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The Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships provide up to five full awards covering both the Master's and the MBA degrees.
Scholars can pursue any of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes and combine it with our MBA.
Scholarship Benefit
Course fees for both the Master's degree and MBA programme,
A grant for living costs of at least £20,780 for each year of study.
Eligibility Criteria
You will be considered in order of priority for the scholarship:
New applicants to the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme.
You must be admitted both to a 1+1 MBA partnering programme and to the MBA before being considered for the scholarship (applicants on the waiting list will not be considered).Applicants admitted to both a full-time one-year master’s course that is not currently part of the official list of 1+1 MBA partnering programmes, and to the MBA (as a separate application).
Current master's students who have been admitted to the MBA and were not considered for the scholarship in the previous year.
Selection Criteria
Academic achievement demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.
Leadership potential demonstrated through experience and motivation.
Strong personal character, integrity, and commitment.
Intention to focus on addressing world-scale social challenges in your career, either in an existing organisation or through the development of a new enterprise.
Ability to envision how to achieve scalable and sustainable solutions to these challenges.
Articulated vision on how the Oxford 1+1 MBA will allow you to fulfil your objectives.
You are advised to highlight these attributes in your 1+1 MBA application, scholarship essay, and interview answers.
How To Apply
You must submit a complete application for both courses and upload the scholarship essay in the ‘Funding’ section of the 1+1 MBA programme application by the deadline to be considered.
Answer the following question in no more than 500 words: How do you intend to change the world, and what does this tell us about you as a person?
Application Deadline: 7 January 2026
Official Link: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/oxford-experience/scholarships-and-funding/oxford-pershing-square-graduate-scholarships
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