Funding and scholarships

There are many scholarships and bursaries available to full-time and Executive part-time MBA students. These are available to students from the UK and abroad.


Tuition fees

Fees and application deadlines.


Full-time MBA fees

Application deadlines

  • Overseas/EU: 31 July 2025
  • Home: 31 August 2025

Executive MBA fees

Application deadline

  • 29 August 2025

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 are available to students from the UK and abroad.

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 and if you are invited to interview.

Eligibility 

If you wish to be considered for an MBA Scholarship you must have received an offer to attend an interview for an MBA programme for the entry year 2025/26.

Acceptance criteria 

Once you have received your scholarship offer, you have 14 days to pay your deposit and accept your place on the programme. If you don’t pay within this timeframe, we will remove your scholarship. Your offer to study will remain open.

If we award you a scholarship, the money will be taken off your tuition fee. You do not have to pay it back.

How the Bath MBA transformed my entrepreneurial skills

Gilan Gustari, Indonesia LDPD Scholarship holder, on the transformative impact of the MBA on her own business.


A headshot of MBA student Gilan.
‘The programme has really changed my mindset about business. With the knowledge that I have from the MBA, I’m now more confident to go back to Indonesia and run my business.’
Gilan Gustari Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) Scholarship holder

MBA Armed Forces Scholarships


We’re delighted to announce the MBA Armed Forces Scholarship, in support of the Armed Forces Covenant Agreement. All eligible MBA applicants will receive a 50% scholarship towards the tuition fee.

We’re committed to supporting the future career of those who have served in the UK military and are now looking for a civilian pathway. Our programme is designed to integrate you into the corporate world whilst giving you an experience of all aspects of business. Our dedicated careers team are on hand to help you develop your skills for the business world and help you find your next future.

We invite you to submit your CV before having a conversation with the MBA recruitment team. There are typically ten Armed Forces Scholarships available in each year of entry. We reserve the right to adjust this figure up or down or withdraw the scholarship at any stage.

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.


MBA Business Partnerships

We’re committed to our community.


Our MBA business partnerships encourage organisations to consider their long-term strategy for growth. They can help you develop talent from within and attract the next generation of leaders.

We work with you to help identify future leaders and deliver practical education that meets your business 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. Talk to us about sponsoring an employee on the Bath MBA and how this can help with future growth and succession planning.

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 available to students who are accepted into the full-time MBA programme (not the MBA executive route).

Apply through the Prodigy Finance website.

Declaration:

Prodigy Finance is one of many providers of finance. You are strongly advised to undertake your own due diligence and to check all terms and conditions before entering into any agreement with a loan or scholarship provider. 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 over two years in four payments.

Got a question about funding your MBA?

If you have a question or a concern about funding your studies, please contact us.