Funding Sources For Postgrad Business Studies In The UK & Europe

Postgraduate Business Student Funding The cost of postgraduate business studies can sometimes act as a deterrent for many prospective students. This is not surprising considering that most masters, PhD and MBA programs have annual tuition fees of between £3,000 and £10,000 a year, if not more. Thankfully, if you know where to look there is a wide range of bursaries and scholarships that have been made available specifically for students studying for business qualifications. The funding available covers everything from partial fee costs through to full course costs and living expenses. Below you can find a list of some of the funding programs that are available for students in the UK and EU embarking on postgraduate business studies.

Read on for details of the following business bursaries and scholarships:

Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries
University Of Dundee
EMYLON Business School
ESCP Europe
IE Business School
Leeds University Business School
Manchester Business School
Warwick Business School

Postgrad Solutions Study Bursaries

Postgrad Solutions has 5 masters study bursaries worth £2,000 each. These are open to any student starting any pre-experience postgraduate business course at any registered institution in the UK, continental Europe or worldwide.

University Of Dundee

The University of Dundee offers a Discover Business at Dundee scholarship that provides £2,000 per year of study for a range of postgraduate finance, accounting and business analytics courses.

EMYLON Business School

Emlyon Business School EMYLON Business School provides an excellence scholarship that covers 30% of the tuition fees. It is a guaranteed scholarship that rewards exceptional students who have achieved a GMAT score of 650+.

ESCP Europe

ESCP Europe Business School has a number of different scholarships available for postgraduate business students. The Paris campus provides merit-based scholarships range from 25% to 100% of the first year’s tuition fees. The university also awards the Scholarship for Entrepreneurs to all applicants of the MBA in International Management who have been involved in an entrepreneurial project/start-up or plan to create one post-MBA. The scholarship amount is €15,000.

IE Business School

IE Business School in Spain awards two scholarships per year (spring and fall/autumn) that will cover 70% of the tuition cost of the IE Business School's masters programs. The IE Business School Dean’s Award is the most distinguished scholarship available at IE University and seeks to reward those candidates who stand out for their academic record.

Leeds University Business School

Leeds University Business School provides a wide range of scholarships for postgraduate business students. The Martin Scicluna scholarship provides £10,000 towards fees and all living costs for any student from the EU or UK who is applying for a masters program. The Maurice Keyworth scholarship is awarded to students who are likely to be in the top 20% of students in their class and covers up to £4,000 in fees. The MBA Excellence Scholarship will be awarded to particularly deserving applicants to the full-time MBA. Candidates will be assessed by their responses on their application form and their performance at interview with the MBA Programme Director. The amount of the scholarship is variable and will be assessed by the Programme Director.

Manchester Business School

Warwick Business School Manchester Business School offers 75 awards of £4,000 each year under the Manchester Masters Bursary. Additionally, North American Foundation Awards for Postgraduate Study at the University of Manchester (NAFUM) Masters Scholarship offers applicants from the USA up to $7,500 available as a contribution towards tuition fees.

Warwick Business School

Warwick Business School Graduate Scholarships has £1million+ of funding available to students entering its business graduate programs. Scholarships awards range from 10% of the tuition fees to a maximum of 50% for exceptional candidates. Notably, all alumni from the University of Warwick who are accepted onto a postgraduate masters receive a minimum 10% scholarship from the Warwick Alumni Discount Scheme, and up to an additional 40% for exceptional academic and/or extra-curricular achievements. These scholarships are only available to full-time students.

Scholarship summary

Studying a postgraduate business qualification can produce a life changing impact on one's career. Postgraduate qualifications can open doors that would otherwise be closed and allows for significant upward progression through an organization. With the wide range of scholarships and bursaries that are available, the cost of tuition fees should not act as deterrent to entering a business postgraduate program.

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