Scholarships for Full-time Study for an MBA at Melbourne Business School, Australia

Scholarships

Generous scholarships are available to support your full-time study for an MBA at Melbourne Business School (MBS). All full-time MBA students are automatically considered for scholarship support – when you are accepted into the MBA program, we will let you know of any scholarship support and if additional documentation is required.

Competition for scholarship support is intense – you should not apply for the full-time MBA program unless you are able to be entirely self-funding.

Additional external scholarships, grants and government funding may be available in Australia and your home country.

Dean’s International Management Scholarship

This scholarship recognises the high calibre of international students commencing in our full-time MBA program each year. Awarded on merit, the scholarship recognises candidates who demonstrate academic excellence, high level management qualities, and who have experience in international business.

Value: up to $85,470 (towards tuition)
Open to: International full-time MBA candidates
Application: Qualifying candidates will be sent application details via email. Those interested will be asked to submit a written application, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to interview with the Dean or his proxy.

Rupert Murdoch Fellowship

Rupert Murdoch Fellowships recognise achievements, initiative and commitment in areas beyond career or academic record and are awarded to candidates who have an interest in international business and have demonstrated a capacity to motivate and lead others. Murdoch Fellows must study on a full-time basis and complete a term of their MBA studies at a prestigious overseas business school.

Funded by: News Ltd
Award: $85,470 (full tuition) + $13,530 (living stipend)
Open to: Australian citizen and permanent resident full-time MBA candidates
Application: Qualifying candidates will be sent application details via email. Those interested will be asked to submit a written application, and shortlisted candidates will be asked to participate in up to two interviews.

Asian Development bank - Japan scholarship program

This scholarship provides the opportunity for well-qualified citizens of ADB's developing member countries to pursue a full-time MBA with financial assistance from the Government of Japan.

Award: Full tuition fees, fortnightly living allowance, airfares, materials allowance and overseas student health cover.
Open to: Students aged 35 years or under, living and working in their home country. Students agree to return to his/her home country after the completion of studies under the MBA program.
They must be a citizen of one of the following ADB's member countries:
Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam.
Application: Candidates must submit a completed application to Melbourne Business School by 31 August 2016, to be considered for this scholarship for the August 2017 intake. All candidates who are offered a place and fulfil the criteria are automatically considered.

The Founders Scholarship

The Founders Scholarship pays tribute to the ‘5 Johns’ who are the founding fathers of Melbourne Business School as we know it today. It is awarded to a candidate who has demonstrated innovative leadership and a positive impact in their community.

Funded by: Melbourne Business School & MBS Alumni Community
Award: from $40,000 (towards tuition)
Open to: Full-time MBA candidates
Application: All successful full-time MBA candidates are automatically considered for this award and shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview.

The Helen MacPherson Smith Fellowship

The Helen Macpherson Smith Trust has established a special fund to encourage women to study, teach and research in management. Fellowships are awarded each year to outstanding women who have demonstrated that they have the potential to reach senior levels in management or to create and run their own business.

Funded by: Helen MacPherson Smith Trust
Award: up to $50,000 (towards tuition)
Open to: Female full-time MBA candidates from Victoria only
Application: All successful MBA candidates are automatically considered for this award and candidates will be notified of any scholarship support at the time of their application outcome.

John Clemenger Memorial Scholarship

This is a highly prestigious award in appreciation of the many services John Clemenger provided to the development of Victoria, to Lawn Tennis in Australia, and to his chosen profession of advertising. The recipient is expected to have an interest in marketing and be a top achiever academically.

Funded by: private donation and Clemenger BBDO
Award: up to $40,000 (towards tuition)
Open to: Dual full-time MBA/Masters of Marketing candidates or recent full-time MBA graduates wishing to continue with their Masters of Marketing
Application: Qualifying candidates will be sent application details via email. Those interested will be asked to submit a written application, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview.

Developing Nations Scholarship

MBS awards a partial Scholarship each year to an outstanding applicant from a Developing Nation in an effort to promote diversity in the classroom and provide students from all over the world the opportunity to obtain a world-class business education from Australia.

Funded by: MBS Annual Fund (Alumni donations)
Award: from $60,000 (towards tuition)
Open to: Full-time MBA candidates who hold a passport of a developing country as declared by the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
Application: All successful full-time MBA candidates are automatically considered for this award and candidates will be notified of any scholarship support at the time of their application outcome.
Applications must be submitted by 31 August 2016

Diversity Excellence Scholarships

The Diversity Excellence Scholarships reflect our commitment to promoting diversity within the MBA classroom and seeking out excellence in candidates who come from a range of backgrounds.

Award: from $50,000 (towards tuition)
Open to: Full-time MBA candidates
Application: All successful full-time MBA candidates are automatically considered for this award and candidates will be notified of any scholarship support at the time of their application outcome.
Applications must be submitted by 19 October 2016

MBS Scholarships

Value: from $30,000 (towards tuition)
Open to: Full-time MBA candidates
Application: All successful full-time MBA candidates are automatically considered for this award and candidates will be notified of any scholarship support at the time of their application outcome. There are four scholarship decision making rounds before each intake and prospective students are advised that they will only be considered in two consecutive scholarship decision making rounds for an MBS Scholarship.

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Scholarships for Full-time Study for an MBA at Melbourne Business School, Australia

Deadline:

August 31, 2016

Disciplines:

Business, Business Administration