IMD MBA Switzerland Scholarship for Developing Countries.

Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application. Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features:

• Relevance to the essay title
• Organization and structure
• Fully developed arguments
• Persuasiveness
• Personal element and/or passion

Number of scholarships: One
Amount: CHF 30,000

Geographic region
Developing countries whose advancement / progress has been strongly influenced by its seaside location, struggle against the water, maritime tradition, river transportation system, etc.

Who can qualify?
Accepted candidates with financial need who are citizens of the above geographical areas with a preference given to those who wish to return to their countries after graduation. Preference also is given to those with a technical background and / or experience related to marine engineering.

Criteria
Submitting an essay on: “How the seaside location of my country can be better used to contribute to economic growth and sustainability.” (maximum 750 words)

Jury: van Oord family and the IMD MBA scholarship committee
Deadline: September 30

Contact: Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance[at]imd.ch

IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury / sponsors.

For more information, please visit official website: www.imd.org