The Moez and Marissa Kassam Equity Scholarship — Master's Scholarship

The Moez and Marissa Kassam Equity Scholarship is an annual London Business School award for an MBA candidate. It supports an innovative, entrepreneurial person with a non-traditional background, resilience and a demonstrated commitment to a more equitable society.

The recipient studies the in-person LBS MBA in London, which offers exit points at 15, 18 or 21 months. The scholarship page says selection is considered against each year’s applicant pool.

Benefits & funding

One award is available.
The award value is £50,000.

Eligibility

Be an eligible candidate for the London Business School MBA; no separate scholarship application is required.
The scholarship seeks entrepreneurial spirit shown through entrepreneurial experience, post-LBS plans or an entrepreneurial approach to work.
It also looks for resilience, a non-traditional background and a lived commitment to positive impact toward a more equitable society.
Candidates outside finance and consulting are preferred; applicants in those sectors may also be considered if they aim to move into other areas and create meaningful change.
The scholarship page states no nationality, residence, gender or age restriction.

Can you apply?

Here's who can apply

Decoded from the official rules. A free account checks them against your passport, degree and age in seconds.

Education required
Bachelor

Check my eligibility — free

Circlebreaker is a free database of global fellowships, scholarships and programs — every one decoded like this.

We only check the criteria we have data for. Always confirm full eligibility on the official page before applying.

Application process

1
Create and verify an LBS applicant profile, then log in to start the MBA application.
2
Submit the MBA application form with the required essays, one-page CV, professional referee details, valid GMAT or GRE score, transcripts, English-language evidence where required and the £200 application fee.
3
Apply in one of the three annual MBA rounds; deadlines are at 17:00 UK time.
4
LBS automatically considers all eligible MBA candidates for this scholarship.

Program timeline

2026–2027 admissions cycle
Applications for the August 2027 MBA intake are open.
Three rounds each year
Submit the MBA application by the applicable 17:00 UK-time deadline.
After MBA application
Eligible candidates are considered automatically for the scholarship.
MBA intake begins.
August 2027