Theodore Vail, president of American Telephone & Telegraph, Horace Moses, president of Strathmore Paper Co., and Massachusetts Senator Murray Crane launched Junior Achievement in 1919.
Berkeley Haas at UC Berkeley and military applicants have two common leadership principles - "Confidence Without Attitude," and "Beyond Yourself." The match in values has fostered a dynamic ecosystem that includes a Career Management Group, peer support, and a dedicated Veterans Club to assist military applicants in transitioning to civilian life.
Columbia Business School has two entries - the J-Term and the regular fall entry. For military applicants, regular entry is recommended as most are transitioning from military to corporate careers – especially Finance, which requires internships. With a legacy of hosting West Point - the prestigious military academy with a 200-year legacy, New York's location advantage is the leverage for CBS, too.
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and Richard L. Menschel (MBA 1959) established the Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship in 1988 to support students from the nonprofit sector to pursue an MBA at HBS.
Fellowship is offered only in the first year in addition to any need-based fellowship awards.
The John C. Phelan (MBA 90) Forward Fellowship was established in 2018 at Harvard Business School to encourage candidates from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds to target prestigious institutions like Harvard.
Harvard Business School has a unique fellowship - The Recognizing Individuals Seeking Equity (RISE). The fund is designed to support MBA candidates with consistent, long-standing, and demonstrable IMPACT on underrepresented communities of color in the United States, serving Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, and other underrepresented communities within the US.
Based on our 5 Sustainability ranking criteria (Green Technology, Sustainable use of resources (water/energy/land), Poverty Alleviation, Equitable Access to Healthcare/Education, and Gender Equality - Education/Workforce), we have shortlisted 9 top schools.
The Seven-Up Bottling Company, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, announced the 7UP Harvard Business School Scholarship to support potential leaders in Nigeria to complete their MBA from Harvard Business School.
Finance candidates have a wide range of fellowship options in top schools. One such opportunity is the Orbis Investment Management fellowship that supports candidates for a career in Investment Management. The function is a fast-declining niche in Finance, with candidates showing preference for the lucrative VC and PE functions.
In the third part of the Stanford MBA series, we cover scholarships, loans, and financial aid. Read the first part – Stanford MBA Class Profile Trends and Total Fee, and the second part – Stanford MBA Curriculum Analysis.
Finally, Stanford was able to reverse the declining application volume that began engulfing top schools since 2019. Although not by a big margin, the 6,190 applicants for the 2025 class is a marginal improvement to the 6,152 for the 2024 class.
MBA programs in Japan are rare. Applicants often target M7 schools. For such students, Uniqlo - the Japanese Retailer, initiated a fellowship to support education in two Harvard University schools – Harvard Business School and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
The fellowship is targeted for students with no corporate sponsorship.
Established in 2006, the Boustany Foundation supports funding for The University of Cambridge and Harvard Business School.
Internship Requirement: As part of the scholarship, the scholars are required to complete a two-month unpaid internship at the University of Monaco. Lodging, travel, and food expenses are covered for the internship.
The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF), started in 1975, supports meritorious students from Hispanic/Latino ethnicity (at least one-quarter – one grandparent should be Hispanic) to pursue their MBA or Master’s or undergraduate program. Over the past five decades, HSF has disbursed over $675 million in scholarships.
The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), formed in 1906, is an organization that represents public finance executives in the United States and Canada.
In 2016, Phil Knight – Founder of Nike, and John Hennessy – Chairman of Alphabet Inc., established the Knight-Hennessy Scholars Program (KHS) at Stanford University. The $750 million endowment fund is aimed at building leaders committed to solving problems of global scale, from climate change, healthcare gaps, efficiency in government, and access to education.
The Kilts Marketing Fellowship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, established in 2006, is named after James M. Kilts, a distinguished alumnus instrumental in selling Gillette to Procter and Gamble for $57B.
Awarded annually, the Kilts Marketing Fellowship supports all three Booth MBA programs -Full-Time, Evening and Weekend.
Karen and Michael Herman established The Herman Family Fellowship for Women Entrepreneurs in 1995 to support female students with entrepreneurial aspirations. In addition to financial aid, the fellowship offers exclusive access and networking opportunities to annual reunions sponsored by the Herman family and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Established in 1998, the Canfield Private Equity Fellowship supports applicants with a demonstrable interest in continuing or entering the Private Equity function. The award is named after Phil Canfield, an alumnus of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an MBA in 1996.
London Business School is the only school offering three flexible learning schedules to complete the Full-time MBA program: 15, 18, and 21 months with the course cost remaining the same for all three.
In the first part of the LBS MBA analysis, we cover the Full-time MBA Class profile and the total fees.
In the third part of the Tuck MBA series, we cover scholarships, fellowships, sponsorship, loans, and financial aid. Read the first part – Tuck MBA Class Profile Trends and Total Fee, and the second part – Tuck MBA Curriculum Analysis.
Atul Jose (Admissions Consultant, F1GMAT): Each March break, students embark on a global insight expedition with an advisor or two and explore a new country by interacting with corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, non-profit representatives, policymakers, and people operating at various levels of the organization.
In the first part of the Tuck MBA analysis, we cover the Full-time MBA Class profile and the total fees.
Tuck MBA Class Profile
Consulting ranks over Finance and Technology as the preferred post-MBA function, primarily from the high median base salary the role attracts. In addition to guaranteed compensation, the responsibility, travel & networking opportunities, and the interesting clients the consultants serve, balances the compensation vs. meaning conundrum that most professionals face in their career.