Through the BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women, the Swiss foundation intends to help women to obtain the leadership skills they need to advance in their careers.
The scholarship provides a transformational experience to talented and driven women who may have believed that an MBA program was out of reach due to limitations and disruptions in their professional paths. These could include family obligations, forced migration and financial constraints.
Candidates should apply for the BackPack-Excellence Women Scholarship in parallel to their IMD MBA application.
Eligibility Criteria
Priority will be given to female candidates who have experienced the hardship of limitations or disruptions in their paths. For example, being forced to leave their homeland or home region due to conflict, natural disaster, persecution or because of limited opportunities for their advancement.
Application Process
Go to BackPack Foundation on www.imd.org to apply
Provide a 500-word essay on the title: Tell us, how, an MBA at IMD will be truly transformative for you and indirectly for other women in your communities, and what are your main learning objectives.
Recipient confirmed by 1st September.
Required Documents:
You will need to upload your degrees and transcripts, your GMAT or GRE score, and a one-page resume using the IMD CV template, as well as provide one business-related recommender.
