The African Scholarship is funded by alumni and friends of London Business School for a successful MBA applicant from an African country. One award of £20,000 is available, and every eligible admitted applicant is considered automatically.
The recipient joins the in-person LBS MBA in London, which can be completed in 15, 18, or 21 months. Applications for the August 2027 intake are open.
Benefits & funding
- One scholarship award of £20,000.
- The award contributes partial funding toward the London Business School MBA.
- The MBA offers exit points after 15, 18, or 21 months.
Eligibility
- Applicants must first be successful in admission to the London Business School MBA.
- Applicants must be from an African country: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, or Zimbabwe.
- LBS does not require a particular undergraduate subject and may consider non-graduates with an excellent career record.
- The MBA is aimed at applicants with high-quality work experience, but LBS states no fixed numeric minimum and may admit applicants with fewer than three years.
- No separate scholarship application is required.
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Eligible nationalities
Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · DR Congo
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Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · South Sudan · Sudan · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Western Sahara · Zambia · Zimbabwe
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Application process
- 1Open an LBS profile and begin the online MBA application.
- 2Submit the application form, essays, one-page CV, professional referee details, valid GMAT or GRE score, English-language evidence when required, university transcripts, and the £200 application fee.
- 3Complete an alumni or senior admissions staff interview if selected.
- 4Receive the MBA admission decision; every eligible successful applicant is then considered automatically for the scholarship.
Program timeline
August 2026
Applications opened for the August 2027 MBA intake.
Current admissions cycle
Three MBA application rounds close at 17:00 UK time; exact dates appear in the live application calendar.
After submission
Selected applicants are invited to interview.
The MBA intake begins.
August 2027