Scholarship

UN Women Australia MBA Scholarship

University of Sydney Business School Original Source
Award

Not specified

Deadline

Aug 18, 2025

Deadline passed
Location

Australia

Applicants

individual

About This Opportunity

The UN Women Australia MBA Scholarship is a tuition fee scholarship funded by the University of Sydney Business School to recognize outstanding leadership and commitment to enhancing women's rights and opportunities. This scholarship has been generously funded to advance the shared commitment of the Business School and UN Women Australia to women's leadership and accelerating progress towards gender equality. The scholarship covers full tuition fees for a maximum of four years for students enrolled part-time in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Recipients are selected based on academic merit, leadership experience and potential, commitment to enhancing women's leadership, interest in international relations, gender and development, and passion for using business skills to drive social change. The selection process includes a discussion forum on gender and development issues, a reflective essay, and an interview with the scholarship selection committee.

Duration 24 - 49 mo
1 award
Renewable (4yr)

Who Can Apply

Region
Australia
Citizenship
Australia
Residency
Australia
Applicants
individual
Gender
women
Priority for
women_in_stem

Application Details

Interview

Stages

  1. 1 multi_round

Required documents

cv cover_letter

Review process

Selection based on MBA eligibility, academic merit, CV, and personal statement. Shortlisted applicants attend a discussion forum on gender and development, submit a reflective essay, and participate in an interview with a selection committee consisting of the MBA Program Director, UN Women Australia representative, and an MBA alumnus.

Additional benefits

  • networking

Restrictions

  • no_concurrent_funding
  • employment_restrictions
  • reporting_requirements

Post-award obligations

  • present_findings
  • acknowledge_funder