Financing Your Education

The Aker Scholarship is a grant awarded to Norwegian students pursuing the MFin [or MBA, 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.

Awarded to two Spanish nationals who obtained their engineering degrees from a Spanish university and will join the MBA, Master of Finance, and Master of Business Analytics. 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 a scholarship to FGB within 20 days of the admission decision. Learn more.

Instituto Ling’s fellowships are open to all Brazilian students who have been accepted to top schools. Required documents include the candidate's CV, GMAT results, admission letter from the university, and the application, including essays. The candidate must provide information on his/her family’s financial condition in order to prove financial need. The candidate’s leadership skills and affinity to Instituto Ling’s values are also evaluated.

The Kennedy Memorial Trust provides scholarships to British post-graduates to pursue their studies at MIT and/or Harvard. The Kennedy Scholarship is an academic award used to fund a wide variety of academic programs. Scholars use the opportunity to deepen their expertise in their field. Those applying for awards must be all of the following:

• British citizens at the time of application
• Ordinarily resident in the UK
• Wholly or mainly educated in the UK

A scholarship is available to Lebanese nationals who meet additional specific criteria including a demonstration of passion for finance and motivation to continue to study and work in the field of finance. Applicants must demonstrate financial need which will be assessed by LIFE. Applicants must achieve and maintain academic excellence (at or above the 80th percentile) in high school and university studies. Once the scholarship is granted, LIFE assigns a mentor to each scholarship recipient from among the ranks of their global membership not only to mentor but also to act as a resource from among the ranks of the global membership not only to mentor but also act as a source of support and assistance in applying for internships and/or permanent employment. Learn more.

The Alexis & Anne-Marie Habib Foundation seeks to identify bright, academically talented, disadvantaged high school and university students in Lebanon and to provide them with long-term financial support so that they can maximize their educational potential. One of their primary objectives is to provide scholarships for university and post-graduate tuition and expenses for bright disadvantaged children in Lebanon, to pursue education at institutions both inside and outside Lebanon.

The MIT Master of Finance Fellowship, established through a generous gift to MIT Sloan, is available to admitted students. All applicants are automatically considered based on eligibility—no separate application is required. Recipients are typically notified of their award at the time of admission. This applies to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students.

The MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship is pleased to offer financial assistance to select entrepreneurial graduate students at MIT. Their application process is separate from the MIT Sloan Fellows MBA admissions. Learn more about The Student Fellowship.