Diversity Scholarships: Eligibility, Deadline & How to Apply

The MBA Diversity Scholarships programme is available to applicants holding an MBA offer who enhance the diversity of cultures or perspectives on the Edinburgh MBA.

The MBA Diversity Scholarships will be awarded from March 2025 onwards.

£5,000

Eligibility: All offer holders

You can apply for the scholarship once you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional) to join our Full-time MBA and have either firmly accepted the offer or are intending to do so.

School is pleased to offer the MBA Diversity Scholarships to candidates who, while bringing strong academic credentials, also enhance the diversity of cultures or perspectives on the Edinburgh MBA.

Candidates will not be eligible for this scholarship if they:

• Are fully sponsored by an employer.
• Are in receipt of a full scholarship.
• Have already accepted another scholarship from the University of Edinburgh.
• Submit a scholarship application prior to having secured an offer for the study programme.

GMAT

• If you do not meet the minimum academic requirement, school may require you to complete the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) which is an internationally-recognised assessment of analytical, numerical and verbal reasoning.
• If school require you to take GMAT, they would require a score of 600 as a minimum to qualify for MBA programmes, or 555 under the Focus edition. This equates to a performance in the 51st percentile under each format.
• The GMAT is not a compulsory part of the application process, but if you have a score that you wish to report to then this would be welcomed.

Transcripts

• If required, please provide a certified English translation.
• An academic transcript states your name, the institution you studied at, and a list of all courses taken, all grades received and degrees conferred. It should provide full details of the degree class and grades you received in each unit or module.

Reference

• You are required to submit one professional reference as part of your application. You can submit a reference in one of three ways.
  • During the online application process, you will be given the option to submit your referee’s email address. A reference form will be sent to your referee automatically with instructions on how to complete the form and return it to the school.
  • During the online application process, there is the facility to upload completed referee reports. You may upload copies of professional references using this facility as long as they display the letterhead of the organisation and are signed and dated by the referee.
  • University have provided a reference request form. Please pass this form to your referee for completion and return to the school (instructions on how to do this are on the form).
• https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/MBA-Reference-Form-20.pdf

Personal Statement

• You must include a personal statement as part of your application which should indicate your reasons for applying to the programme. The statement should be approximately 500 words in length and answer the following questions:
  • Why have you selected this particular programme?
  • You should also include other motivating factors and additional relevant information in support of this.
  • What contributions do you feel you can make to the programme?
• You may type your personal statement into the relevant box on the programme tab in the online application form. If you wish to include any relevant knowledge, skills, or training, please enter this information in the appropriate box on the programme tab.
• Alternatively, you may upload a document containing this information with your application. In this case, you should use the 'If you have a relevant document to upload that is not requested above, please upload it here' option.

Resume: A detailed CV to support your application. 

You can apply for the scholarship once you have received an offer (conditional or unconditional) to join our Full-time MBA and have either firmly accepted the offer or are intending to do so.

• Online Application
• Official Transcripts 
• Personal Statement
• One Professional Reference
• GMAT Score (conditional) 
• CV/Resume
• Degree Certificate
• English Language Proficiency