MBA Excellence Scholarship

To be eligible to apply applicants must have an offer of a place on one of the below eligible courses:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA)

Applications received after 16:00 BST (4pm) on the day of the deadline will automatically be considered for the next available deadline. For example, application forms submitted after the first deadline and before the second deadline, will be considered for the second deadline. Applications received after the final deadline will not be considered.

• Wednesday 25 February 16:00 BST
• Wednesday 22 April 16:00 BST
• Wednesday 24 June 16:00 BST

Complete our online application form. When completing the application form you will be asked to select one of NTU’s strategic themes listed below. You should select the theme which is best aligned to and reflects your experiences.

Each candidate may apply only once.

1) Creating Opportunity

• For candidates who can demonstrate the potential to open doors for themselves and others, with a focus on: proven leadership or entrepreneurial drive; expanding access to education, business, or community opportunities; empowering people through innovation, mentoring or advocacy; diversity in leadership, especially for women or under-represented groups.

2) Valuing Ideas

• For candidates who show the potential to harness originality, creativity, and the ability to connect across borders, such as: championing entrepreneurial thinking or innovative solutions; building partnerships with global reach; or demonstrating impact in knowledge-sharing, collaboration, or creative industries.

3) Sustainability and Enriching Society

• For candidates committed to improving communities and sustaining our world, demonstrated through the potential to develop: projects or roles that will enrich society at a local or global level; the commitment of individuals or groups to sustainability, inclusion, or responsible leadership; an individual long-term positive impact on people, places, or the planet.

1. To be eligible to apply for the MBA Excellence Scholarship, applicants must have been offered a place on one of the below eligible courses:

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Global Executive Master of Business Administration (GEMBA)

2. Each candidate may apply only once.

3. Please do not send your scholarship application before or with your application to study at NTU. You must have received an offer of a place on an eligible course and been allocated an NTU ID number before submitting your scholarship application.

4. Students who receive sponsorship (i.e., some or all of your tuition fees are being paid for) by the government or a funding body (professional, charitable or other) are not eligible to apply for this scholarship award.

5. Applicants are only eligible to apply for a scholarship if they are due to enrol on the first year of an eligible course starting in September 2026.

6. Applicants must be starting a new postgraduate course. NTU cannot consider applications from students who are currently studying at NTU unless progressing onto a new postgraduate course.

7. Applications received after 16:00 GMT/BST (4pm) on the day of the deadline will automatically be considered for the next available deadline where possible. For example, application forms submitted after the first deadline and before the second deadline, will be considered for the second deadline.

8. Applications received after 16:00 GMT/BST (4pm) on the final deadline date will not be considered.

9. This application form is for eligible MBA programmes only. Please do not use this form to apply for undergraduate, postgraduate taught scholarships or research funding.

10. This scholarship will be awarded as a tuition fee reduction, with up to a maximum of 50% of your tuition fee available.

11. If you are awarded a scholarship, your fee will be adjusted before you enrol. If you are a part-time student, your fee will be adjusted proportionally at the start of each academic year. The scholarship will not be applied during any placement year.

12. If you are awarded any other scholarship, bursary and / or tuition fee reduction from NTU you will only be eligible for the higher award (except for candidates who are awarded a Sport Scholarship or if you are eligible for the Alumni discount and the combined awards are not higher than 50% of your first year’s tuition fees).

13. The scholarship is not transferable and will not be awarded if you choose to defer your entry to a different start date, or if you choose to transfer to a different course at the University. Students must re-apply for the scholarship for their new course if it is still available.

14. If you change your mode of study (FT/PT) only, but stay on the same course, you do not have to reapply for the scholarship but you must inform the scholarships team by emailing NTU.scholarships@ntu.ac.uk

15. Applicants will be informed whether they have (or have not) been awarded a scholarship (and of the value of the scholarship award) within four weeks of the application deadline date.

16. The scholarship will be awarded when an applicant accepts their scholarship offer, accepts, and meets the conditions of their course offer, and is eligible to enrol on the course. If you do not formally accept the scholarship by the given deadline, then NTU reserves the right to withdraw the scholarship and award it to another candidate.

17. Scholarships are competitive, and selection is based on the information provided on the scholarship application form. It is, therefore, of great importance that you give your scholarship statements careful thought and preparation, and that you refer to the criteria provided on the application form.

18. If your scholarship application is successful, we may ask you to become a student ambassador or appear in online and / or printed marketing materials for the University. For example, providing a student profile and a photograph which may be used to promote the University and the University’s scholarship schemes and courses. Your name and course will be printed in the Scholarships Awards Celebration Programme. If you do not wish for us to use your data in this manner, please notify us as soon as possible by emailing NTU.scholarships@ntu.ac.uk

19. In the event that a student who has been awarded a scholarship that has been applied to their tuition fees fails to complete an eligible course, withdraws from the course, or chooses to retake the course or undertake another eligible course, then the scholarship will not be applied again, regardless of the reason for doing so.

20. If a student fails to complete an eligible course and the scholarship was not applied at any time before or during the course (i.e. the student did not enrol and did not pay the tuition fees, or where the tuition fees were reimbursed in full) then subject to the eligibility criteria, the student may apply for the scholarship again should the student choose to retake the course or undertake another eligible course.

21. Should a student take an agreed, temporary leave of absence from their course within an academic year, the scholarship will still be valid when they return to their course, provided the course or any year of that course is not started again from the beginning.

22. Should a student withdraw from their course whilst owing a proportion of their tuition fees to NTU, application of the scholarship shall be at the discretion of NTU, and the scholarship may be withdrawn.

23. NTU may at any point in time close to new scholarship applications where a course is full and has been closed to new applications.

24. The University’s decision in all matters relating to the scholarship is final.

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