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Are you a British and EEA citizen with previous or current experience as an officer in the RAF, Royal Navy or the British Army?

Do you have strong communication, networking and leadership skills?

Are you committed to promoting social and corporate responsibility in British/European society?

If you meet the above criteria then you could be awarded with a scholarship when applying for our Manchester MBA programme.

Manchester Business School has a long and successful history working with service leavers with officer experience looking to move into new careers in non-military organisations. Our MBA alumni from the armed forces have been particularly successful in transferring their leadership skills to very successful post-forces careers.

Scholarship awards

• Gold Awards: up to £15,000
• Silver Awards: up to £7,500

How to apply

There are two stages to the application process:

Stage 1

Stage 2

To be considered for the short-list, please submit the following: Scholarship proposal addressing the following points (maximum 2 pages A4) Present your achievements and leadership experiences as an officer in the armed forces and in other areas of your life. What makes you stand out as an exceptional recipient of this award? As a future alumni ambassador of MBS and the MBA programme, how will you return our investment in you? CV/Resume outlining your academic and professional track record and achievements

Short-listed candidates will be required to complete the Full-time MBA application and will be interviewed. Apply for the Full-time MBA today >> Applications will be considered as they are received. The final deadline for submission is 20 July 2010. Email your application to: Helen Dowd, Director MBA Admissions helen.dowd@mbs.ac.uk or submit a hard-copy to: Manchester Business School MBA Scholarship Application MBA Admissions Office Booth Street West Manchester M15 6PB

We have a one-scholarship/discount policy; scholarships awarded by MBS cannot be accumulated. We reserve the right not to award scholarships if no appropriate outstanding applications are received.

To be considered, you need to be a British or EEA citizen and also have been ordinarily resident in the UK or the EEA (ie the UK/EEA is your main place of residence) for a consecutive period of three years prior to the start date of the Full-time MBA programme (23 August 2010).