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Skoll Centre, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (funded by the Skoll Foundation)
Skoll Scholarship for the Oxford MBA
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A scholarship for social entrepreneurs pursuing the Oxford MBA that provides full tuition funding, partial living expenses, and access to the global Skoll Scholar community.
Do I qualify 14 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
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Everyone needs
- profession social entrepreneur
- strong commitment to creating and leading social ventures addressing deep-seated social and environmental issues
- career stage 3 Exact current official rule
- curiosity, humility, persistence in understanding systemic roots of social or environmental challenges
- self-awareness regarding position, privilege, and limitations, willingness to listen, learn, and adapt
- career stage career aligned with long-term systemic social or environmental impact
- institution University of Oxford, Saïd Business School MBA programme, Skoll Centre community
- demonstrated need for the scholarship
+6 more requirements
- admission accepted by Saïd Business School for the MBA
- admission submit Skoll Scholarship essays by the deadlines
- admission unconditional offer for the MBA programme
- Not open to: admission conditional MBA offer at the relevant stage
- venture combines innovation, resourcefulness, and opportunity to address a critical social or environmental c… Exact current official rule
- age all ages Exact current official rule
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes several ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- enrolment full-time one-year MBA programme Exact current official rule
- venture set up as a for-profit organisation, venture set up as a not-for-profit organisation
- initiated and led a programme or project within a larger organisation
- lived experience with the issue addressed
- meaningful engagement through long-term work, research, or collaboration with directly affected people
- enrolment 1+1 programme Exact current official rule
Preferences and flexible criteria (2)
- systemic approach to social change, humility, openness, collaboration
- women, historically underrepresented groups, Global South
Not open to: Only the full-time one-year Oxford MBA is eligible. Applicants need at least three years building and leading a social venture with demonstrated impact, must be admitted to the MBA, and must hold an unconditional offer before the final scholarship-selection phase; conditional offers are not accepted at that stage.
- Who is eligible
- All nationalities; the programme is global and all candidates may apply if they meet the substantive criteria.
- Eligible residence
- No programme-specific residence restriction is published.
- Level of study
- Master's (MBA)
- Fields of study
- Business administration and social entrepreneurship
What's covered Partial funding
- Funding type
- Partial funding
- Funding details
- Covers full Oxford MBA course fees and provides partial living expenses.
- Duration
- 1 year
- Host country
- United Kingdom
- Host institution
- Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
What I need £75 non-refundable Oxford graduate taught-course application fee; published waiver routes may apply, including eligible refugees and displaced applicants.
- Application fee
- £75 non-refundable Oxford graduate taught-course application fee; published waiver routes may apply, including eligible refugees and displaced applicants.
- In-person requirements
- In-person requirement unclear
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How to apply
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- Submit an application directly to Saïd Business School for the Oxford MBA during Stage 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the admissions process. Required Open this official step
- Upload responses to the Skoll Scholarship essay questions as part of the Oxford MBA application. Required
- If accepted to the Oxford MBA, pay the deposit required to secure the MBA place; deposit deadlines are extended for candidates advancing in the Skoll Scholarship selection process. Required
- If shortlisted and granted an unconditional MBA offer, complete the Logistics and Reference Form sent by the Skoll Centre via email. Required
- If shortlisted, participate in the first-stage online interview with the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee. Required
- If successful in the first-stage interview, participate in the final online interview with the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee. Required
- Deadline
- 6 January 2027
- Deadline notes
- Apply to the Oxford MBA in one of its four admission stages and send the scholarship essays by that stage's deadline; the last stage closes on 6 January 2027.
- Application cycle
- 2027 application cycle
Details to confirm
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