Scholarships for female candidates

Alliance MBS Women In Business Scholarships (in support of the Forté Foundation Fellows Program Scholarships)

Scholarship value

• Up to 50% of the tuition fee

Eligibility criteria

• Female students of all nationalities are eligible for consideration
• Female candidates with excellent academic, professional and personal achievements and strong leadership ability
• Candidates must also show determination to act as a role model for other women

These scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis as part of the admissions process, normally at the same time as an offer is made.

How to apply

1. Complete the Full-time MBA application
2. Submit a written scholarship application or presentation addressing the questions below. The application should be written from your own perspective rather than as a research exercise. You are welcome to add graphics and photos to support your application if you feel this will help you to express your thoughts and ideas.

Email your scholarship application to [email protected]

Scholarship application questions

• The business world faces a distinct shortage of women in senior management positions. From your own perspective, what do you think are the most significant barriers to female senior leadership and what will be the biggest challenge for the current and next generation of women in business? How do you think these challenges could be addressed, particularly in your own country?
• What are your key professional achievements to date and how do you hope to develop your career as a business leader in the future? Please share any challenges you have experienced as a female person building a career in business.
• Have you personally been involved in any initiatives to support women in business?
• What do you do to help or inspire others? How will you act as a role model for other women?

Application deadline and decision dates

• Awarded on a rolling basis as part of the admissions process, normally at the same time as an offer is made. Candidates who apply early may, therefore, have a better chance.

All candidates who have applied for or have been awarded an Alliance MBS Women in Business Scholarship by the final application deadline will automatically be considered for a Forté Foundation Fellows Programme Scholarship.

Forté Foundation Fellows Program Scholarships

Alliance Manchester Business School is proud to be partnering with the Forté Foundation as part of the Forté Fellows Program.

Forté Foundation is a non-profit consortium of leading companies and top business schools working together to launch women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities, and a community of successful women.

The Forté Fellows Program was created with the intention of increasing the number of women applying to and enrolling in MBA programs by offering fellowships to women pursuing an MBA at a sponsoring business school.

If you would like to be considered for a Forté Fellowship, you should first submit your MBA application and Women in Business scholarship application to Alliance Manchester Business School. The School will select the Forté Fellows and notify the Forté Foundation of our selection.

In addition to the financial support provided, Forté Fellows have access to a number of unique resources from Forté Foundation including:

• Participation in the annual Forté MBA Women’s Leadership Conference held at the Amazon headquarters in Seattle
• Access to exclusive networking groups of Forté Fellows, Forté Fellow Alumnae and sponsor companies on social media and through Forté Fellow listservs
• Special e-introductions to Forté sponsor companies and inclusion in the Fellow résumé book, which is distributed to all sponsor companies
• Free lifetime Forté Foundation Premium Membership

Eligibility criteria

• Female students of all nationalities are eligible for consideration. We would actively like to nominate fellows who represent diverse educational and work backgrounds, career goals, ethnicities and citizenship.
• Candidates should exhibit exemplary leadership in one or more ways: academic leadership, team leadership, community leadership, and creative leadership.
• Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to women and girls via personal mentorship or community involvement. Such commitment is in alignment with the mission of Forté Foundation.

All candidates who have applied for or have been awarded an Alliance MBS Women in Business Scholarship by the final application deadline will automatically be considered for a Forté Foundation Fellows Programme Scholarship.

One full tuition fee scholarship

The partnership with the 30% Club will also offer the scholarship winner the opportunity to have a mentor during the programme.

Alliance Manchester Business School is proud to partner with the 30% Club to support their goals to build a continuum of change from schoolroom to boardroom, develop more high potential women and create a deeper pool of talent for tomorrow’s boardrooms.

The 30% Club is a global campaign that signs up Chairs and CEOs to take action to create a better balance of men and women at all levels of their organisations as a business imperative rather than a ‘women’s issue’.

The Club launched in the UK in 2010 with a target of a minimum of 30% women on FTSE 100 boards by 2015. The proportion of female FTSE 100 directors has risen from 12.5% to 27%. As of 2016, the scope of the original target was extended and the goal is now a minimum of 30% women on FTSE 350 boards by the end of 2020. The Club is now also firmly focused on driving change at senior management level and throughout the pipelines of organisations and has introduced a new target of 30% women at senior management level of FTSE 100 companies by 2020.

Eligibility criteria

• Female UK permanent residents who can demonstrate both depth and breadth of work experience, as well as academic excellence and high potential for senior leadership roles.
• Candidates must also show determination to act as a role model for other women.

Application deadline

25th April

How to apply

All female applicants who have submitted a completed Full-time MBA application form by the above deadline will be automatically considered for this scholarship.

Due to the high value and prestigious nature of this award, all candidates who make the shortlist will be required to attend a mandatory assessment day at Alliance Manchester Business School. On the assessment day you will be required to give a presentation about yourself and your achievements and undertake an interview. Applicants for the 30% Club Scholarship have the option to take the Manchester Admissions Test instead of GMAT or GRE.