Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships 2024

Full scholarships to support outstanding students on the 1+1 MBA.

Established in 2014, the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships provide up to six 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. 

Recipients are exceptional individuals who can demonstrate the potential and commitment to finding scalable and sustainable solutions to world-scale social challenges.

You will benefit from a range of on-course opportunities such as attending prestigious conferences, termly events and scholar community activities, spring 'trek' to New York hosted by the Pershing Square Foundation, and mentorship opportunities. 

• Table of Content
• About University Of Oxford
• University of Oxford Masters Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Oxford Masters Scholarship
• University of Oxford Masters Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for University of Oxford Masters Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Oxford Masters Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University Of Oxford

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University of Oxford Masters Scholarship

• Category Masters
• SponsorUniversity Of Oxford
• City to study Oxford
• School to study University Of Oxford
• Course to study View courses
• Application Deadline January 5, 2024

Aim and Benefits of University of Oxford Masters Scholarship

Scholarship value: Full Funding, course fees + £17,668 grant for living expenses

University of Oxford Masters Scholarship Courses

• Business Administration

Requirements for University of Oxford Masters Scholarship Qualification

 New applicants to the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme

• You must be admitted to a 1+1 MBA partnering programme and to the MBA prior to the selection process (waitlisted or re-evaluated applicants will not be considered)

2.   If you apply to any 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)

3.   If you are:

• moving into your MBA year and have not been considered for the scholarship in the previous year (eg waitlisted/ re-evaluated applicants)
• admitted to the MBA while studying on one of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Oxford Masters Scholarship

• 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. 

Application Deadline

January 5, 2024

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?