Cranfield University Announces Full MBA Scholarship

Cranfield University has announced a new, full MBA scholarship aimed at those from a manufacturing, operations or a sales and marketing background who want to pursue the full-time MBA at Cranfield School of Management.

The Business School is part of the University located near Cranford village, Bedfordshire County in the UK.

The University announcement said the scholarship will be sponsored by Essentra plc, the Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire-based global provider of plastic, fiber and foam products.

The Company’s Chief Executive, Colin Day, is himself a Cranfield alumnus (MBA 1980) who held the role of chief financial officer at a number of publicly listed companies across different sectors, prior to taking the helm at Essentra plc in 2011.

The scholarship will cover the full tuition fees for the programme. Students who successfully complete the MBA program, could also get an opportunity of working with Essentra plc.

Meanwhile, to mark its 50th anniversary, Cranfield School of Management was offering 50 Scholarships for full-time MBA students commencing their studies in September 2016.

These are awarded on a competitive basis to eligible applicants and full details can be garnered from the website.

The scholarship will cover the full tuition fees for the programme. Students who successfully complete the MBA program, could also get an opportunity of working with Essentra plc.

The school will also continue to offer a range of sponsored scholarships. Students, who want to be considered for any of the scholarships should indicate this in the application form.

The other scholarships are Cranfield Australian Alumni Scholarship; Cranfield MBA Scholarship for Women; Cranfield New Zealand Alumni Scholarship; Leo Murray Entrepreneurship Scholarship; Relithan (Technology) Scholarship; Santander Scholarships; Simon Rowlands MBA 1986 Scholarship Fund; Sino-British Leadership Scholarship; The Worshipful Company of Farmers scholarship.