Robert A. & Helen E. Gottschal Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The Robert A. & Helen E. Gottschal Scholarship is a Kellogg School of Management award for an extraordinary student interested in entrepreneurship. It supports study in a Kellogg Full-Time MBA program at Northwestern University.

Newly admitted students are considered automatically, so there is no separate scholarship application. Admissions notifies selected students when they are admitted. Kellogg does not publish the award value or number of recipients.

Benefits & funding

The award is a Kellogg scholarship intended to offset the cost of the recipient’s MBA education.
Kellogg does not publish the exact amount, coverage, or number of awards for this scholarship.

Eligibility

Apply to and gain admission to a Kellogg Full-Time MBA program.
Hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution by matriculation.
Be an extraordinary student with an interest in entrepreneurship.
Applicants of all nationalities may be considered; no residency or gender restriction is stated.
Two years of full-time work experience is strongly recommended for most Full-Time MBA applicants but is not a hard requirement.

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Bachelor

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Application process

1
Select one Kellogg Full-Time MBA program for the admissions year.
2
Create an account in the Kellogg application system.
3
Submit the MBA application, including the resume, transcripts, GMAT or GRE score, essays, and two recommendations, by the chosen round deadline.
4
Complete the five video essays within 96 hours after the application deadline.
5
No separate scholarship form is required; Kellogg considers admitted students automatically and notifies selected recipients with admission.

Program timeline

Round 1 application deadline
September 9, 2026
Round 1 decision released
December 9, 2026
Round 2 application deadline
January 6, 2027
Round 2 decision released
March 24, 2027
Round 3 and final application deadline
March 31, 2027
Round 3 decision released
May 12, 2027