INTERESTED IN AN MBA SCHOLARSHIP
Available @ INSEAD

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 Antoine Rachid Irani / Bissada Scholarship
2. Eli Lilly and Company Innovation Scholarship(s)
3. INSEAD Misys Foundation Scholarship

Please check the details below.

1. INSEAD Antoine Rachid Irani / Bissada Scholarship
Description:
Bissada Management has established a trust fund in memory of a successful Lebanese businessman Antoine Rachid Irani to finance Lebanese or Egyptian nationals who demonstrate leadership qualities and who have been admitted to study for an MBA at INSEAD.

Eligibility:
One scholarship per academic year will be awarded to candidates of Lebanese or Egyptian nationality who are fluent in Arabic. They must have excellent academic results and appropriate professional experience.

Essay topic :
In no more than 1000 words address the following question: You have just been nominated Dean of the Lebanese University Graduate School of Business Administration and you are giving a speech to the incoming MBA class. What would you say? In no more than 150 words: Why should the jury select you?

Amount of Award:
35,500 Euros In order to lengthen the period of the scholarship winners must pledge to repay: - 10% of the value of the scholarship two years after graduating from INSEAD - and, an additional 10% three years after graduating

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

2. 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: Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, 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:
28,000 Euros

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

3. INSEAD Misys Foundation Scholarship
Description:
The Misys Charitable Foundation was set up in 1997, with the purpose of furthering education in IT both in the UK and internationally. The foundation is funded by Misys PLC, one of the ten largest applications software companies in the world. The Misys scholarship provides the opportunity to gifted individuals, preferably from developing countries, to attend the INSEAD business school

Eligibility:
Two scholarships per year, one per class, will be awarded to candidates from developing countries admitted to the INSEAD MBA Program and who spend some time studying at INSEAD's Asian campus in Singapore.

Essay topic :
In 300-500 words address the following question: Why I might want to have a career in IT software and how I might be considered qualified to succeed in this field?

Amount of Award:
12,000 Euros (towards tuition)

Application Format:
To apply, you need to complete the INSEAD on-line application and return it by e-mail to INSEAD: mba.finance@insead.fr

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

For all scholarships, you must first be accepted by the INSEAD MBA Program, to apply: http://www.insead.edu/mba/home/download.htm