MBA Scholarship (Full-time & Part-time) January 2024

The Brunel Business School (BBS) are offering a number of prestigious scholarships for UK and overseas (including EU) applicants joining the Brunel MBA in January 2024 of the 2023/24 academic year. Brunel Pathway College (BPC) and Brunel Language Centre (BLC) students can apply for this scholarship after successful completion of their pre-masters’ course.

Successful awardees may be expected to undertake specified duties as Brunel Ambassadors for the Brunel Business School (BBS). Activities might involve representing the MBA programme at internal and external marketing and recruitment events, providing guest talks and seminars to undergraduate/postgraduate students, providing reports on each event and writing a Brunel MBA Blog and/or other initiatives as appropriate. In addition, awardees will also be expected to assume mentoring responsibilities as required by BBS. Scholarship winners will be contacted by the MBA or Marketing team as and when participation is required.

To be eligible for a Brunel MBA Scholarship an applicant must:

2.1 Apply and fulfill the entry criteria for admission to the Brunel full-time or part-time MBA programme. Awards will be only made to the candidates holding an offer of a place on the MBA programme.

2.2 Be in receipt of an offer to study on a full-time or part-time MBA programme starting in January 2024.

2.3 Complete the Brunel MBA scholarship application form comprising of an essay of no more than 500 words and a supporting statement.

2.4 Recipients of the African Continent MBA Scholarship must:

Be a National of a country on the African continent; Should reside in a country on the African continent at the time of scholarship application. 2.5 Recipients of the EU MBA Scholarship must:

Be a National of a country in the EU; Should reside in a country in the EU at the time of scholarship application. 2.6 Recipients of the Middle East MBA Scholarship must:

• Be a National of a country in the Middle East;
• Should reside in a country in the Middle East at the time of scholarship application. Part Time MBA only scholarship:

2.7 The part time MBA scheme is only open to Home fee paying applicants based on the UK government regulations. This includes successful applicants with relevant valid UK resident status or on a valid visa for the expected programme duration, upon enrolment. The applicant will be asked to provide evidence of this where it is not clear. Applicants who are unsure of their fee status should note Brunel uses the information they have provided in their application form to assess fee status against regulations set by the UK government. For information on these regulations please visit the independent organisation UKCISA’s website.

2.8 For the purpose of the MBA scholarship an organisation which is controlled by a national, state or provincial/local government authority, it will be considered as a public sector entity. The corporate sector is the part of a country's economic system that is run by individuals and/or companies, rather than by the government. In addition, part time MBA applicants are required to submit documentary evidence of their work experience during their application, the applicants should provide confirmation letters from the employers. The employer's letter will need to exhibit the nature and kind of the organisation that the applicant works for. The public/private sector differentiation and the value of the award will be calculated accordingly.