Skoll Scholarship, The
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The Skoll Scholarship is a competitive scholarship for incoming MBA students to the University of Oxford who pursue entrepreneurial solutions for urgent social and environmental challenges. The Scholarship provides funding and exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and investors. The Skoll Scholarship provides tuition for entrepreneurs who have set up or have been working in entrepreneurial initiatives with a social purpose or who have pursued an impact career, and who wish to improve their knowledge of market-oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits. Candidates must have spent preferably at least 3 years either: starting and growing a social venture; OR leading a major expansion of an existing social venture/program within an organization; OR pursuing positive change as an impact career professional i.e. someone who has used entrepreneurial approaches to address the same social/environmental issue, with a clear core thread that unites his/her work.
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Academic Level:
Bachelors degree (not currently enrolled)
Age minimum or maximum:*
No
Open to international students:
Required to demonstrate financial need:
Yes
Discipline Area(s):
Other: MBA
Demographic Information (preferred or required):
Award type:
International placement, Scholarship
Amount Awarded:
Amount varies
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Application Deadline:
Spring
Date application is available:
USC endorsement required:
No
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Website:
http://skollscholarship.org/