honor of William G. McGowan, an American business leader and founder of MCI Communications, following his passing in 1992. The... Read more »
Yale SOM Waives Application Fees For Forté MBALaunchers, MLT MBA Prep Fellows
In the days leading up to Wednesday’s first round MBA application deadline for the Yale School of Management (SOM), the school has announced a unique opportunity for all Forté MBALaunchers and Management Leadership for Tomorrow (MLT) MBA Prep Fellows. All application fees for corresponding applicants will be waived for the 2016-17 cycle.... Read more »
