OXFORD SKOLL SCHOLAR An Oxford MBA for Africa s Social Entrepreneurs

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1 OXFORD SKOLL SCHOLAR An Oxford MBA for Africa s Social Entrepreneurs Full Tuition and Living Stipend One Year MBA Program Access to Harambe Mentors, Grants, Angel and VC Funds and Corporate Internships Mr. Abudu Zimbabwe, HEA 17 University of Oxford

2 An Oxford MBA for Social Entrepreneurs The Skoll Scholarship provides full funding and a living stipend to complete a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Oxford s Saïd Business School. The programme is supported by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, which is embedded within Oxford Saïd and is funded by the Skoll Foundation. The Skoll Scholarship is intended for those who have started a social venture / initiative or pursued an impact career that focuses on a specific social or environmental challenge. It is an opportunity for recipients to improve their knowledge of market oriented practices so they can be more effective in their subsequent social change pursuits. Ms. Ntim Ghana, HEA 15 University of Oxford

3 The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship is a social impact centre within Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. Founded in 2003 with a generous grant from the Skoll Foundation, the Skoll Centre s mission is to accelerate the impact of entrepreneuring activity that aims to transform unjust or unsatisfactory systems and practices. It does this by: - developing talent and emerging leadership: the Centre offers world-class graduate education that provides students with the vision and skills to bring together market-based approaches and social innovation. - supporting actionable insight through research: the Centre supports research that contributes to the theory of social entrepreneurship and, in particular, its practical applications to address critical global challenges. It develops and supports a network of academics and unites them with practitioners in order to disseminate this knowledge globally. - catalysing deep exchanges with a global community of innovators: the Centre connects social entrepreneurs with thought leaders and key players in business, government, and philanthropy to enhance social impact. Further information about the Centre s people, values, and the Skoll Scholarship is available at

4 - Full tuition and 8,000 GBP living stipend to pursue the MBA programme at Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford - Receive exclusive opportunities to meet with world-renowned entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and investors - Become a member of the Skoll Scholar Community, a group of leaders who are positively impacting the world through innovation and system change - Access to Harambeans, mentors, Angel & VC funds, pro bono legal services, fellowships and corporate internships - Invitation to Harambe Bretton Woods Symposium and intimate sessions with influential private and public sector leaders around the world Ms. Nyeko Uganda, HEA 16 University of Oxford

5 - Candidates must have spent preferably at least 3 years either: - starting and growing a social venture; - OR leading a major expansion of an existing social venture or programme within an organisation; - OR pursuing positive change as an impact career professional, i.e. someone who has used entrepreneurial approaches to address the same social/environmental issue, with a clear core thread that unites his/her work. - Candidates will have used entrepreneurial approaches to identify opportunities, taken action to positively shift the status quo, and produced proven impact that contributes to rectifying unjust systems and practices in their chosen area of work. - Candidates must demonstrate evidence of personal qualities strongly resonating with entrepreneurial leadership. - Candidates must demonstrate how a business education can contribute to the wider development of their work and help them amplify their impact. - Candidates must demonstrate some evidence of their need for the Scholarship. - Candidates must apply and be admitted to both Harambe and Saïd Business School. - Candidates must also apply separately for the Skoll Scholarship after being admitted onto the Oxford MBA programme. December 30, Candidates must complete online HEA Application at January 5, Candidates must complete online Saïd Business School MBA Application during stages 1 or 2 at sbs.ox.ac.uk/programmes/degrees/mba/how-apply-mba March 25, Candidates must apply for the Skoll Scholarship if invited by the Skoll Centre June 20, Skoll Scholarship recipients will receive notification

6 Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a platform for highly educated young African social, business and political entrepreneurs, attending leading universities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Our mission is to capture, inform and engage Africa s global intellectual capital in the development of Africa. Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance is a 501(c)(3) incorporated as a non-profit organization in the State of New Hampshire, USA. For further information: info@healliance.org Website: