8 January 2007

The Australian Alumni MBA Scholarship

The Australian Cranfield Alumni, together with Cranfield School of Management in the UK, are launching an annual scholarship for an outstanding Australian to undertake the full-time MBA programme at Cranfield School of Management in the UK.

The scholarship will cover tuition fees for the full time MBA programme and also provide a grant to contribute to living expenses and the cost of a return airfare to the UK. The value of the scholarship is approximately $90,000 and is the highest value scholarship available in Australia for one year of study.

The person we are seeking will have at least 4-5 years of practical, ‘real-life’ work and life experience with a track record of success, will be most probably around 28 to 34 years of age and have the talent and drive to be one of the future business leaders and entrepreneurs of this country.

While this scholarship opportunity may not be of interest to you directly, you may know of someone, either that you work with, or professional colleagues or in your personal circle that could benefit from this opportunity.

Eligibility for the scholarship

To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, the person must:

1. Be an Australian national and resident in Australia
2. Be passionate about Australia and want to contribute to the country
3. Have a successful track record of around 4-5 years work experience
4. Complete the Graduate Management Admission Test (and a score of 600 or over).
5. Be accepted for the full time MBA programme at Cranfield
6. Complete the Scholarship Application Page which simply asks the applicant to make a persuasive case to be awarded the scholarship

People without undergraduate degrees will be considered based on work record and GMAT.

Meet the Alumni Events

Prospective candidates will be able to meet the Alumni to find out more about the course and how the Cranfield Alumni have used their MBAs after graduating. The Meet the Alumni events will take place on the following dates:

13th February 2007 6.00pm – 8.00 pm

Venue: United Service Club, 183 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane

To find out more information about the scholarship or to RSVP to attend please visit the Australian Alumni website or email Alex Chapman

Key dates

Closing dates for applications - first week in March
The winner of the scholarship will be announced in May 2007
The MBA course for 2007 commences on the 2nd October 2007

Information about Cranfield School of Management

Cranfield School of Management, located about 75 km north-west of London in the UK, is one of Europe's leading management schools. It is part of Cranfield University, renowned for its high quality postgraduate teaching and research and its strong links to industry and business. Management education and development has been offered at Cranfield University since the late 1940s and the School of Management was formally set up in 1967. Cranfield has the largest alumni body in the world over 10,000 members in over 100 countries.

Cranfield School of Management is one of the major business schools internationally. The Cranfield Full-Time MBA has a top international reputation and is ranked 7th amongst one-year MBA programmes by the UK's Financial Times survey. The Economist Intelligence Unit worldwide rankings places Cranfield at No. 32 in the world. (Monash and Melbourne Business Schools are ranked 59 and 99). Cranfield is considered a world leader in the field of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship development and research.

Leaders in their chosen fields, the teaching faculty have strong links through consultancy and research, to the needs of business, industry and government and thus are consistently current and topical in their teaching. The diverse origins of the teaching body - from Australia, China, Japan, North America and across Europe - ensures that the students receive a global perspective and a rich, practically focused learning experience.

Cranfield's student profile is very distinctive; the minimum 3 years in industry with a strong track record of success means that the average age of students is 32, and with students from over 100 countries, this breadth of experience contributes greatly to the richness of the learning experience.

Well known alumni in Australia include John McFarlane (MBA 1975) CEO ANZ Bank; Martin Dalgliesh (MBA 1997) CEO, New Media, Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd and in the UK, Miles Flint (MBA 1982), President, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Elena Ambrosiadou (1988) the second highest paid woman after J K Rowling (at GBP13 million)!

ANZ Chief Executive Officer, Mr John McFarlane (MBA 1975) speaking about his experience:

The Cranfield MBA programme allowed me to change direction and ultimately my life. Cranfield¹s focus on leadership and the basic grounding it gave me to all aspects of business, through teaching but also by interacting with my peers, helped me at a very practical level. This scholarship provides a truly exciting and distinct opportunity for talented Australians to develop their entrepreneurial and leadership skills at one of the world¹s leading business schools.