The Deb Lewis MBA Scholarships
Covers core tuition fees.
Open to candidates who have lived in the local region for at least three years.
Funding and scholarships
There are many scholarships and bursaries available to full-time and Executive part-time MBA students. These can cover all or part of your fees and are available to students from the UK and abroad.
Tuition fees
Fees and application deadlines for the 2023-24 academic year.
Full-time MBA
- Fees: £37,500
Read more about tuition fees.
Application deadlines:
- Overseas: 31 July 2023
- Home: 30 August 2023
University of Bath MBA scholarships
We have funding available to support talented MBA candidates from around the world.
We offer scholarships that could help you to invest in your future and reap the rewards. These can cover all or part of your fees and are available to students from the UK and abroad.
If we award you a scholarship, you’ll be expected to act as a Bath MBA ambassador to help us attract future MBA candidates. This is a fantastic way of using your experiences to support new MBA graduates in their decision to choose Bath.
To be eligible for a scholarship you must have received an offer to study on the full-time MBA or Executive MBA programme.
Application deadlines
- Apply for scholarship by one of these four deadlines:
- apply by 31 December 2022 for a decision by 31 January 2023
- apply by 31 March 2023 for a decision by 30 April 2023
- apply by 30 June 2023 for a decision by 31 July 2023
- apply after 30 June 2023 for a decision in September 2023
Applying for a scholarship
We will contact you with details on how to apply for a University of Bath Scholarship once we’ve reviewed your MBA programme application. If we award you a scholarship the amount will be taken off your tuition fee.
Local Corporate Partnerships
We’re committed to our community.
Our MBA corporate partnerships encourage organisations to consider their long-term strategy for growth. They can help you develop talent from within and with attracting the next generation of leaders.
We work with you to help identify future leaders and deliver practical education that meets your operational and strategic needs.
Your organisation may qualify for a substantial University-funded bursary if:
- your organisation is active in the South West of the UK
- you enrol two or more MBA students in one academic year
You’ll also benefit from student project work, MBA recruitment opportunities and other engagement.
Other scholarships and bursaries
Other awards supported by alumni and our key partners, to support the very best talent from across the world. Scholarships are available for both our Full-time and Executive MBA programmes.
University of Bath alumni bursary
Open to University of Bath graduates.
If you have graduated with a full degree from a different programme at the University of Bath, you may be eligible for a discount of 10% on any part of your fees which you are funding yourself.
Sir Jack Cater Scholarship
Worth £3,000.
Open to graduates of nominated Hong Kong universities. You will be automatically considered for this award if eligible. Available for full-time MBA students only.
Chevening Scholarship
£37,500 (including top up from the University).
Open to applicants from Chevening-eligible countries. On confirmation of the award of a Chevening Scholarship, we will offer a top-up award to one successful candidate selected by Chevening and the Bath MBA selection committee for a special joint partnership award. Available for full-time MBA students only.
Sanctuary Scholarship
Your tuition fees and a bursary worth £15,285.
For taught postgraduate master’s students who are seeking asylum in the UK, and who are not eligible to receive postgraduate financial support from Student Finance.
Other ways of funding your MBA
Details of two schemes you might be interested in using to fund your studies.
Prodigy Finance loans
Prodigy Finance offers loans to students at top business schools, including the School of Management at the University of Bath.
Loans are for full-time students and available to over 150 nationalities.
Apply through the Prodigy Finance website.
Declaration: An entity connected to the University of Bath School of Management is an investor in MBA Community Loans PLC, which provides the finance to fund the Prodigy Finance Loan Scheme. The University of Bath School of Management may therefore benefit from any lending under the scheme.
UK students
Government loans
Postgraduate loans are available for all UK MBA students. You can find more information on the University’s website and the Government’s website.
Paying your tuition fees
How to pay in instalments and where to find information about other ways to pay.
Pay your fees in instalments
Full-time MBA
Self-funding students can pay tuition fees in one or two instalments.
There are several options for paying fees.
Executive part-time MBA
Part-time students can pay their fees in full at the start of the programme, or in up to four instalments. Payment dates are February and October.
Got a question about funding your MBA?
If you have a question or a concern about funding your studies, please contact us.