The Durham MBA (Full Time) Scholarships

Durham University Business School offers a comprehensive package of scholarships celebrating and rewarding exceptional candidates applying to the Full-time MBA programme. The scholarships are automatically awarded to offer holders based on eligibility criteria, with no separate application required. Awards include the Executive Dean's Scholarship (£20,500 - 50% tuition discount), the Executive Dean's - Women in Business Scholarship (£20,000 - 50% tuition discount), and Achievement Awards (up to £18,000). Up to 40 awards are available for 2026/27 entry. Scholarships are applied as tuition discounts and recognize candidates who demonstrate outstanding professional excellence, substantial postgraduate work experience with high-level managerial responsibility, an outstanding academic record, strong performance during admissions interviews, potential to contribute meaningfully to the MBA programme, and the ability to become exemplary alumni ambassadors. Applicants must be completely self-funding to be eligible, and scholarship decisions are made automatically upon receiving a programme offer.