INSEAD MBA SCHOLARSHIPS
The most prestigious business school in Europe

INSEAD is widely recognized as one of the world's largest and most influential graduate business schools, with a tradition of innovation since its creation in 1957 as a 'non-national' European institute.

Currently, INSEAD faculty members teach more than 720 MBA students, 6,000 executives and 50 PhD students from over 75 countries. INSEAD's unique global position and multicultural diversity permeate every aspect of the school's research and programs.

The INSEAD MBA Program has a one-year curriculum requiring 15 core courses and a minimum of seven electives. All courses are taught from a completely international perspective. The curriculum itself is flexible enough to allow you to tailor the MBA to your career objectives both in terms of location and subject matter for all or part of your elective periods. There are two opportunities to start you MBA each year - known as "promotions": January to December and August to July.

Inaugurated over 40 years ago, entrepreneurial and ahead of its time, INSEAD, in Fontainebleau, just south of Paris, was the first school with an accelerated MBA (ten months instead of two years). It was also the first school in which the term "international" meant both a multicultural learning environment and looking at business anywhere in the world, free of national bias.

Enrolling in the INSEAD MBA program is a major boost to a career, however it is expensive (around 35,000 euros for the duration). Skill-link.com is pleased to present you with a number of scholarships available to Arab nationals.

The following are the most relevant:

1. INSEAD MBI Foundation Scholarship(s)

2. Eli Lilly and Company Innovation Scholarship(s)

INSEAD MBI Foundation Scholarship(s)

Description:
The MBI Foundation was founded in July 2002 through the generosity of its patron Sheikh Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber. The Trust administers a scholarship program that offers individuals from the Arab world the opportunity to undertake a masters degree at INSEAD.

Eligibility:
The scholarship program at INSEAD is open to Arabs resident in the Middle East and North Africa who have been admitted to the INSEAD MBA program. Applicants are required to demonstrate their need for financial assistance and to undertake to return to their home country after graduation.

Essay topic :
1).In no more than 150 words state (a) why you wish to undertake the INSEAD MBA (b) why you feel it is relevant to your particular educational needs (c) how you envisage contributing to the future development of your country after graduation, and (d) why you require a scholarship.

2).In no more than 1,500 words analyze what you consider to be the most significant issue relating to the society, politics, economics, or culture of the Arab world today.

Amount of Award:
Up to full tuition

Application Format:
Please complete the INSEAD online application. A shortlist of finalists will be invited to attend interviews with trustees of the MBI Foundation the week before registration on the INSEAD campus in Fontainebleau or by video-conference with INSEAD in Singapore.

Scholarship Application Deadline:
5 May for September intake of same year
1 October for January intake of following year

To apply for this scholarship:
Applications are only accepted online, please click here.

Eli Lilly and Company Innovation Scholarship(s)

Description:
Eli Lilly creates and delivers innovative pharmaceutical-based health care solutions that enable people worldwide to live longer, healthier, more active lives. The key driver of our success is the ability to innovate, both in the discovery and acquisition new compounds, and in delivering these to our customers around the world.

Eli Lilly funds tuition scholarships at INSEAD on both the Fontainebleau and Singapore campuses for the purpose of encouraging international diversity and innovative thinking within the MBA community.

Eligibility:
Four tuition scholarships per year will be offered: two scholarships to candidates admitted to start the MBA in Fontainebleau (one per class) and two for candidates admitted to start the MBA in Singapore in January. Scholarships will be awarded to students of merit who are nationals of the following underrepresented regions and countries, and who demonstrate the capacity for innovative thinking and actions: Middle East, Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Central and South America, Turkey and Canada

Essay topic :
Describe a professional or personal experience in which you demonstrated innovative thinking and action, and Discuss how you aspire to reflect innovative thinking and actions in your future career (no more than 750 words for both topics) A shortlist of candidates will be selected for final interviews.

Amount of Award:
partial tuition

Scholarship Application Deadline:
15 May for the September class of the same year

To apply for this scholarship:
Applications are only accepted online, please click here.