IMD Jim Ellert MBA Scholarship for Students from Africa, Central & Eastern Europe in Switzerland, 2014

IMD is offering one full time need based MBA scholarship in Switzerland. Students of Africa, Central and Eastern Europe (including all former Soviet republics) and the South-Eastern Asian Peninsula are eligible for applying this scholarship. Student must have applied for MBA program at IMD. Preference is given to women applicants. Scholarship selection criteria is based on merit and essay. Applications will be submitted online and all other supporting documents by email. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2013.
Study Subject(s): This scholarship is provided to study Business administration at IMD in Switzerland.
Course Level: This scholarship is for pursuing masters-MBA degree level.
Scholarship Provider: IMD
Scholarship can be taken at: Switzerland
Eligibility: Candidates who have already applied to the full-time IMD MBA program and who demonstrate strong financial need (with preference given to women).
Scholarship Open for Students of Following Countries: Students of Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Cote d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, São Tomé and Príncipe, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Central & Eastern Europe(Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia (including all former Soviet republics), and the South-Eastern Asian Peninsula (Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia) can apply for this scholarship.
Scholarship Description: Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application. Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features: Relevance to the essay title Organization and structure Fully developed arguments Persuasiveness Personal element and/or passion IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.
Number of award(s): One scholarship is offered.
Duration of award(s): Not Known
What does it cover? MBA scholarship covers CHF 20,000.
Selection Criteria: 1) Acceptance into the IMD MBA Program 2) Submitting an essay on: ‘Why I would like to do an MBA at IMD’ (maximum 500 words) Candidates will also be considered on the basis of merit as per the quality of their admission application.
Notification: Not Known
How to Apply: Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application. Submit MBA Financial Aid Application Form for applying the scholarship.
Scholarship Application Deadline: The deadline for applications is September 30, 2013.