Sunday, September 22, 2013

Nestlé MBA Scholarships for Women from Developing Countries

Nestlé MBA Scholarships for Women

Course(s) Offered: Business, management
Course Level: Masters (MBA)
Provider: Nestlé, IMD
Country to Study in: Switzerland

Scholarship Description
The Nestlé Scholarship for Women was first awarded in 1997 and was initiated by a group of IMD- Switzerland- MBA (Masters in Business Administration) participants who desired to encourage women to take the MBA courses. Preference are given to women from developing countries including but not limited to African female Students.
Nestlé Scholarship helps women through th IMD MBA program.

Eligibility
Women candidates who have already applied to the full-time IMD MBA program and who demonstrate financial need. It is important to note that employees of Nestlé and its subsidiaries are not eligible.

Selection Criteria:
1) Acceptance into the IMD MBA Program
2) Submitting an essay discussing the issue/topic below

Eligible groups
Worldwide i.e. citizens of ALL countries (with preference given to women from Developing Countries)

Participating Institutions
International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland

Fields of study
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Number of awards
One (1) scholarship is offered

Scholarship benefits
The value of the award is CHF 25000

Method of Application
Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their scholarship application. For acceptance into the IMD MBA Program - you may use the MBA online application.

Applicants are also required to submit an MBA Financial Aid Application Form (DOC, 48kB). The deadline for applying for this scholarship is as below.

Submit an essay discussing the issue: 'Does diversity in management impact the bottom line? If so, how?' (maximum 750 words; use this essay template)

The 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
DEADLINES:
The deadline for scholarship application is 30th September every year.

Before applying for the scholarship, you must have applied for admissions using the MBA online application (see above) by any of these application deadlines: February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1 and September 1.

PLEASE NOTE:
The Nestlé Scholarship for Women is a Need-based Scholarship program for Women from developing countries to study in Switzerland.

IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.

Contact
Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance@imd.ch

Application Deadline: 30 September 2013
Open to International students: Yes (ONLY women)

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