Forté Foundation Fellowships — Fellowship

London Business School offers these merit fellowships with Forté Foundation to successful women admitted to its MBA. Multiple awards are available, and every eligible applicant is considered automatically; no separate fellowship application is required.

Recipients study the full-time MBA in London and receive financial support plus access to Forté career and community benefits. The MBA has flexible exit points at 15, 18, or 21 months.

Benefits & funding

Up to £45,000 in scholarship funding.
Multiple fellowships are awarded.
Forté benefits include access to its professional resources, company network, Fellows community, events, mentoring, job invitations, and online programming.

Eligibility

Be a successful applicant to the London Business School full-time MBA.
Be a woman; this is the stated eligibility rule for the specific LBS award.
Applicants of all nationalities may be considered.
No separate nationality, residency, age, or minimum-experience gate is published for the fellowship.

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Education required
Bachelor
Gender requirement
Female

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Application process

1
Create an LBS profile and start the full-time MBA application.
2
Submit the MBA application with the required essays, one-page CV, professional referee, valid GMAT or GRE score, transcripts, and any required English-language evidence.
3
Complete the LBS admissions process; selected applicants are invited to interview.
4
If admitted and eligible, receive automatic fellowship consideration without a separate scholarship form.
5
LBS selects and notifies its Forté Fellows.

Program timeline

Current cycle
Applications are open for the August 2027 MBA intake.
Each admissions year
Three application rounds close at 17:00 UK time.
After submission
Selected candidates interview with alumni or senior admissions staff.
After admission
Eligible candidates are considered automatically and LBS selects its Forté Fellows.
The MBA intake begins.
August 2027