Scholarships at Saïd Business School

Two types of scholarships are available for exceptional female candidates at each intake of the Executive MBA programme.

Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women

Saïd Business School is a proud member of the Forté Foundation, a non-profit consortium of major corporations and top business schools working together to launch women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, opportunities, and a community of successful women.

Oxford Executive MBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club

These scholarships aim to support female candidates of merit and to encourage an increase in women considering senior leadership roles. Additionally, scholarship recipients are invited to events run by the 30% Club's mentoring partner, Moving Ahead. 

Value

• Forté Foundation Fellowships for Women provide £37,500 towards course fees.

• Oxford Executive MBA Scholarships for Women in association with the 30% Club cover 50% of course fees.

Number available

For both the September 2025 and January 2026 intakes of the Executive MBA programme, the following are available:

• Up to four Forté Foundation Fellowships.

• Up to two Oxford Executive MBA Scholarship for Women in association with the 30% Club.

Eligibility criteria

Open to female candidates.

Leo Tong Chen is a Saïd Business School alumnus who completed the MBA programme in 2001. He was a young entrepreneur when he joined the MBA programme and went on to found dGav Capital, a venture capital investment management firm focusing on new material, new energy, electronic vehicles, environment protection, healthcare, biotechnology and artificial intelligence sectors. In 2017, Tong Chen felt he was now at the point in his career where he was able to give something back.

For the 2025-26 class, we can offer two scholarships, worth £30,000 each.

Scholarship details

Value:  £30,000.

Eligibility criteria

Intesa Sanpaolo is one of Italy's leading banks, with a proud record of corporate philanthropy across a range of global priorities including educational programmes aimed at driving social change.

Intesa Sanpaolo, in partnership with Saïd Business School and Green Templeton College, offers a full scholarship each year to an exceptional female MBA candidate.

Value

Course fees and a grant for living costs of at least £20,780.

Scholars with children may be eligible for an additional needs-based allowance to help with the cost of childcare. Candidates will be selected on the basis of the selection criteria listed below, before eligibility for the childcare allowance is considered. 

Eligibility

• Female candidates.

• Tenable at Green Templeton College only. All eligible applicants will be considered for the scholarship, regardless of which college (if any) you state on your offer acceptance form. However, successful applicants will be transferred to Green Templeton College to take up the scholarship.

The Oxford Saïd Future Leaders Scholarships are prestigious new awards, introduced in 2024, to honour the achievements and support the ambitions of our brightest and best MBA students, who will go on to become future leaders in their different fields. They are supported by Wafic Saïd and the Saïd Foundation, with the aim of supporting the School in its pursuit of excellence in research and teaching and learning. 

Value

A range of awards, typically up to £40,000, contributing towards course fees.

Eligibility criteria

All MBA applicants are eligible.

Our alumni support future generations of Saïd Business School students, giving them access to the experience, world-class education and networks that the School offers. By supporting scholars, alumni have a tangible impact on the lives and futures of others.

Named after the 13th-Century Rewley Abbey, a place of learning for Cistercian monks, which stood on the grounds of Saïd Business School, the Rewley Scholarships continue the scholarly tradition of the site and bring the best and brightest to Oxford Saïd. The scholarships enable us to increase diversity across our programmes, and reduce the financial barrier to further study.

We are delighted that Rewley scholarships are available to students on our MBA, Executive MBA, MSc in Financial Economics, MSc in Major Programme Management and Diploma programmes.

Value

A range of partial awards, typically up to £20,000, contributing towards course fees.

Eligibility criteria

All MBA applicants are eligible. 

Our alumni support future generations of Saïd Business School students, giving them access to the experience, world-class education and networks that the School offers. By supporting scholars, alumni have a tangible impact on the lives and futures of others.

Named after the 13th-Century Rewley Abbey, a place of learning for Cistercian monks, which stood on the grounds of Saïd Business School, the Rewley Scholarships continue the scholarly tradition of the site and bring the best and brightest to Oxford Saïd. The scholarships enable us to increase diversity across our programmes, and reduce the financial barrier to further study.

We are delighted that Rewley scholarships are available to students on our MBA, Executive MBA, MSc in Financial Economics, MSc in Major Programme Management and Diploma programmes.

Value

£37,500

Eligibility criteria

The Saïd Business School Foundation (SBSF) is a charitable trust established in 1998 to support the School in its pursuit of excellence.

The Foundation aims to assist the School in its pursuit of excellence in research, teaching and relevance to business practitioners with a view to establishing and maintaining the School as one the world’s top schools.

Value

A range of partial awards, typically up to £30,000, contributing towards course fees.

Eligibility criteria

All MBA applicants are eligible.

Preference may be given to candidates from less well-represented regions, including Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. 

Uoffer Global is an award-winning education consultancy company that has generously funded these new scholarships in order to attract the brightest and best Chinese students to Oxford. 

For the 2025-26 class, we can offer two scholarships, worth £42,000 each, with a preference for candidates who are citizens of Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), and who are ordinarily resident outside of Great Britain and intending to leave Great Britain upon completion of their studies.

Value

£42,000

Eligibility criteria

Preference will be given to candidates who are citizens of Greater China (including Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan), and who are ordinarily resident outside of Great Britain and intending to leave Great Britain upon completion of their studies.