Carlsson Family Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The Carlsson Family Scholarship provides one £20,000 award to a successful woman applicant to the London Business School MBA. It is supported by the Carlsson Family Foundation and alumnus Roger Carlsson MSc17(1984).

London Business School considers eligible candidates automatically through its MBA admissions process, so there is no separate scholarship application. The recipient studies the 15–21 month MBA in London; applications are open for the August 2027 intake.

Benefits & funding

One scholarship worth £20,000.
The MBA can be completed in 15, 18 or 21 months.

Eligibility

Applicants must be women.
Applicants must secure admission to the London Business School MBA.
No nationality or residency restriction is published for the scholarship.
The MBA may consider applicants without an undergraduate degree if they have an excellent career record.
No fixed work-experience minimum is published; applicants with fewer than three years may be admitted if they show superior academic credentials and outstanding leadership evidence.

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Gender requirement
Female

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Application process

1
Review the MBA admission requirements and select one of the three annual application rounds.
2
Submit the online MBA application with the required essays, one-page CV, referee details, GMAT or GRE score, transcripts, English-language evidence when required, and £200 fee.
3
If admitted and eligible, receive automatic consideration for the scholarship; no separate scholarship form is required.

Program timeline

Current cycle
Applications are open for the August 2027 MBA intake.
Each year
The MBA has three application deadlines, all at 17:00 UK time.
The current MBA intake begins.
August 2027