The University of Oxford Skoll scholarship is offering a fully funded Scholarship to students who have a track record of being a social entrepreneur and intend to continue creating impact after successful completion of studies in the UK
Benefits
This scholarship provides full tuition and a grant that for living costs.
Scholarship Courses
- Business Administration
Requirements
Applications are welcome from around the world.
Applicants should
- Have a minimum three years of experience building and leading a social venture, with demonstrated evidence of significant social impact.
- Demonstrate curiosity, humility, and persistence in seeking to understand the systemic roots of social or environmental challenges.
- Have lived experience with the issue they seek to address or has meaningfully engaged with the issue through long-term work, research, or collaboration with those directly affected.
- Display self-awareness regarding their position, privilege, and limitations and a willingness to listen, learn, and adapt.
- Demonstrate a clear intention to pursue a career aligned with long-term, systemic social or environmental impact.
- Articulate how being part of the University of Oxford, the Saïd Business School MBA programme, and the Skoll Centre community would advance their professional growth and their ability to create systemic social or environmental impact.
- Demonstrate the need for the scholarship to achieve these career ambitions, based on financial situation, past work experiences, or personal circumstances.
Selection Process
- The MBA Admissions Team will assess your application for MBA acceptance. If accepted, your application automatically proceeds to the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee.
- Scholarship applications are reviewed after the relevant MBA admissions stage. Receive updates on your scholarship application status shortly after MBA admission decisions.
- If shortlisted, expect an email from the Skoll Centre outlining the next steps, including a Logistics and Reference Form to complete. Final shortlisted scholarship applicants will be notified about first-stage online interviews with the Skoll Scholarship Selection Committee. Successful candidates will proceed to a final online interview.
- Final shortlisting is planned to take place in late March with candidates expected to be invited to interview in April and May.
Method of Application
You must submit a complete MBA application and the Skoll Scholarship essay document by the deadline. The essay document can be found in the ‘Funding’ section of the MBA application form.
For More Information,
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Application Deadline: January 7, 2026.
