Skoll Scholarship 2026-2027 for MBA at Oxford – YOA

Deadline: January 7, 2026

Applications are open for the Skoll Scholarship 2026-2027. The Skoll Scholarship offers funding for social entrepreneurs who’re involved in enterprise an Oxford MBA to reinforce and broaden their expertise for simpler social change. The scholarship covers full course charges and offers partial residing bills.

In addition to receiving monetary help, students grow to be part of the colourful Skoll Scholar group, which gives an OPPORTUNITY for lifelong studying and reference to different social innovators. This scholarship recognises the monetary pressure an MBA could pose, particularly for these dedicated to a profession in social innovation and impression.

Scholarship

• The scholarship is meant to cowl the Oxford Saïd MBA course charges. Additional funds are supplied as a contribution in direction of residing bills. In uncommon circumstances, partial scholarships could also be provided.

Eligibility

• The Skoll Scholarship is awarded to social entrepreneurs who exhibit a powerful dedication to creating and main social ventures that deal with deep-seated social and environmental points. The very best candidate takes a systemic strategy to social change, main with humility, openness, and a collaborative strategy.
• They are able to utilise the Oxford MBA and the Skoll Centre group to reinforce and develop social impression.

Selection Criteria

• Minimum three years of expertise constructing and main a social enterprise, with demonstrated proof of serious social impression.
• Demonstrates curiosity, humility, and persistence in searching for to grasp the systemic roots of social or environmental challenges.
• Has lived expertise with the problem they search to handle or has meaningfully engaged with the problem via lengthy-time period work, analysis, or collaboration with these immediately affected.
• Displays self-consciousness relating to their place, privilege, and limitations and a willingness to hear, be taught, and adapt.
• Demonstrates a transparent intention to pursue a profession aligned with lengthy-time period, systemic social or environmental impression.
• Articulates how being part of the University of Oxford, the Saïd Business School MBA programme, and the Skoll Centre group would advance their skilled progress and their capability to create systemic social or environmental impression.
• Demonstrates the necessity for the scholarship to attain these profession ambitions, primarily based on monetary state of affairs, previous work experiences, or private circumstances.

Application

• Apply on to Saïd Business School for the Oxford MBA throughout levels 1, 2, 3, or 4 of the admissions course of.
• Upload your responses to the Skoll Scholarship essay questions as part of your MBA application.
• The MBA Admissions Team will assess your application for MBA acceptance. If accepted, your application robotically proceeds to the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee.
• Scholarship purposes are reviewed after the related MBA admissions stage. Receive updates in your scholarship application standing shortly after MBA admission choices.

If shortlisted, count on an e mail from the Skoll Centre outlining the following steps, together with a Logistics and Reference Form to finish. Final shortlisted scholarship candidates might be notified about first-stage on-line interviews with the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee. Successful candidates will proceed to a ultimate on-line interview.

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