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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit and need based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
CHF 133,500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- living expenses
Description
Through the BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women, the Swiss foundation intends to help women to obtain the leadership skills they need to advance in business or public life and fulfil their leadership ambitions.
The scholarship aims to provide a transformational experience to talented and driven women who have been forced to flee conflict, natural disaster or persecution at some point in their lives, and may have believed that an MBA program was out of reach.
Benefits
The scholarship offers a CHF 133,500 amount for tuition, fees & living expenses.
Eligibility
- Women who meet all criteria of admission to the IMD MBA program.
- Priority will be given to talented and driven women who may have believed that an MBA was out of reach due to limitations in their professional journey, such as financial constraints, family responsibilities, or past disruptions in education or career progression.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Master in Business Administration (MBA)
Locations
Switzerland
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
Not specified
Complete the Scholarships and Bursaries form found under the Financial Planning section of your MBA application form.
Submit a 500-word essay: “What pressing challenge, whether in your community or more broadly, are you most passionate about addressing? How do you think a BackPack-supported MBA at IMD will enable you to contribute to addressing that challenge
Share, dare and care are the fundamental values guiding every step of the BackPack Foundation. In a 90-120 second video, please describe a moment when you embodied one or more of these values.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a BackPack assessment.
Please note that you may apply for multiple scholarships, however scholarships are non-cumulative, therefore you will not be selected for more than one. In addition. scholarships are reserved for those who are not sponsored by their company.