Scholarships at Saïd Business School

Funded by alumnus Leo Tong Chen, in partnership with the Rewley Fund (formerly Alumni Annual Fund).

Leo Tong Chen is a Saïd Business School alumnus who completed the MBA programme in 2001. Tong Chen was a young entrepreneur when he joined the MBA programme and went on to found dGav Capital, a venture capital investment management firm focusing on the new material, new energy, electronic vehicles, environment protection, healthcare, biotechnology and artificial intelligence sectors. 

In 2017, Tong Chen felt he was now at the point in his career where he was able to give something back. Powered in partnership with the Rewley Fund (formerly Alumni Annual Fund), the Oxford-Leo Tong Chen Scholarships were established to support exceptional candidates. 

Scholarship details

Value

£15,000 per scholarship.

Number available

A total of six scholarships are available, with a preference for three scholars who are ordinarily resident in China.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must be ordinarily resident in one of the following countries: 

• China

• USA

• United Kingdom

• Australia

• New Zealand

Selection criteria

Awarded on the basis of academic excellence demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.

The Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF) is a charitable trust established in 1998 to support the School in its pursuit of excellence.

The Foundation aims to assist the School in its pursuit of excellence in research, teaching and relevance to business practitioners with a view to establishing and maintaining the School as one the world’s top schools.

Scholarship details

Value

We offer a range of partial awards, typically up to £25,000, contributing towards course fees.

Number available

The number of awards varies per year but typically we have approximately 40 scholars funded through this stream of Saïd Business School Foundation scholarships in our MBA class.

Eligibility criteria

All MBA applicants are eligible.

Selection criteria

Selection criteria may include, but is not limited to:

• Academic achievement and excellence, demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.

• Readiness and enthusiasm to become a strong ambassador for the School whilst on the programme and beyond.

• Strong career progression and excellent career potential.

• Strong communication skills and leadership ability or potential.

We are proudly at the forefront of promoting the African growth story and continue to advocate for greater levels of investment into talent from across Africa.

We want to ensure that the barriers facing potential African MBA students are overcome through support that includes scholarship funding from the Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF). A charitable trust established in 1998, SBSF supports the School in its pursuit of excellence.

Scholarship details

Value

We offer a range of partial awards, typically up to £20,000, contributing towards course fees.

Number available

The number of awards varies per year but typically we have around 10 scholars funded through this stream of Saïd Business School Foundation scholarships in our MBA class.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates of African nationality.

Selection criteria

• Candidates should have strong degree results, a higher than regional average GMAT or GRE score, and demonstrated professional achievement and leadership skills.

• Candidates should demonstrate a knowledge of and a commitment to the continent.

The Saïd Business School Foundation supports the School in its pursuit of excellence. 

This dedicated fund from the Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF) aims to support high potential candidates from the Middle East. 

SBSF is a charitable trust established in 1998. The Foundation aims to assist the School in its pursuit of excellence in research, teaching and relevance to business practitioners with a view to establishing and maintaining the School as one of the world’s top schools.

Scholarship details

Value

We offer a range of partial awards, typically up to £20,000, contributing towards course fees.

Number available

The number of awards varies per year but typically we have around 5 scholars funded through this stream of Said Business School Foundation scholarships in our MBA class.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates of Middle Eastern nationality.

Selection criteria

• Applicants should have strong degree results, a higher than regional average GMAT or GRE score, and demonstrated professional achievement and leadership skills.

• Candidates should demonstrate a knowledge of and a commitment to the region. 

Overview

Funded by the international integrated energy company Eni.

Africa for Eni, is the past, the present and the future. Africa is the continent which Eni has experienced, as a pioneer, and the one which today continues to shape Eni’s experiences as a partner of countries where Eni has established lasting relationships, understanding and respecting African societies and cultures and their diversity. A presence in a continent, which supplies more than half of Eni’s crude oil and natural gas production, a share that is increasing thanks to the successes of recent prospecting campaigns. In these complex times, the energy industry is faced with a twin challenge: ensuring that the world’s growing population, due to increase from 7 to more than 11 billion people by 2100, has access to low-cost energy and, at the same time, making sure that this is achieved in an environmentally sustainable way.

In line with its mission, inspired by the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Eni contributes to the SDGs targets through strategic cooperations focused on areas of common interest such as youth employment, agriculture value chains and renewable energy and energy efficiency, particularly in Africa.

Eni has a very long tradition of supporting scholarships. The “Scuola Enrico Mattei” paved the way for postgraduate education in Italy and proved to be a pioneer for managerial studies in Europe. Since 1957 the “Scuola” has granted scholarships to around 2,600 young graduates from 111 different countries to attend an oil and energy industry “Master MEDEA” programme, spreading the Mattei legacy throughout the world. Eni’s training and knowledge management is promoted and implemented through Eni Corporate University. In order to reinforce the company’s expertise in its business areas, Eni avails itself of a long established relational network with the most prestigious national and international universities. Amongst these esteemed institutions, Eni can count on the collaboration of Oxford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, besides the leading Italian Universities.

Scholarship details

Value

Full MBA course fees, a grant for living expenses, and one return air fare.

Number available

Up to two scholarships.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must be ordinarily resident in one of the African countries in which Eni operates:

Selection criteria

• High aspiring and high potential African MBA candidates who can contribute to better leadership and governance of the continent.

• Awarded on the basis of academic excellence demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.