International Scholarships for Everyone: Netherlands: Nyenrode’s International MBA Scholarships, Nyenrode Business University

The Nyenrode’s International MBA Scholarships are offered to students undertaking the International MBA Program within the University. The scholarships scheme is funded by the contributions of Nyenrode Business University, its alumni, and partner companies.

Nyenrode’s International MBA Scholarships are awarded on the basis of your application as well as an additional Nyenrode’s International MBA Scholarships. In addition to the scholarship, each winner will also be assigned an experienced business manager as a personal coach during the course of the program.

Before you can apply for the International MBA programme, you need to have:

a minimum of three (3) years of work experience
a university degree (or equivalent) with an excellent academic record
a thorough command of written and spoken English
taken the TOEFL or IELTS tests for non-native English speakers
taken the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
completed an application package, including written essays and letters of recommendation
a selection interview, which takes place after the complete application package has been reviewed by our Admissions Committee

Scholarship selection process

A Nyenrode committee will screen all written scholarship applications and will select no more than three candidates to proceed to the final round. These selected candidates will be invited to present their essays to the Scholarship Jury in June.

The presentation will take 30 minutes including questions from the jury. Should the candidate live abroad, the presentation can be conducted by telephone or video conferencing. The jury will make a decision regarding allocation of the scholarship to one of the three candidates after the presentations.

The committee and the jury reserve the right not to award the scholarship. The outcome of the scholarship competition will be announced in June 2008.

Scholarships application procedures

In order to start the scholarship application process, please fill in the scholarship registration form. The Scholarship Officer will confirm your registration by e-mail.
You may apply for a maximum number of three scholarships, but can be awarded only one. Please submit your scholarship essay(s) to scholarships@nyenrode.nl. The Scholarship Officer will confirm receipt of your scholarship application(s).
Your scholarship essay(s) will only be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee after you have been admitted to the International MBA program.
The deadline for submitting scholarship essays is May 31st, 2008. Please be reminded that by this date you must also have submitted your complete application package for the IMBA Program. Candidates who fail to apply for the IMBA program before this deadline will not be considered for the scholarship competition.
The Scholarship Committee will select three candidates per scholarship to proceed to the final round. The selected candidates will be invited to present their essays to the Scholarship Jury. The scholarship essay and program application will both be considered when awarding scholarships.
The presentations will take place at Nyenrode Business Universiteit or if necessary via telephone or video conferencing before the end of June, 2008.
Scholarships will be deducted from the tuition fee of the International MBA program. There are no cash awards. The student should be prepared to cover all other program related expenses including living expenses and the Dutch study visa fee.
Scholarships will only be valid for the 2008/2009 International MBA program and cannot be transferred in case of deferral.

Other details can be obtained from each scholarships page below: