Goodnews! Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford is currently open. The University of Oxford, Said Business School is welcoming applications for its Oxford – Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women in the UK for the 2020/2021 academic session.
The Adara Foundation, a non-profit social initiative in Nigeria, centers on enabling women and advancing education in Africa. The Foundation shares Saïd Business School’s pledge to better gender parity in education and supports our aim to foster a global MBA community with representation from all over the world. The talents and efforts of the faculty, students, alumni and staff have translated into accomplishments that demonstrate that we are achieving our aim. The people at Oxford Saïd are outstanding, not only as measured conventionally but in the gravity of their personality. The ideas, created from rigorous research, are measurably shifting the way leaders think and act, and in so doing, aiding make businesses more effective and principled. By driviong young and informed leaders to Oxford Saïd, whether as undergraduates or MBAs, or as CEOs or Nobel laureates, we are at the centre of the most relevant issues of the day.
Novel for 2019, the Adara Foundation, in corporation with Oxford University’s Graduate Scholarship Matched Fund, is offering a complete scholarship to an outstanding female MBA applicant from Africa.
According to the African Development Bank, eradicating gender inequality and enabling women could raise the productive potential of one billion Africans, delivering a enormous boost to the continent’s growth potential.
‘Women will play a progressively serious role in harnessing the challenges, driving the growth of the global economy and significantly, the growth of Africa – they need to be better supported to do so, ‘My hope is that the Oxford – Adara Foundation Scholarships will inspire others to consider taking similar action to support African women who have a vital role to play in the global economy, and particularly within Africa’, said Yvonne Ike.
Deadline: Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford will be awarded following Admissions Stage 1. The application deadline for this stage is 11 September 2020.
Application closing date for the Oxford MBA class of 2021-22:
- Stage 1: 11 September 2020
- Stage 2: 30 October 2020
- Stage 3: 8 January 2021
- Stage 4: 9 April 2021
Country: UK
To take place at: Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Benefits of Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford
Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford covers the full MBA course fees and provides a living expenses stipend of at least £15,285.
Eligibility for Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford
- Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford is open to female candidates of an African nationality, with a preference for a candidate of Nigerian nationality.
- Applicants must be ordinarily inhabitant in a state outside of the European Economic Area including the UK, and aiming to go back to their home country upon conclusion of the MBA program.
- Applicants must show a commitment to contribute to Africa’s growth.
- Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford will be awarded based on academic merit
How to Apply for Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford
No additional application is required, they will use the details you supply in your MBA application form to determine eligibility.
If Adara Foundation MBA Scholarships for African Women at University of Oxford is not awarded to a candidate who applies by this date, it will be awarded at a later admissions stage, however early application to the MBA program is advised.
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