The Nestlé Scholarship for Women is a Need-based Scholarship program for Women from developing countries to study in Switzerland 2020.
Application Deadline: 30thSeptember 2019
Offered annually? Yes
Eligible Countries: Worldwide (with preference given to women from developing countries)
To be taken at (country): Switzerland
Eligible Field of Study: Masters in Business Admistration
About Scholarship: Nestlé Scholarship helps women through IMD MBA program. The Nestlé Scholarship for Women
was first awarded in 1997 and was initiated by a group of IMD-
Switzerland- MBA (Masters in Business Administration) participants who
desired to encourage women to take the MBA courses. Preference are given
to women from developing countries including but not limited to African
female Students. CHF 25,000 in scholarship award will be given to the female scholarship winner(s).
Offered Since: 1997
Type: MBA (Scholarship for Women)
Selection Criteria and Eligibility: Women candidates who have already applied to the full-time IMD MBA program and who demonstrate financial need
Employees of Nestlé and its subsidiaries are not eligible.
Demonstrate financial need by completing the Financial Aid Application
Acceptance into the IMD MBA Program
Submitting an essay discussing the issue:
‘Many
have argued that greater diversity in the Top Management team of an
organization is good for profits and customers. What would you recommend
as ways to achieve greater diversity?’ (maximum 750 words)
Number of Scholarships: One
Value of Scholarship: CHF 25,000
Duration of Scholarship: for the period of the program
How to Apply: Applicants must have been accepted into the IMD MBA program prior to their application.
The scholarship applications are essay based, with winning essays typically including the following features:
Relevance to the essay title
Organization and structure
Fully developed arguments
Persuasiveness
Personal element and/or passion
IMD reserves the right not to award a scholarship if the criteria are not met to the satisfaction of the jury/sponsors.
