©iStock.com/kemalbas An MBA from a top business school is expensive, but a number of scholarships pay half, most or all of the cost. scholars4dev.com lists the best MBA scholarships for international students, including fully funded awards for students from developing countries and scholarships for women. Every scholarship on this list can cover at least half of the tuition fees. Fully Funded MBA Scholarships »   Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University (USA) Knight-Hennessy Scholars funds students from any country for a full graduate degree at Stanford, including the Stanford MBA. Scholars get funding for the full cost of attendance and join a leadership development programme. The scholarships cover graduate study in any field at Stanford, including business (MBA). Skoll Scholarships at Oxford Saïd Business School (UK) The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship gives up to four Skoll Scholarships each year to social entrepreneurs joining the Oxford MBA. Each one pays full course fees plus a living stipend of at least £21,805. Applicants submit the MBA application and the Skoll essay by 8 January 2027. The scholarships cover the one-year Oxford MBA, for people working on social or environmental change. Oxford Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships (UK) The Pershing Square Foundation funds full scholarships for the Oxford 1+1 MBA, which combines a one-year Oxford Master’s degree with the one-year Oxford MBA. Scholars get course fees for both years and a living grant of at least £21,805 a year. The 1+1 MBA deadline for 2027-28 is 6 January 2027. The scholarships cover the MBA plus a partner Master’s degree in fields such as science, engineering, public policy and social sciences. Mastercard Foundation AfOx Graduate Scholarships (UK) Up to three AfOx Graduate Scholarships are available for the 2027-28 Oxford MBA, for African citizens who normally live in Africa and are committed to the continent’s development. Each pays full course fees plus a living grant of at least £21,805, and there is no separate scholarship application. The scholarships cover the one-year Oxford MBA at Saïd Business School. Stanford Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship (USA) Stanford GSB may award up to five Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowships each year to Indian citizens with financial need who want to help develop India. Fellows get tuition and associated fees for the two-year Stanford MBA and must return to work in India after graduating. The fellowship covers the full-time Stanford MBA. Mo Ibrahim Foundation Scholarship at London Business School (UK) Each year the Mo Ibrahim Foundation pays the full fees of one exceptional MBA candidate from Africa with financial need at London Business School. Admitted students are considered automatically. The scholarship covers the full-time London Business School MBA. Kofi Annan Fellowships at ESMT Berlin (Germany) The Kofi Annan Business Schools Foundation gives fellowships to talented students from developing countries who could not otherwise afford to study at ESMT Berlin. Fellows get full tuition and fees plus a stipend for living expenses. The fellowships cover ESMT’s full-time MBA. DSM Scholarship and Placement Initiative at CEIBS (China) DSM sponsors full MBA tuition for up to two incoming students at CEIBS in Shanghai. Each scholar gets a 100% tuition waiver, a 10-week summer internship at DSM and a job contract with DSM in Shanghai after graduating. The scholarship covers the full-time CEIBS MBA, for newly admitted students with a commercial background. NUS APEC Scholarship (Singapore) The National University of Singapore offers the APEC Scholarship to MBA candidates from APEC member economies other than Singapore. It pays full tuition fees, a monthly stipend, a one-way flight allowance and a book allowance. The scholarship covers the full-time NUS MBA.   Business School Scholarships up to Full Tuition »   Harvard Business School MBA Scholarships (USA) Harvard Business School gives need-based scholarships to about half of its MBA students, and international students can apply in the same way as US students. Roughly 10% of students, those with the greatest financial need, get full tuition and course fees for both years. The scholarships cover the two-year full-time Harvard MBA. Wharton MBA Fellowships (USA) All admitted Wharton MBA students are considered for merit-based fellowships, with no separate application. Several named fellowships pay full tuition, including the Howard E. Mitchell Fellowship for students from under-represented backgrounds and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation Fellowship for candidates from the Middle East. The fellowships cover the two-year full-time Wharton MBA. Stanford GSB MBA Fellowships (USA) Stanford GSB admits students without regard to their finances and gives need-based fellowships to MBA students of any citizenship. The average fellowship for the class of 2026 was about $50,000 a year, or $100,000 in total. The fellowships cover the two-year full-time Stanford MBA. London Business School MBA Scholarships (UK) London Business School offers scholarships from partial tuition up to full tuition, and admitted students are automatically considered for most of them. Full-fee awards include the SARI Foundation Trust Scholarship and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation Scholarship. The scholarships cover the full-time London Business School MBA. Oxford Saïd Business School MBA Scholarships (UK) Oxford Saïd offers scholarships from partial awards up to full fees plus living costs. The full awards include the Skoll Scholarships (up to four) and the AfOx Graduate Scholarships (up to three), and the Laidlaw Scholarships pay full or half fees for women. The scholarships cover the one-year Oxford MBA. IMD MBA Scholarships (Switzerland) IMD Business School in Lausanne offers one full scholarship and four 80% scholarships in each MBA class, along with smaller partial awards. Candidates apply for scholarships in their MBA application. The scholarships cover IMD’s one-year full-time MBA. SDA Bocconi MBA Tuition Waivers (Italy) SDA Bocconi School of Management in Milan offers €1,500,000 in merit-based tuition waivers worth 10% to 100% of the MBA fee, which is €86,000 for 2027-2028. All admitted candidates are considered automatically, and awards are made over several rounds during the year. The waivers cover the full-time SDA Bocconi MBA. BMW Group Change Maker Fellowship at ESMT Berlin (Germany) ESMT Berlin and the BMW Group give two fellowships of €45,000 each for the full-time MBA, covering 90% of tuition. The fellowships are for young professionals in mathematics and technology from countries with BMW Group IT hubs. The fellowships cover ESMT’s full-time MBA (four more cover the full fee of the Global Online MBA).   MBA Scholarships for Women »   Laidlaw Women’s Leadership MBA Scholarships (UK, France and Spain) The Laidlaw Foundation funds MBA scholarships for women with leadership potential and financial need at Oxford Saïd, London Business School, HEC Paris, IESE and IE Business School. Depending on the school, a scholarship pays half or full tuition: IESE gives 13 full-tuition awards per intake and HEC Paris up to 10 per class. The scholarships cover full-time MBA programmes at the five schools. See also the Top 10+ International Scholarships for Women, which includes the Forté Fellowships and the Nestlé Scholarship for Women at IMD. The post Top 15+ MBA Scholarships for International Students first appeared on Scholars4DeV.