Kofi Annan MBA Fellowships

INTRODUCTION

The European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) in Berlin, Germany in cooperation with the Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation in The Hague, Netherlands offers the Kofi Annan MBA Fellowship.

The Kofi Annan Fellowship provides the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing countries who do not belong to a privileged class and lack sufficient financial means to study management at ESMT in Berlin and graduate with a prestigious MBA from the most international business school in Germany.

Upon return to their home countries, the fellows are expected to contribute to the strengthening of entrepreneurial capacity and the fostering of a stable market economy as an effective catalyst for their country’s development, job creation, and poverty alleviation.

The aim of the fellowship programme is to make significant contributions to least developed countries (LDCs) and landlocked developing countries (LLDCs); to strengthen the awareness for responsibility in leadership in developed countries.

Kofi Annan Fellowship

The fellowship is offered for a One Year period

The value of the fellowship offered is €58,000.

Fellows will have a full scholarship from ESMT plus fair compensation for costs like travel, accommodation, and program-related fees.

In general, ESMT provides support for travel, visa, housing, insurance, placement, and networking.



REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor degree of any kind, a minimum of three years’ professional experience, GMAT, fluency in written and spoken English, willingness to contribute to building the economy and society of the home country with entrepreneurial impetus.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are only accepted online via ESMT’s website

Potential applicants may also submit a short form for a preliminary check to determine whether they are eligible to apply.

All applicants are required to take the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) before gaining admission to the ESMT Full-time MBA program.

It is important to carefully read through the 2014 Scholarship Brochure (PDF) and also to visit the official website (link to it is below) for detailed information and to apply online. You may, if you want, also read through the Past years' Scholarship Brochure (PDF).

DEADLINE:
All applications must be submitted on or before the deadline date of 30th September (or 1st October, as the case may be) every year.

For the 2014/2015 academic session, deadline is 1st October, 2014.

PLEASE NOTE:
Applicants should endeavor to apply early to maximize their chances, as the volume of applications received is usually much.

The ESMT European School of Management and Technology is a private university located in Berlin, Germany.

The goal of the Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation is to provide the opportunity for talented and motivated students from developing areas, who do not belong to a privileged class and lack sufficient financial means, to study at and obtain a diploma from one of the associated business schools in Europe.

CONTACT


ESMT (European School of Management and Technology); Schlossplatz 1; 10178 Berlin; Germany.

OR
Dean; Prof. Dr. Wulff Plinke; Phone: +49 (0) 30 212 31-1020; Fax: +49 (0) 30 212 31-1012; E-mail: plinke@esmt.org

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MBA Director; Nick Barniville; Phone: +49 (0) 30 212 31-1400; Fax: +49 (0) 30 212 31-1409; E-mail: mba@esmt.org