MBA Africa Fellowship

I want to apply for Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program so can you please tell me the deadlines and requirements of this?

[Shaleen]

The Stanford Africa MBA Fellowship Program pays for tuition and associated fees (approximately US $140,000) for citizens of African countries who wish to obtain an MBA at Stanford GSB.

Stanford will award up to eight Stanford Africa MBA Fellowships annually.

Within two years of graduation from Stanford GSB, Stanford Africa MBA Fellows are required to return to Africa to work for at least two years in a professional role that contributes to the continent’s development.

The deadline for the fellowship application for entrance in September 2016 has passed.

You may still apply to the MBA Program for fall 2016.

Fellowship application materials include-

Educational history-

Official transcripts are not considered at this stage.
Finalists will be required to submit an unofficial copy of your transcripts in the MBA Application and will submit official copies upon admission to the MBA Program.

You may also submit the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and/or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), if available.

If you are selected as a finalist, you’ll be required to take one of these exams as part of your application to the Stanford MBA Program.

Awards and honors (academic, professional, or personal)

Employment history-

Letters of recommendation are not considered at this stage.

Finalists will be required to submit two Letters of Recommendation in the MBA Application.

One-page resume or curriculum vitae (CV)

250-word essay addressing how you plan to make an impact in Africa

Individual financial information