Application for the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships 2026 is currently open from suitably qualified international students who are looking to pursue a graduate program plus an MBA at the University of Oxford for the 2026/2027 academic year.
This year, the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships provide up to 5 Postgraduate Scholarships for exceptional international students who can demonstrate the potential and commitment to find sustainable solutions to large-scale challenges to pursue a graduate degree program at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School.
The Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships is funded by the Pershing Square Foundation to provide financial support for both the Master’s and the MBA degrees. Scholars can pursue any of the 1+1 MBA partnering programmes and combine it with the MBA.
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Eligibility Criteria
Applicants will be considered in order of priority for the scholarship:
- New applicants to the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme.
- You must be admitted both to a 1+1 MBA partnering programme and to the MBA before being considered for the scholarship (applicants on the waiting list will not be considered).
- Applicants admitted to both a full-time one-year master’s course that is not currently part of the official list of 1+1 MBA partnering programmes, and to the MBA (as a separate application).
- Current master’s students who have been admitted to the MBA and were not considered for the scholarship in the previous year.
Selection Criteria
- Intention to focus on addressing world-scale social challenges in your career, either in an existing organisation or through the development of a new enterprise.
- Ability to envision how to achieve scalable and sustainable solutions to these challenges.
- Leadership potential, demonstrated through experience and motivation.
- Academic achievement demonstrated through degree results, GMAT or GRE score, previous university prizes and awards, and other academic achievements.
- Strong personal character, integrity, and commitment.
- Articulated vision on how the Oxford 1+1 MBA will allow you to fulfil your objectives.
Scholarship Benefits
Course fees for both the Master’s degree and MBA programme, plus a grant for living costs of at least £21,805 for each year of study.
Method of Application
Applicants for the Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships 2026 must submit a complete application for both courses and upload the scholarship essay in the ‘Funding’ section of the 1+1 MBA programme application which can be found on the relevant course page on the Graduate Admissions website by the deadline, to be considered.
Answer the following question in no more than 500 words: How do you intend to change the world and what does this tell us about you as a person?
Application Deadline: January 6, 2027.
For More Information: Visit the Scholarship Website.
