Every year, the Pershing Square Foundation awards up to six full scholarships to support outstanding students on the 1+1 MBA, covering both the Master’s degree and the MBA year through the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships.
Host Institution(s):
Said Business School, the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom
About Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships
We aspire to be a world-class business school community, embedded in this world-class University, tackling world-scale problems.
The talents and efforts of our faculty, students, alumni and staff have translated into accomplishments that demonstrate that we are achieving our aim. The people at Oxford Saïd are exceptional, not only as measured conventionally but in the depth of their character. Our ideas, produced through rigorous research, are measurably changing the way leaders think and act, and in so doing, helping make businesses more effective and principled.
By bringing young and experienced leaders to Oxford Saïd, whether as undergraduates or MBAs or as CEOs or Nobel laureates, we are at the centre of the most important issues of the day.
Level/Field(s) of study:
Oxford’s 1+1 MBA Programme: Oxford University’s one-year full-time MBA programme combined with one of the one-year Master’s programmes offered by other University departments
Number of Awards:
The number of awards available under the Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships is not known, but if you are interested in this information kindly check the official scholarship below.
Target group:
Open to all countries
Scholarship value/inclusions/duration:
As a Pershing Square scholarship, you will receive funding for both your Master’s degree and MBA programme course fees. The scholarship also provides at least £15,609 towards living expenses for both years of study.
Eligibility/Selection Criteria:
- Applicants to the Oxford 1+1 MBA Programme.
- Applicants who apply to any full-time one-year Master’s course that is not currently part of the official list of partner 1+1 MBA Programme; and to the MBA (as a separate application).
- Current Oxford students on a non-MBA course, who are applying to the MBA after the completion of their current Master’s/DPhil course (with no gap year(s)).
You must meet the entry requirements for both the Oxford MBA and your chosen Master’s programme.
Application instructions:
Candidates must submit a complete application for both courses and upload the scholarship essay in the Funding section of the 1+1 MBA programme application. You must answer the following question with no more than 500 words: ‘How do you intend to change the world? What does this tell us about you as a person?’
Each of the partnering Master’s programmes has its own application form, deadlines and requirements. To be considered for the Pershing Square Scholarship, you must apply by 12 January 2022 for the 1+1 MBA and by your chosen Master’s programme deadline either in December 2021 or January 2022.
It is important to visit the official website (link found below) to access the application form and for detailed information on how to apply for this scholarship.