University of Bologna MBA Scholarship

Scholarship Overview

• Alma Graduate School (Università di Bologna), together with the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation, introduces the Africa Scholarship Program for the Academic Year 2013-2014. The program aims to facilitate the participation of 10 young bright talents from Africa wishing to pursue an MBA and contribute to the social and economic development of their Continent.

Host School(s)

• Alma Graduate School (Università di Bologna)

Field(s) of Study

• Masters in Business Administration

What does the scholarship cover?

• 100% cover of tuition fees (€27,000)
• grant up to € 10,000 (gross) to cover travel to Italy and living costs in Bologna during the MBA program

 How many scholarships are given?

• Not indicated

 Which countries are targeted?

• Nations of the African continent

Am I Eligible to Apply?

Prospective candidates need to:

• Be citizens of an African Country (evidence required)
• Satisfy all the MBA admission requirements
• hold an undergraduate university degree,
• proficient in English
• Must have 2 years of qualified professional experience.
• Be registered to the admissions process (Alma Graduate School is available to support candidates who need help to register in the admission process)
• Sign a Letter of Commitment to successfully complete the MBA Program
• Sign a Letter of Understanding about the importance of repatriation to Africa and contribution to the economic development of Africa
• Provide evidence of personal year income and family year income for three years and information about parents’ job

How to I Apply – Next Steps

• Accomplish scholarship application form, Certificate or evidence of individual and family income, Certificate or evidence of parents’ job
• Send the application form and supporting documents via email as PDF file to: internationalmba@almaweb.unibo.it
• Candidates need to apply both to the call for admission to the “1^st level Master Universitario Program in Business Administration” at the University of Bologna (http://www.almaweb.unibo.it/internationalmba) and The Africa Scholarship Program at Alma Graduate School (http://www.almaweb.unibo.it/africa).

 Closing Date

• July 2, 2013 at 1:00 pm

How do I get more information?

• Website: http://www.almaweb.unibo.it/africa
• Email: internationalmba@almaweb.unibo.it
• Telephone:  +39 0512090111
• Fax: +39 0512090112