Full-time MBA Scholarships

Applications for our MBA scholarships are now open

As part of our application process you will be invited to an MBA interview. The interview is an opportunity for us to get to know you, and for you to ask us anything about our MBA programme. During the interview we will also assess your suitability for a scholarship.

MBA Scholarships 2025/2026

We offer MBA scholarships to candidates who demonstrate the potential to make a transformational impact on the MBA cohort and a global impact through their subsequent career.

All scholarships are awarded on the basis of a recommendation to an award panel after interview. The criteria to be considered for a scholarship are:

(Candidates must demonstrate at least two of these three criteria):
1.   Evidence of very strong academic performance (at least Upper Second Class Degree or equivalent)
2.   Evidence of considerable management experience of at least seven years
3.   Strong evidence of a mindset, attitude and skill set which will contribute to the MBA cohort.

The MBA Scholarship offers will be as follows:

Gold scholarships

Gold Scholarships of £12,000 will to a small number of outstanding candidates. We are looking for:

Evidence of leadership demonstrated throughout your career to date
Evidence of entrepreneurial behaviours and impact
Evidence of a commitment to equality, social responsibility and sustainability
The ability to show the role that the Aston MBA will play in your career development.

Silver scholarships

Silver Scholarships for students of £6,000 will be awarded to candidates who are assessed as excellent. We are looking for:

Evidence of commercial success achieved during your career to date
Evidence of applying entrepreneurial thinking
Understanding of the importance of equality, social responsibility and sustainability
A passion for self-development, a clear rationale for wishing to study the Aston MBA and a vision of where the MBA will take you.

In addition, we will be offering a few Aston 2030 scholarships. These are equivalent to Gold Scholarships (£12,000).

Aston Inclusive: The applicant has provided evidence via application and interview that they have increased the diversity and inclusion within an organisation over a period of normally at least seven years. Further corroborating information may be sought.
Aston Entrepreneurial: The applicant has demonstrated via application and interview that they have set up, run and grown a business over a period of normally at least seven years. Further corroborating information may be sought.
Aston Transformational: The applicant has demonstrated via application and interview that they have used their role within an organisation to transform that organisation in terms of growth, sustainability and intrapreneurship over a period of normally at least seven years. Further corroborating information may be sought.

MBA applicants would also be eligible to apply for the Vice-Chancellors Enterprise Award.

No applicant may be awarded more than ONE scholarship.

The process of awarding scholarships:

Interviewers will recommend award
A Scholarship panel will make the decision to offer scholarships
We will include a deadline for MBA applicants to accept their offer and be eligible for their MBA scholarship offer. We will use the reply by date as the date for applicants to accept and take advantage of the scholarship.