MBA stands for Master of Business Administration. Every business students wants and desires it as it is a huge accomplishment. It opens huge opportunities to the holder, it is a sure guarantee that they will get a job rapidly and their career growth in the corporate world will be accelerated.
As a result of the benefits, many students who studied business related courses wants to gain their MBA to boost their CV.
With the increasing number of students who wants to acquire their MBA but are in need of financial support or are from developing countries, there is need for scholarships.
Many universities all over the world offer scholarships to students that wish to study at their institution and luckily, there are universities and colleges in Canada that offer scholarship opportunities to MBA students and we will take a good look at them in this article.
Below is a list of the top 10 MBA scholarships in Canada
- Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University
This is a management school located in Toronto, Canada.
It is one of Canada’s leading management schools where students can apply for their MBA. It was also ranked as one of the top 25 international MBA programs according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
Ted Rogers School of Management has partnered with Ted and Loretta Rogers and received a donation of up to $15 million for scholarships and awards, to help students in funding their MBA program as this alone can be a huge financial investment.
In order to qualify for the Ted Rogers School Graduate Entrance Scholarship, the applicant must be academically excellent as students are selected based on academic excellence and performance. About 24 students are awarded with scholarship and awards that are worth up to $20000 each.
This scholarship is open to Canadian students who are applying on either full time and part time basis. But it’s open for international students who are applying on full time basis only.
To apply for their scholarships and awards, visit www.ryerson.ca/mba/admissions/funding/.
2. Rotman School of Management Scholarships at the University of Toronto
This school is located in Toronto, Canada. It is part of the university of Toronto, many students can apply to the school to study and earn an MBA.
It is one of the leading school of management in the world. The Rotman School of Management does not, in itself, sponsor any students for scholarships for their MBA program, but there are a number of external organizations willing to sponsor foreign students for their MBA at the school. For example, the Government of Canada International Scholarship Programs. There are many scholarships available under the governmental program for foreign MBA aspirants. Visit www.educanada.ca to see a full list of government scholarships
3. Alberta MBA Scholarships
In 2019, up to $1million was made available for students of the MBA program at university of Alberta school of business.
There are entrance awards for students that successfully gain admission into the Alberta School of Business which could have value of up to $15,000.Scholarships are awarded during the course of the MBA programs. To know more, visit www.ualberta.ca/business/programs/mba/admissions/awards-financial-aid/index.html.
4. Haskayne School of Business MBA Entrance Scholarships.
This school of business is part of the university of Calgary, they have scholarship for first year students that successfully gained admission and they also have scholarship and award programs for students during the course of their MBA like the Haskayne Student Experiences Fund, SU Travel and Conference Funding and so on. Visit https://haskayne.ucalgary.ca/student-funding-and-scholarships.
5. Schulich School of Business Scholarships.
All international students are automatically considered for the scholarships and awards in this school. There are merit based Scholarships, scholarship for those in financial needs etc. Visit https://schulich.yorku.ca/student-life-services/financial-aid/scholarships-awards/.
6. Ivey MBA Scholarships
There are alot of scholarships and students loan available to Ivey MBA applicants. The scholarship awards are worth up to $1.8 million in value.
Kindly visit www.ivey.uwo.ca/finance for more information on how to fund your study for MBA at Ivey Business School.
7. Sauder School of Business Entrance Scholarship.
Sauder School of Business is a part of the University of British Columbia. Some of their scholarship programs include Dean’s Entrance Scholarship, International Talent Scholarships, and so on.
You can visit www.sauder.ubc.ca/programs/masters-degrees/ubc-mba/admissions-finance/scholarships.
8. Desautels Faculty of Management
This school is part of McGill University. It is a top management school in Canada.
You can check their scholarships page on www.mcgill.ca/desautels/programs/bcom/current-students/scholarships.
9. Smith School of Business – Queens University.
This school is part of Queens university and it is fully called Robert H. Smith School of Business. You can visit their scholarships page at www.rhsmith.umd.edu/programs/undergraduate-programs/academics/scholarships
10. HEC Montreal MBA Scholarships.
There are hundreds of scholarships in partnership with the HEC Montreal Foundation up for grabs for you as a MBA student.
Visit www.hec.ca/en/programs/mba/full-time-mba-/scholarships/index.html.