Scholarships and Highly Skilled Migrant Programme attract MBA candidates to Warwick Business School

In 2004, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a scheme which allowed graduates from the top 50 business schools in the world to work in the UK for 12 months on completing their MBA, without the need to obtain a work permit.

Warwick Business School, one of the qualifying top 50 schools, also has scholarships available for candidates for the Full-time and Distance Learning MBA programmes.

The scholarships for the Full-time MBA will provide up to 50% of the tuition fee up to a maximum of £12,000 and are available to the following categories:

  • Women

  • Central & Eastern Europe
  • Latin America

  • North America and Canada

  • Western Europe

  • Public/Not for Profit sector.


  • The Distance Learning MBA scholarships are worth up to £2,500 per candidate and are available for the following categories:

  • Women

  • Central & Eastern Europe

  • Latin America

  • Africa

  • Asia

  • Public/Not for Profit sector.


  • Professor John McGee, Associate Dean of The Warwick MBA commented, "These scholarships offer a unique opportunity to achieve an MBA from one of the top business schools in the world, followed by valuable work experience within the UK."

    He continued, "One of the strengths of The Warwick MBA lies in its internationalism, not only in terms of programme content but also because of its truly international faculty and participants. We believe that aiming our scholarships at these key markets will attract candidates who will further enhance the cultural diversity of our student body."

    See more:
    http://www.warwickmba.com


    One of Europe's largest business schools and the largest department of the highly-rated University of Warwick, WBS is fully accredited. Our teaching is rated excellent and 75 percent of our research is rated at 3* and above, placing us 3rd in the UK.
    Over 8,000 students from 130 countries currently study here. Their interaction with top faculty creates a multicultural learning environment, enhanced by outstanding teaching and study facilities and a top-quality campus.
    Our teaching covers the full range of business education, from undergraduate and masters degrees to the Warwick MBA, doctoral research, and executive education.

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