ASTON MBA NIGERIA SCHOLARSHIP

Aston Business School is launching a dedicated Aston Nigeria Scholarship for aspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs. The institution has close ties with Nigeria through the alumni community and corporate social responsibility project – Books for Nigeria. Since the Aston MBA has a proud tradition of supporting talented students from Nigeria,hence a need for this scholarship for the eligible for aspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs.
Aston is ranked 1st in the UK and 2nd globally for return on investment by The Economist Good Value MBA 2014, you can be sure that studying the Aston MBA will deliver results you can measure.

This scholarship of £5,000 is available to Nigerian students who have submitted an application for the full time Aston MBA starting in October 2015. The deadline for this scholarship is Sunday 28 June 2015.


           Eligibility

Applicants wishing to apply for one of the Aston MBA scholarships must meet the following criteria:

• Full completion of an online application for the Aston MBA. it is recommended that applicants submit their scholarship application at the same time as their MBA application (see details below).
  
• Be a self-funded candidate.
  
  
   How to apply
  
  Applicants should apply by submitting a succinct cover letter to mbascholarships@aston.ac.uk making sure to note their full name and application number (this number will be included in their MBA application email acknowledgement). The cover letter should:
  
• Be a maximum of 700 words
• State why they have selected their programme of study, how they are going to apply the knowledge they learn in their career and 
• Demonstrate your potential to contribute to the learning experience of the programme and become a successful ambassador for the school during your studies.

Applicants must be available for an interview (which may be via skype) as this is an essential part of the scholarship assessment. 
Applicants make only one general scholarship application for all of the above scholarships and are not required to specify which scholarship they wish to be considered for. This decision will be made by the scholarship panel.

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