MBA Scholarship: Staton Scholarship For Students From South America Pursuing Master in Business Adminstration, Switzerland

The Staton Scholarship is fully sponsored by IMD which is only available for students from countries within South America. There will be US$ 50,000 provided for the successful candidates.

Description
Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application. Our scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features: Relevance to the essay title Organization and structure Fully developed arguments Persuasiveness Personal element and/or passion IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury / sponsors.

Benefits: Scholarship covers US$ 50,000.

Eligibility
Candidates must origin from South America (with the exception of Brazil): Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Fr. Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
The candidate must return to South America* for at least three years after graduation

Application Procedure

1. All applicants are already accepted in the IMD MBA Program
2. All applicants are required to submit maximum 750 words essay addressing on "The role of entrepreneurship in moving my country forward and my contribution to that goal"
3. Scholarship essays, or questions, should be sent to mbafinance@imd.ch

Submission Deadline
September 30

Website Link
http://www.imd.org/programs/mba/fees/scholarships/Staton.cfm