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Student Fellowships: Educating Leaders
at the GSB

How endowed fellowships enable talented students from a variety of backgrounds to pursue their dreams and pioneer new business paths.

Creating the GSB Community

To remain competitive as a top business school, attracting and enrolling the best students—regardless of financial circumstances—is essential for the future of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. The School’s international reputation as a leader in management education is built on the quality and diversity of our students, whose broad range of experiences and backgrounds foster a distinctively collaborative GSB community culture.

The Need

Fifty-five percent of MBA students receive fellowships. For the 2007–08 academic year, MBA fellowships generally meet 25 to 35 percent of an individual student’s total annual need. Students graduate with an average debt of $72,500. “A fellowship at the GSB establishes a legacy of significance that helps to ease the financial burden on future business leaders,” says Scott Stuart, MBA ’86, founding partner of Sageview Capital.

Why Give

Fellowship support allows the GSB to attract the most talented graduate students, including those who are studying pioneering fields—and putting their knowledge into real-world practice. Emma Wendt, who plans to work in the area of sustainable buildings and energy, is pursuing the new joint MBA/MS in Environment and Resources degree, which puts her on campus for two additional quarters. “Completing an MBA is already a financial strain, especially since I’m coming from and going back to a nontraditional field,” says Wendt. “I simply couldn’t afford to be at Stanford without fellowship assistance.”

Impact on the GSB

Investing in our students ensures the School’s continued success. With your support for endowed fellowships, we can remove financial barriers and develop committed leaders at the GSB who will go on to change the world.