Each year SMU Cox School of Business offers merit scholarships for masters program in Business Administration. Recipients are selected on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement, performance on the GMAT, professional experience experience, and leadership potential. The Cox School of Business is proud to partner with Forte Foundation to continue to increase the number of women pursuing graduate business education. We offer a variety of merit-based scholarship awards to admitted female students which qualify them to be named as Forte Fellows and become part of an exclusive group of top future female business leaders. All female candidates who apply by the Round 3 (March 5, 2014) deadline are automatically considered for Forte Fellows.
Study Subject: Scholarships are offered in the field of Business Administration.
Eligibility:
Admission to the Cox MBA Program is highly selective. The Admissions Committee seeks a diverse group of candidates demonstrating the following attributes:
- Significant professional and life experiences.
- Strong academic capabilities, leadership potential, and interpersonal and communication skills.
- Personal qualities such as maturity, integrity, self-confidence, and motivation.
- A strong commitment to learning and achievement.
Successful applicants typically have several years of full-time work experience, a strong undergraduate academic record, and competitive scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). You should be computer literate, with a basic understanding of e-mail, the Internet, and spreadsheets. Although not required, we strongly recommend that you also have a working knowledge of calculus, accounting, statistics, and microeconomics.
Scholarship Value:
The Cox MBA Program provides scholarship awards to approximately half of its students, with awards ranging from 10-100% of tuition and fees.
Selection Criteria:
Recipients are selected on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement, performance on the GMAT, professional experience, and leadership potential.
Notification:
- Round 1: The admissions committee expects to notify all Round 1 applicants of their admission decision by December 20.
- Round 2: The admissions committee expects to notify all Round 2 applicants of their admission decision by March 1.
- Round 3: The admissions committee expects to notify all Round 3 applicants of their admission decision by April 20.
- Round 4: The admissions committee expects to notify all Round 4 applicants of their admission decision by June 10.
How to apply?
All candidates who apply by March 5 (Round 3 deadline) are automatically considered for merit scholarships. To be eligible, candidates must submit their application, including all pieces (transcripts, GMAT, TOEFL, essays, etc.), by the scholarship deadline of March 5, 2014 (Round 3 deadline). They strongly encourage students to apply in Round 1 or Round 2 if possible.
Application Deadline:
- Round 1: November 5, 2013 (international applicants) and November 20, 2013 (domestic applicants).
- Round 2: January 5, 2014 (international applicants) and January 20, 2014 (domestic applicants).
- Round 3: March 5, 2014 (all applicants) — final deadline for merit scholarship consideration.
- Round 4: May 5, 2014 (domestic applicants).
For further information: Cox MBA Scholarships
