Awards and scholarships

Awards and Scholarships

Awards

Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) offers a range of financial awards to talented individuals with a strong potential for career advancement.

Awards are offered to candidates who can demonstrate strength in all aspects of their application and show potential for future success.

You will be automatically considered for a financial award once you have submitted a complete application to the Global MBA. The awards are up to 10% of the fees and are offered on a rolling basis (subject to availability).

Currently available awards

International Awards

Amount awarded: Up to 10% toward tuition fees.

  • UK Award
  • North America Award
  • Africa & Middle East Award
  • Latin America Award
  • European Union Award
  • Asia & Asia Pacific Award
  • Eastern European Award

Awards are given based on the quality of the candidate's application to the MBA programme. Candidates will need to demonstrate clear academic or professional merit through their application and interview.

(Awards subject to nationality/residency)

Women in Business Award

Amount awarded: Up to 10% toward tuition fees.

Open to women candidates who have shown exceptional ability academically and/or professionally. The award was created in order to support women candidates of merit and to help increase the number of women joining Bayes Business School (formerly Cass).

Bayes High Potential Award

Amount awarded: Up to 10% toward tuition fees.

Open to candidates who have clear professional merit and can demonstrate their potential to contribute to all aspects of the MBA programme.

Entrepreneurship Award

Open to all successful MBA applicants who have set up or have been working in an entrepreneurial ventures or those who plan to after the MBA.

Scholarships

Bayes Business School (formerly Cass) offers a range of scholarships to talented individuals with a strong potential for career advancement.

To be considered you must complete the additional scholarship essays that are included in the Global MBA application form and submit this by the round deadline you want to be considered for.

Scholarships are up to 25% of the fees and are awarded to exceptional candidates who demonstrate the passion and drive to lead and make a positive impact in today's diverse business environment. Recipients are expected to act as Bayes ambassadors committed to developing the ongoing success of the MBA programme working closely with marketing, careers, course office, alumni, and the recruitment & admissions team.

We strongly encourage you to apply early during the recruitment cycle as the process of selection is competitive and funds are limited.

If you receive a Bayes scholarship this would supersede an award.

Criteria

When submitting your scholarship application, please ensure that your Global MBA programme application is also complete including an English language test (if required). Refer to the admissions pages to ensure there are no outstanding components to your Global MBA programme application.

Scholarships or awards will be deducted from the second fee instalment.

A maximum of one scholarship will be awarded per candidate.

You don’t need to specify which scholarship you wish to apply for as the scholarship committee will consider which would be most suitable.

If you have any questions please contact the MBA admissions team.

Available scholarships

The Rising Stars Under 30 Scholarship

Amount awarded: Up to 25% toward tuition fees.

Open to candidates who have an exceptional early stage professional track record, particularly within the finance, technology or entrepreneurial sectors.

Professional Excellence Scholarship

Amount awarded: Up to 25% toward tuition fees.

Open to candidates who have an outstanding professional track record.

Bayes Business School Women’s Scholarship

Amount awarded: Up to 25% toward tuition fees.

Open to female candidates who demonstrate outstanding achievement to date and show the potential to achieve great success during and after the Bayes Business School MBA. The aim of the scholarship is to support female candidates of exceptional merit.

Bayes Business School Impact Scholarship

Amount awarded: Up to 25% toward tuition fees.

At Bayes we look to bring together people from all backgrounds to share their voices and unique viewpoints. We give them the tools and inspiration to drive change in their lives but also in the world around them. We have created this scholarship, aimed at high-performing, diverse talent, from non-traditional backgrounds and sectors.

Military Scholarship

Amount awarded: Up to 25% toward tuition fees.

Open to all successful MBA candidates who have been employed in a full-time military role in their career.

Public/Third Sector Scholarship

Amount awarded: Up to 25% toward tuition fees.

Open to all candidates who have a successful career progression within the public or third sector background.

African Innovators Scholarship

This scholarship aims to empower talented individuals to become change-makers in the global business landscape, driving innovation and sustainable growth in the region and beyond.

Amount Awarded: 50% towards the cost of tuition fees.

Open to nationals of African countries and/or those domiciled in Africa.

Eligible countries: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic,

Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo Democratic Republic of, Cote 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, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zamb