Bologna Full MBA Scholarships for African Students in Italy 2014

Alma Graduate School, together with the Foundation for World Wide Cooperation, invites applications from young bright African students wishing to pursue an MBA for the 2014-2015 Africa Scholarship Program.

This Program aims to facilitate the participation of 10 young bright talents from Africa, wishing to pursue an MBA and contribute to the social and economic development of their continent. The scholarship is tenable in the University of Bolo, Italy

Area Cover:
Each of the 10 Scholarships includes:

 100% cover of tuition fee (€27,000)
 Grant up to € 10,000 (gross) to cover travel expenses to Italy and living costs in Bologna during the MBA program* *

Eligibile Candidate
Candidates need to be citizens of an African Country,
 Hold an undergraduate degree,
 Be proficient in English and have 2 years of professional experience.
 Prospective  candidates  need  to:
 Be  citizens  of  an  African  Country  (evidence  required)
Satisfy  all  the  MBA  admission  requirements
Be  registered  to  the  admissions  process  (Alma  Graduate School  is  available  to support  candidates  who  need  help  to  register  in  the admission  process)
Submit  a  Letter  of  Commitment  to  successfully  complete  the MBA  Program
Sign  a  Letter  of  Understanding  about  the  importance  of repatriation  to  Africa  and contribution  to  the  economic development  of  Africa  provide  evidence  of  personal  year income  ( 2011-2012-2013),
Family year  income  (2011-2012-2013)  and  information  about  parents

How to Apply
Candidates  need  to  apply  both  to  the  call  for  admission  to the  “1st  level  Master  Universitario  Program  in  Business Administration”  at  the  University  of  Bologna  and  the  Africa Scholarship  Program  at  Alma  Graduate  School
In  order  to  receive  this  Scholarship,  candidates  need  to  be accepted  in  the  MBA  Program  by  the  University  of  Bolo
Beneficiaries will be asked to sign a letter of understanding about the importance of repatriation and contribution to economic and social development of Africa.
 Scholarship  application  form
 Certificate  or  evidence  of  individual  and  family  income
 Certificate  or  evidence  of  parents’  job
 The  application  form  is  to  be  sent  via  e-­?mail  along  with the  above  mentioned  materials  as  PDF  files  to internationalmba@almaweb.unibo.it   

A Committee appointed by  the  School  will  evaluate  the application .
In order to  define  the  Scholarship  Ranking,  the  Committee will  consider the  financial  needs  of  the  candidates officially  admitted  to  participate  in  the  MBA.

End date
Closing date for first Round is first: May 5, 2014 while for the second round isJune 30, 2014.  Notifications will reach successful  candidates  by  June 3 andJuly 25, 2014, respectively.