Funding

Partial / Stipend

Master's Scholarship•Canada · Toronto

Black Leadership Award

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

Application Deadline

May 5, 2027

Official Page

The Rotman School of Management offers the Black Leadership Award to incoming students admitted to its Full-Time MBA in Toronto. Recipients must self-identify as Black and demonstrate academic excellence and strong leadership. The award is decided on merit at admission, with additional consideration possible for financial need.

Applicants submit the Full-Time MBA application and are assessed for entrance awards automatically. The in-person MBA comprises 16 months of academic study and an opportunity for a four-month paid internship.

Benefits & funding

  • The recipient receives an entrance scholarship, but Rotman does not publish a specific amount for this award.
  • The award decision is made at the time of admission.

Eligibility

  • Be an incoming Rotman Full-Time MBA student who self-identifies as Black.
  • Demonstrate academic excellence and strong leadership; financial need may receive additional consideration.
  • Hold an appropriate four-year bachelor’s degree or equivalent with at least a 3.0 GPA in the final year.
  • Meet the Full-Time MBA’s work-experience, English-language, and GMAT or GRE requirements or a published exemption; the usual two-year work-experience minimum has exceptions for some combined degrees.
  • Rotman states no nationality or residency restriction for this award.

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Application process

  1. 1
    Create an account in Rotman’s Full-Time MBA application portal.
  2. 2
    Submit the MBA application for one of the published admission rounds with the required transcripts, test information, résumé, and two professional references.
  3. 3
    Complete the timed written assessment within seven days of receiving the invitation.
  4. 4
    No separate award application is required; Rotman assesses the MBA application for entrance-award eligibility.
  5. 5
    If selected, receive the scholarship decision with the admission decision.

Program timeline

  1. Round 1 application deadline

    September 16, 2026

  2. Round 2 application deadline

    November 11, 2026

  3. Round 3 application deadline

    January 13, 2027

  4. Round 4 application deadline

    March 10, 2027

  5. Final application deadline

    May 5, 2027

  6. At admission

    Award decision

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