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2011 Image Magazine Scholarship for Women in MBA, UK

MAGE Magazine, in association with the UCD Smurfit School is offering a €15,000 scholarship to one female candidate wishing to enter either the full- or part-time MBA programme starting in September 2010. The school offers a choice of three Executive part-time MBA programmes and a one-year Full-time MBA programme. The scholarship covers 50% of tuition fees and can only be used towards the MBA programme at UCD Smurfit School; it will be awarded to the candidate who best meets the selection criteria and standard MBA programme entry requirements as outlined in the terms and conditions.  Selection will be based on submission of two short essays as follows:
1. Tell us (in 500 words or less) how you have demonstrated entrepreneurship and leadership in your career
2. Tell us (in 200 words or less) why you feel you deserve this scholarship
A panel of judges will evaluate essay submissions and entrants will then be invited to complete a full MBA application if they have not already done so.
Eligibility: This promotional competition, run in conjunction exclusively with Image magazine Ireland, is only open to female residents of Ireland. Applicants must meet the entry requirements of the Smurfit MBA programme.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 29 April 2011

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Aspire 2011 Scholarship Programme, UK: Management studies

UCD Smurfit School is delighted to announce the launch of the Aspire Scholarship Programme 2011.  These scholarships are great news for students who may have thought a Masters Degree at UCD Smurfit School was beyond their means.  We are offering up to 3 MBA and 9 MSc scholarships.  The successful applicants will receive 50% of their tuition fees for their chosen MSc or MBA programme. If you have the drive and initiative to study at UCD Smurfit School but are being held back by your personal financial circumstances, one of these scholarships could be for you. Welcome to our ‘Aspire 2011’ scholarship programme. Now in its second year, this exciting initiative offers you a unique opportunity to study at Ireland’s leading business school, starting next September. We have received generous funding from a donor – who has chosen to remain anonymous – to provide: Up to 3 MBA scholarships; and  Up to 9 scholarships for any of our other Masters programmes. for study starting in September 2011.
These scholarships are intended by the donor as a contribution to the recovery of the Irish economy. They are specifically for those who could not otherwise afford to study at UCD Smurfit School. If you have the talent, the drive and the initiative to study successfully at UCD Smurfit School and to go on to a successful career in Ireland, but are being held back by your personal financial circumstances, one of these scholarships could be for you. They represent an extraordinary gesture of belief in the resilience of this country by the donor and we are hugely grateful for the generosity shown.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 25 April 2011

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University of Manchester Excellence and Opportunity Scholarships in Management Studies, UK

2 scholarships: £35,600 each (full scholarships). These scholarships have been generously funded by an anonymous MBA alumnus who would like others to have the same opportunity to benefit from the Full-time MBA experience.
Eligibility: Open to British permanent residents. Mature applicants (i.e. without a degree can be considered). To be considered, you need to be a British permanent resident (i.e. with unlimited leave to remain in the UK) and also have been ordinarily resident in the UK (i.e. the UK is your main place of residence) for a consecutive period of three years prior to the start of the Full-time MBA programme (30 August 2011).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 21 March 2011

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