Fully Funded Skoll Scholarships at Oxford University in UK 2023

The Skoll Scholarships for the 2023-2024 batch have been announced at Oxford University, and they have begun taking online applications from international students for the batch of 2022-2023 at Oxford University's Business School. The Skoll Scholarship 2023 provides a full scholarship plus a living stipend for social entrepreneurs worldwide to pursue an MBA at the University of Oxford's Said Business School. Being a Skoll Scholar has several advantages, like being part of a worldwide community of change leaders and pursuing your MBA at one of the world's most famous universities.

Skoll Scholarships Coverage:

• The Scholarship covers the full course fees for the MBA program.
• Partial living expenses of at least an additional £14,985.
• The Skoll Scholarship provides funding for entrepreneurs who have set up or have been working in entrepreneurial initiatives with a social purpose or who have pursued an impact career, and who wish to improve their knowledge of market-oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits.
• In addition to financial support, the Scholarship provides access to the Skoll Scholar community, a group of leaders who are positively impacting the world through innovation and systems change, as well as exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and investors.
• The Scholarship is given in recognition that the MBA may represent a significant financial burden, particularly for those who have chosen to work in the social impact/innovation space rather than the purely commercial or public sectors.

• You have identified opportunities and taken action in order to make a positive social impact
• You have spent preferably at least 3 years driving change through entrepreneurial approaches. For example, you could have:
  • Started or grew a social venture
  • OR created and led the expansion of a social impact initiative within an organization
  • OR have been tackling a specific social/environmental issue, through a core thread that unites your work

• You can demonstrate the outcomes and impact of your entrepreneurial action
• Your impact addresses unjust systems and practices in your area of work
• You are a force for positive change
• You are single-minded and persistent, with a willingness to fail and start again
• You have bias toward action
• You have a tendency to explore your environment for opportunities and resources
• You have a willingness to take personal, and sometimes financial, risks
• You develop networks and leverage members to pursue mutual goals
• You have apprenticed with the problem or experienced the problem you are trying to solve
• You can demonstrate why business education is essential in helping to develop your work/impact at this stage
• You are in a position where the cost of the program is a significant financial burden
• You can demonstrate the need for the Scholarship (for example, due to previous work experiences or personal circumstances).