ROMBA, established in 1999, welcomed 100 LGBTQ+ students across all the partner business schools in its first-ever Reaching Out MBA (ROMBA) conference.
Reaching Out inaugurated a ROMBA Fellowship in 2015, which has now grown to include 70+ top business schools from around the world. This competitive fellowship is given to MBA students who have shown academic excellence as well as leadership in the LGBTQ+ community.
ROMBA Fellows join a robust and diverse business network of 15,000+ peers and alumni, in addition to financial support from member schools.
Each fellow receives a scholarship of at least $20,000 and the opportunity to attend the ROMBA conference and ROMBA Summer Treks.
Amount: $20,000
Number of Awards: Varies
Criteria/Eligibility: To be eligible for the ROMBA Fellowship, applicants must:
• Demonstrate LGBTQ+ leadership roles on their resumes
• Express interest in on-campus LGBTQ+ Clubs at business schools
• Share their LGBTQ+ leadership experiences in application essays
Top Participating Business Schools in Alphabetical Order
• Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business
• Babson College, F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business
• Boston College, Carroll School of Management
• Boston University, Questrom School of Business
• Brandeis University, International Business School
• Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
• Columbia Business School
• Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of Management
• Dartmouth Tuck School of Business
• Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
• Emory University, Goizueta Business School
• Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business
• Harvard University, Harvard Business School
• Imperial College Business School
• Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
• INSEAD
• Johns Hopkins, Carey Business School
• London Business School
• Michigan State University, Eli Broad School of Business
• MIT, Sloan School of Management
• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
• NYU, Stern School of Business
• Queen's University, Smith School of Business
• SDA Bocconi School of Management
• Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business
• Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
• University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business
• UC Irvine, Merage School of Business
• UCLA, Anderson School of Management
• University of Cambridge, Judge Business School
• University of Chicago, Booth School of Business
• University of Florida, Warrington College of Business
• University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business
• University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
• University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management
• University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School
• University of Oxford, Said Business School
• University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
• University of Rochester, Simon School of Business
• University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business
• University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business
• University of Toronto, Rotman School of Business
• University of Virginia, Darden School of Business
• University of Washington, Foster School of Business
• Vanderbilt University, Owen School of Management
• Washington University in St. Louis, Olin School of Business
• Western University, Ivey Business School
• Yale School of Management
• York University, Schulich School of Business
Process: The application process involves expressing interest in the Fellowship during the MBA application, letting Reaching Out know about this interest, and subsequently receiving offers of admission and Fellowship directly from the school.
Upon admission, students choose their preferred school, and the selected fellow is confirmed by the school notifying Reaching Out.
Essays: Each participating school is responsible for identifying and selecting its Reaching Out LGBTQ+ Fellows. There is no separate application form for the Fellowship.
Deadlines: Applicants can express their interest in the Fellowship by applying on the ROMBA website concurrently with their MBA application.
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