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Fellowships & Scholarships

Stanford Graduate School of Business Fellowships

The GSB receives support from individuals, foundations, and corporations for a variety of fellowship funds. These fellowships are available to all international and US financial aid applicants based on need—not merit.

"Need" for fellowship purposes is defined as the school budget minus assets, income, contributions from parents, friends and/or employers, and outside fellowships. We consider both liquid and non-liquid assets.

We can not consider loans (except forgivable loans) when determining fellowship need.

Outside Fellowships

Private agencies and organizations offer a variety of need- and non-need-based scholarships, grants, and fellowships to MBA students. We encourage you to investigate outside sources to help reduce your debt load. If you receive an outside fellowship greater than $10,000, your GSB fellowship will be reduced. The reduction is not dollar for dollar, however, so it is well worth your time to seek outside aid. Loans are only reduced if your aid exceeds the cost of attendance.

The Charles P. Bonini Partnership for Diversity Fellowship Program (P4D)

Charles BoniniThe Charles P. Bonini Partnership for Diversity (P4D) fellowship program is named for Charles P. Bonini, the William R. Timken Professor of Management Science, Emeritus, who was a guiding force behind a corporate fellowship for minority students during his six-year tenure as director of the MBA Program from 1987 through 1993.

Through the Partnership for Diversity Program (P4D), the Business School acts as a facilitator, helping our Corporate Partners achieve their diversity goals by providing fellowships to students who—by reason of their culture, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, background, work, and life experiences—are able to bring a unique cultural, personal, or professional perspective to both our Corporate Partners and the Business School.

Because of our shared strong belief in the value of diversity, the Corporate Partners and the School especially encourage applications from African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and Puerto Ricans, as well as from others whose backgrounds and experience would provide additional dimensions to the P4D and GSB Programs.

» Fellowship Requirements and Application Details

 

The Grameen Fellowship

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The Grameen Fellows Program supports Bangladeshi students with financial need in obtaining an MBA at Stanford. This generous fellowship will cover all financial costs related to tuition, living expenses, and application and examination fees associated with the admissions process.

» Fellowship Requirements and Application Details

 

The Mohammed bin Rashid Fellows Program

The Mohammed bin Rashid Fellows ProgramThe Mohammed bin Rashid Fellows Program aims to identify talented and ambitious youth from across the Arab region, and offer them scholarships to pursue graduate studies in management, finance or leadership at top-notch international universities.

The program will cover all financial costs related to tuition, books, accommodation, stipend and travel for the full duration of the Fellowship. Upon completion of their studies, the Fellows are bound to return to the Arab region for at least two years of employment in the public or private sector.

This highly competitive program will award up to five fellowships annually to qualified Stanford MBA candidates who demonstrate leadership capabilities and commitment to the Arab region's human and socio-economic progress.

For additional information about The Mohammed bin Rashid Fellows Program and to download an application, visit www.mbrfoundation.ae

 

The Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship

The Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship

 

Reliance Industries Limited has generously created the Reliance Dhirubhai Fellows Program to support Indian students with financial need in obtaining an MBA at Stanford. Each year, Stanford may award up to five Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowships.

 

» Fellowship Requirements and Application Details

 

Complete List of Outside Scholarships

» Current Outside Scholarships (PDF)

Additional Opportunities for MBA Students

  • Siebel Scholars Program
    At the end of the first year, five students are selected for the Siebel Scholars Program, which recognizes top academic achievement, leadership, and citizenship within the Business School community and includes a $35,000 tuition award.
  • GSB Internship Program
    The Stanford Management Internship Fund (SMIF) provides fellowships to MBA students who work in qualifying nonprofits or the government during the summer between your first and second years.
  • Entrepreneurial Summer Program (ESP)
    The Entrepreneurial Summer Program, managed by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies, is aimed at GSB students working at an entrepreneurial company as a summer intern.
  • Social Innovation Fellowship
    The Social Innovation Fellowship is a pilot program for graduating Stanford MBAs (classes of 2009, 2010, and 2011) who have a well-defined vision for a new social venture and are ready to dedicate the year after graduation to launching that venture as a nonprofit organization.