The Oxford Saïd Future Leaders Scholarships are prestigious awards, introduced in 2024, to honour the achievements and support the ambitions of brightest and best MBA students, who will go on to become future leaders in their different fields. They are supported by Wafic Saïd and the Saïd Foundation, with the aim of supporting the School in its pursuit of excellence in research and teaching and learning. A range of awards, typically up to £40,000, contributing towards course fees.

Number of Scholarship available: There is no fixed limit. Typically up to 40 per year.

All MBA applicants are eligible.

All offer-holders will be considered at each MBA admissions stage. 

• All MBA applicants are eligible.
• Exceptional career progression and stellar potential.
• Superb leadership ability and strong communication skills.
• Academic success, demonstrated through first-rate degree results, GMAT or GRE score, and other achievements.
• Enthusiasm to become a leading ambassador for the School, whilst on the programme and beyond.

No additional application required. School will use the details you supply in your MBA application form to determine suitability.

Two Professional/Academic References

• School require two professional or academic references.
• Using the online application form you will need to submit two references, preferably from professional referees. Once your referee details are input into the form, your referee will receive an automatic email from the School with details on how to complete the online reference form. Please note they can only accept references from a valid work/professional/institutional email address and not from Gmail/Hotmail accounts.

Supporting Statement 

• As part of your application, you will need to submit a supporting statement.
• Tell university something that is not covered in your application which you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you. (Maximum 250 words)

Resume/CV: A one-page CV containing relevant professional experience.

Online Assessment:

• You will need to complete three questions via the online assessment platform.
• • To virtually meet you, get a sense of your personality and see how you think on your feet, you will need to complete an online assessment as part of your application. You will be asked to answer three competency-based questions - this will be randomised.
  • The competency-based question lets you demonstrate certain leadership the skills and qualities they look for, such as integrity, vision, self-awareness, decisiveness and collaboration. 
  • Once you have submitted your application for either the Oxford MBA or Oxford 1+1 MBA you will see a link in your application status portal. This will enable you to register with Kira Talent, the online assessment platform, and complete your assessment. 
  • This link will appear up to 24 hours after you have uploaded your CV and added the details of your two referees. They therefore strongly encourage you to leave yourself enough time to practice and complete the online assessment by the deadline in which you are applying.
  • You will be provided with preparation time and practice sessions before going live with your real responses. The whole online assessment should only take up to 30 minutes for you to complete. All you need is a desktop or laptop computer with a functioning webcam, microphone and internet connection.

• Online Application 
• Application Fee
• Academic Transcripts
• GRE/GMAT Test Scores
• Two Professional/Academic References
• Supporting Statement 
• Online Assessment
• CV/Resume
• English Language Proficiency