30% Tuition MBA Programme Scholarship Application Form

Portsmouth Business School invites interest from self-funding candidates who wish to be considered for one of a number of 30% tuition MBA programme scholarships available to applicants who have been offered a place on the Portsmouth Executive MBA course for the 2016-17 academic year.

MBA scholarships are designed to attract qualified business managers with high motivation and a commitment to leadership and management development. They are also offered to support MBA candidates’ commitment to join the course in September.

Scholarship decisions are based on the strength of a candidate’s scholarship application; reference may also be made to his/her qualifications and experience summarised in the admissions application. Winners will be notified by early September and have two weeks in which to formally accept their awards.

Scholarships may onlybe awarded to those applicants who have been offered a place on the course at the point of scholarshipnotification.

In order to be considered, interested applicants should complete the 30% Tuition MBA Programme Scholarship Application Form and submit it by Monday, 5 September 2016.

We would welcome the opportunity to review your application for MBA scholarship consideration.

Application form instructions:

  1. Please review the scholarship terms and conditions on page 2.
  2. Complete all sections of the MBA scholarship application form.
  3. Save your applicationas an Adobe Acrobat .pdf or Microsoft Word .docx file, including your name or initials as part of the file indicator.
  4. Send an electronic copy as an email attachment to . Your scholarship application will be acknowledged upon receipt.*
  5. MBA scholarship applications must be received by Monday, 5 September 2016in order to be considered.
  6. Retain a copy of the completed scholarship application form for your records.

*An alternate means of submitting your scholarship form is to post a printed copy of your application form to:

MBA Scholarship Team

University of Portsmouth Business School

Portland Building, Portland Street

Portsmouth

Hampshire

PO1 3AH

First Name
Surname
Applicant ID number
(6-digit identifier assigned to your admissions application):
Email address
Phone number(s)

Scholarship Terms and Conditions

  1. MBA scholarship winners will be expected to formally accept their MBA scholarship within two weeks of scholarship notification.
  2. MBA scholarships result in a 30% reduction in MBA course tuition fees payable to the University of Portsmouth.
  3. Scholarships cannot be taken in conjunction with any other discount or bursary offered by the University with the exception of the 2% early payment discount which is applied to the net value of the fee. The early payment discount is available to self-funding students who pay their tuition fee at the start of each academic year.
  4. Scholarships are awarded to the named individual only and are not transferrable to any other individual.
  5. Students who are unable to start the course, due to unforeseen circumstances, must reapply in order to be considered for any MBA scholarships available in subsequent years. There is no guarantee that MBA scholarships will be awarded in future years, as annual funding may vary.
  6. Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of Portsmouth Business School and may be withdrawn for justifiable cause, such as misleading or false information, evidence of illegal activities, violations of the student code of conduct, etc.

Expectations of MBA Scholarship Winners

  1. Full participation in the MBA programme with a good record of attendance.
  2. High standards of behaviour and a good record of achievement throughout the course.
  3. Willingness to participate, upon request, in activities related to MBA recruitment and marketing.
  4. Willingness to be featured in an interview, photo or story on the website and in other publications, given written permission/approval prior to publication.
  5. Willingness to contributeto MBA activities and Portsmouth Business School events.

I accept and agree to the terms and conditions and expectations of MBA scholarship winners.

Signature/Initials
(Please type your name, initials or affix a scanned signature to indicate youragreement.
Date

Please write an essayto respond to the following question(maximum 2,000 words in length):

Based on your knowledge and understanding of management, describe a model for organisations, applicable across sectors, that would guide leaders and managers to optimise the contribution of the organisations they work for.

Thank you for completing this MBA scholarship application form. We look forward to reviewing your application to consider you for a 30% tuition programme scholarship award.

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