Scholarship Overview

The Skoll Scholarship is awarded for pursuing MBA at University of Oxford. A student can get a maximum amount of GBP 74475 and the scholarship amount will be given one time only. The scholarship amount can be used for paying tuition,living. As part of the selection process, students must attend an interview. In order to apply for the scholarship, students need the following documents: Essays.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Masters Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in University of Oxford in UK

• MBA

Scholarship amount details

Max scholarship per student: Pound 74,475 => Rs 80,49,258

Conversion rate used: 1 Pound = Rs. 106.18 (last updated 25th November 2024)

Scholarship amount will be given: One Time

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

• The Skoll Scholarship covers the full costs of tuition and college fees for the MBA program at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
• The Scholarship also covers partial living expenses based on need, up to an additional £14,985

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: 5

•  Up to five Scholarships every year

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
Interview	Required

Eligibility

• Applicant must hold offer for MBA from Said Business School
• By the time the candidates apply for the MBA, they must have spent preferably at least 3 years either:
  • starting and growing a social venture; OR
  • leading a major expansion of an existing social venture or programme within an organisation; OR
  • pursuing positive change as an impact career professional, i.e. someone who has used entrepreneurial approaches to address the same social/environmental issue, with a clear core thread that unites his/her work
• In each of these 3 cases, candidates should be able to describe the outcomes/impact that has been created as a result of their work
• Candidates will have used entrepreneurial approaches to identify opportunities, taken action to positively shift the status quo, and produced the proven impact that contributes to rectifying unjust systems and practices in their chosen area of work
• Candidates must demonstrate evidence of personal qualities strongly resonating with entrepreneurial leadership, and illustrate how these have influenced their career path thus far. These qualities include:
  • Single-mindedness and persistence in pursuit of a social/environmental benefit goal, including a willingness to face failure and start again;
  • A bias towards action rather than reflection on an issue and a willingness to apprentice with a problem* if they are tackling a challenge they didn’t personally live;
  • A tendency to explore the environment for opportunities and resources;
  • A willingness to take personal, and sometimes financial, risks;
  • A propensity to develop networks and draw upon their members to pursue mutual goals.
• Candidates must demonstrate how a business education can contribute to the wider development of their work. They will need to illustrate why a business degree at this stage of their career trajectory can help them amplify their impact
• Candidates must demonstrate some evidence of their need for the Scholarship. This may be exhibited, for example, in previous work experiences or personal backgrounds which make self-funding the MBA a significant financial burden
• Interview:  If the written application is successful, the applicant will be invited to join a Skype interview with the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee. If they are successful after the skype interview, they will be invited to interview in person in Oxford.

Application Process for this scholarship

Application Documents

Type of documents	Indicates if this type of document is required to be submitted
Essays	Required

• Essay: Online application consists of a series of short essay questions asking about applicant's  experience as an entrepreneur, your social impact, and why they believe that they are a strong candidate for the scholarship
• Application Process: To apply for the Skoll Scholarship applicant first need to apply and be accepted into the Saïd Business School’s MBA programme (during stages 1 and 2 of the MBA admissions process).  
• Once the candidate received confirmation that you have been accepted into the MBA programme, Skoll Centre will send them a link to the Scholarship online application

Scholarship Application

This scholarship needs a separate external application.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	January 05, 2024	Apply for the Oxford Saïd MBA during stages 1 or 2 (including submitting your Skoll Scholarship essays) - By 5 January 2024 (at the latest)
Review	Not Available	Scholarship applications from Stage 1 reviewed (candidates updated) - January 2024 Scholarship applications from Stage 2 and those shortlisted from Stage 1 reviewed - March 2024
Skoll Scholarship Logistics and Reference Form	Not Available	Skoll Scholarship Logistics and Reference Form sent to candidates - March 2024 Skoll Scholarship Logistics and Reference Form submission deadline - March 2024
Interviews	Not Available	Interview decisions made (all candidates updated) -Early April 2024 First stage interviews (online) -April 2024 (exact dates TBC) Final stage interviews (online) -April/May 2024 (exact dates TBC)
Decision	Not Available	Skoll Scholarship final decision - May 2024 (exact date TBC)

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

FAQ Link	http://skollscholarship.org/faqs/
Contact email	skollscholarship@sbs.ox.ac.uk