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• Aker Scholarship

  The Aker Scholarship is a grant awarded to Norwegian students pursuing the MBA [or MFIN, MBAn] at MIT Sloan. MIT is one of the selected few universities to receive this scholarship. Funding is available to Norwegian students and those with strong ties to Norway who are accepted into post-graduate degree programs. The scholarship will supplement any other funding to cover the full cost of study and living expenses. For more information and to apply, visit the Aker Scholarship website.

• Fundacion Gondra Barandiaran

  Awarded to two Spanish nationals who obtained their engineering degrees from a Spanish university and will join the MBA, Master of Finance, or Master of Business Analytics program. The scholarship covers full tuition for two years (12 months for MFIN and MBAn programs). To be eligible, MBA candidates must be admitted in Round 1 or Round 2; MBA, MFIN, and MBAn candidates must submit their application for the scholarship to FGB within 20 days of their admission decision. Find more information here.

• Kennedy Memorial Trust Scholarships

  The Kennedy Scholarship is an academic award for British students studying at two of the world's finest universities - Harvard and MIT. It can be used to fund a wide variety of programmes at MIT and across all the graduate schools within Harvard - from PhD to LLM, from MPH to March.   It can also fund a Special Studentship for those wanting a general programme of non-degree study.  Learn more here.

• Legatum Fellowship

  The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship offers financial assistance to select entrepreneurial graduate students at MIT. Their application process is separate from MBA Admissions. The fellowship is open to all MIT graduate students who demonstrate a commitment to starting a business in a low-income country after graduation. Please visit the Legatum Center website for more information and to apply.

• Lemann Education Fellowship

  A generous gift from the Jorge Paulo Lemann Foundation has created a pilot program to support Lemann Education Fellowships at MIT. Fellowships will be awarded to outstanding MIT graduate students to further their studies in education, educational technology and innovation, educational policy and reform, and related areas. Graduate students from all schools and disciplines are eligible, with preference given to applicants from Brazil, and then to applicants from any country working on issues relevant to advancing education in Brazil. Preference will be given to master’s students, then doctoral students. Incoming students must be admitted to their program of choice at MIT, then submit an application for a Lemann Fellowship.  For more information and to apply, please visit the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education website.

• McKinsey Award

  McKinsey & Company awards scholarships of $10,000 each to up to three first-year MBA students at the MIT Sloan School of Management. The award recognizes MIT Sloan students with an outstanding record of academic achievement, demonstrated drive and personal impact, and distinctive leadership in professional, community, or campus activities.

  The McKinsey Award is open to all incoming MBA students at the MIT Sloan School of Management regardless of professional experience and interest. All MIT Sloan graduate applicants are encouraged to apply. Each applicant must indicate interest in applying for the McKinsey Award by checking the McKinsey Award box on the MIT Sloan application.

  The McKinsey Award Committee will select the scholarship recipient(s) based on MIT Sloan application materials, possible in-person interviews, and other relevant information, emphasizing academic excellence; drive and personal impact; and professional, campus, or community leadership. McKinsey & Company will notify the winners directly, and the awards will be announced in early fall of the first semester.

• MIT-China Scholarship Council Fellowship Program

  Incoming first-year graduate students accepted to an MIT graduate program who are citizens of the People’s Republic of China are eligible to apply to this fellowship. The MIT-CSC Fellowship Program provides fellowships consisting of funding which covers a standard stipend, full tuition, international round-trip airfare, and appropriate fees. Applications to participate in the MIT-CSC Fellowship Program should be submitted by candidates directly to the CSC. Interested candidates must apply here.

• MIT Public Service Center Fellowships

  MIT Public Service Fellows play a leading role in developing and implementing their service projects. Fellows must work in collaboration with a supervisor in a community organization that will benefit from their work in the long term, but Fellows typically take a consultant or partnership role with their supervisors, rather than working directly for them. MIT students who are developing their own non-profits or social enterprises may also apply for Fellowships to support them in this process. 

• MIT Sloan Social Impact Fellowships

  The MIT Sloan Social Impact Fellowships provide funding to a limited number of MBA students taking on important societal challenges during their summer internship period. Students apply in April of their first year, and awards are announced in early May. Funding is provided by the Dean’s Office and contributions from classmates.  To learn more, please contact the MIT Sloan Net Impact Chapter.

• Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program

  MIT Sloan offers $25,000 scholarships, with $25,000 in matching funds from the VA, to all veterans of the U.S. military who meet the VA eligibility requirements for the Yellow Ribbon program. For more information, please contact Josh DeMaio (jkdemaio@mit.edu) or visit the program website.

• The Zuckerman Fellowship

  The Zuckerman Fellows Program equips people from the fields of medicine, law, and business to provide leadership for the common good by making it possible for them to pursue public service degrees at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, or Harvard Kennedy School. The Zuckerman Fellowship provides recipients with full tuition and health insurance fees for one year plus a living stipend. This fellowship is for dual degree students only.  Learn more here.