Scholarships for Kingston University MBA students

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Boost your career in business with our AMBA-accredited Master of Business Administration (MBA).

On this course, we blend academic excellence with real-world business challenges to inform tomorrow’s leaders. If you strive for business innovation and leadership transformation, an MBA might be the right path for you.

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Whether you are looking to advance your career, increase your employability or move internationally, the Kingston MBA Scholarship can provide the stepping stone to help you achieve your career goals.

To be considered for the MBA Scholarship, you must:

• Hold an offer for the MBA
• Be responsible for paying your own tuition fees (including if you use a UK Postgraduate Loan). The scholarship is not available if your fees are paid directly by an external sponsor such as an employer, government or embassy.

You will automatically be considered for the Kingston MBA Scholarship if you receive an offer to study for the Master of Business Administration (MBA).

If you are eligible for the self-funded scholarship, you will receive confirmation of this in your offer letter. The scholarship will be automatically applied to your tuition fee invoice, so no separate application is required.

To be considered for the Kingston Impact Scholarship you must:

• be making a significant professional transition, moving away from a different industry or function

OR

• coming from a background of founding or running your own venture.

Your application will be judged on the following.

1. Transformation story
   The clarity and authenticity with which you describe your career switch or entrepreneurial journey, and what drove your decision to pursue an MBA at this stage in your career.
2. Leadership potential
   Evidence of initiative, influence or impact in your current or previous roles, regardless of seniority or sector.
3. Vision
   A compelling account of the change you intend to create in your career, your organisation or your industry, and how the Kingston MBA is the bridge to get there.
4. Contribution to diversity of thought
   How your non-traditional path, sector background or lived experience will enrich the cohort and the wider business community.

To apply for the Kingston Impact Scholarship, submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words, responding to:

"Describe the pivot that brought you here, and the one you're building towards."

Applications for September 2026 entry close on 29 May.

The Kingston Impact Scholarship 2026 Application Form.

We're looking for candidates who:

• Demonstrate strength, precision and excellence within their chosen career
• Can withstand pressure, see with clarity and remain focused on what holds value over time
• Demonstrate the capacity for growth
• Are committed to using their business education to make a positive impact on others.
• Take the initiative to create new opportunities, anticipate change and lead in ways that put people first.

• You must hold an unconditional firm offer for the full-time MBA programme
• International students must have engaged with the CAS Shield process and be at the post-deposit stage
• You must commence your studies in September 2027
• You must demonstrate the values of Diamond Scholar through a scored assessment

How it works

There is no application process. If you meet the above criteria, we will contact you from 1 April 2027 with details of how to complete the assessment.

A panel will assess you against the five Diamond Scholar qualities. We look for specific, concrete examples rather than general statements, so tell us what you did and what happened as a result.

We’ll look for evidence of:

• Excellence in your career: achievements and career progression that show strength, precision and high standards in your work.
• Clarity under pressure: how you have handled demanding situations, made sound decisions and stayed focused on what matters in the long term.
• Capacity for growth: how you learn from setbacks and challenges, and how clear and credible your goals are for your career after the MBA.
• Positive impact: how you have made a difference to people, communities or organisations, and how you plan to use your business education to do more.
• Initiative, foresight and people-focused leadership: how you have created new opportunities, anticipated change and brought people with you.

Please note that Kingston University reserves the right to withdraw or amend a scholarship without prior notification. Scholarships are offered subject to funding and availability.