Saïd Business School - Saïd Business School scholarships

What you get

The Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford runs a set of scholarships for its MBA and 1+1 MBA students. What you get depends on which scholarship you win. Some cover part of your tuition fees, others cover the full cost. The largest awards pay all your fees plus a living-cost grant of at least about EUR 25,000 (£21,805) per year. For example, the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarship (five awards) covers full fees for both a master's and the MBA, plus living costs. The Skoll Scholarships (up to four) and the AfOx Graduate Scholarships (up to three) also cover full fees plus living costs. Part-fee awards include the Saïd Business School Foundation Scholarships and Forté Fellowships (up to about EUR 35,000, i.e. £30,000) and the Oxford Saïd Future Leaders Scholarships (up to about EUR 46,000, i.e. £40,000). Several awards add mentoring (one-to-one guidance from an experienced professional), networking and access to conferences.

Who can apply

• Programme: You are applying to the Oxford MBA or the 1+1 MBA, which combines a one-year master's with the MBA.
• Field of study: Economics (Economic Sciences), studied as the Oxford MBA.
• Nationality: Most awards are open to all nationalities. Some are targeted: the AfOx scholarships need you to be an African citizen living in Africa with no previous master's; the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann awards are for people from developing or emerging countries who plan to return home; the Forté Fellowships are for women.
• Track record: Selection looks at strong academic results, leadership potential and clear career progress. Some awards focus on social impact (Skoll, Pershing Square).
• Admission first: You must first be admitted to the programme. For the Pershing Square award you must be accepted to both a partner master's and the MBA.

How to apply

For most awards there is no separate application. You submit your MBA application by the funding deadline and are considered automatically. A few awards (Pershing Square, Skoll, Weidenfeld-Hoffmann) also need an essay and a tick in the 'Funding' section of the form. Fixed deadlines fall in early January, for example 6 January 2027 for several awards and 8 January 2027 for Weidenfeld-Hoffmann. Other awards have no fixed date and are decided after each admissions stage, so apply early.

How realistic are your chances?

The school calls this funding extremely competitive, and the full-cost awards are limited to a handful of places each. The part-fee Foundation and Future Leaders schemes are broader, with up to around 40 winners a year, so your odds there are better. Your strongest route is to match a targeted scheme. If you clearly fit a specific criterion (African residence, a developing-country background, a record in social entrepreneurship, or advancing women in business), the pool is smaller. Applying at an early admissions stage helps before places run out.