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Switzerland- Nestle MBA scholarships

September 16, 2015

Eligible fields  Masters in Business Admistration

Type of fellowship  Nestlé Scholarship helps women through IMD MBA program. The Nestlé Scholarship for Women was first awarded in 1997 and was initiated by a group of IMD- Switzerland- MBA (Masters in Business Administration) participants who desired to encourage women to take the MBA courses. Preference are given to women from developing countries including but not limited to African female Students.

Target group  Women

Age limit  None

Host info  Switzerland

Duration  The period of the program

Number of awards given each year  One

Eligible costs  Not specified

Non eligible costs  Not specified

Amounts  CHF 25,000

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