Cranfield New Zealand Alumni Scholarship
7 November 2007
The NZ-UK Link Foundation supports a MBA scholarship offered by the Cranfield School of Management in the UK, enabling a New Zealander to attend the renowned Cranfield MBA course. The scholarship is open to outstanding candidates of New Zealand origin who intend to return to work in New Zealand after attending the year-long course.
The scholarship, worth close to $100,000, covers the tuition fees for the full-time MBA programme, a grant towards living expenses and the NZ-UK Link Foundation also provides £1,000 (approximately NZ$3,000) towards the cost of a return airfare. The New Zealand Institute of Management assists with the promotion of the scholarship and the selection of the winner.
The Cranfield School of Management, is generally regarded as one of the top business schools in the UK and Europe and is currently ranked 30th in the worldwide Financial Times MBA Survey. Alumni of the school include Ian Morrice, CEO of the Warehouse and John MacFarlane OBE, recently retired CEO of the ANZ Banking Group.
The typical Cranfield MBA student is aged 31 with eight years work experience, and 70% of students are from outside the UK.
John Molloy (pictured receiving his cheque from the Foundation's Judith Hopkins) has been awarded the 2009 Cranfield NZ Alumni Scholarship and is currently studying at Cranfield with six other New Zealanders.
Application details
Applications for the 2009 Cranfield New Zealand Alumni Scholarship closed on 30 April 2009. The scholarship is available to New Zealand nationals or permanent residents currently resident in New Zealand and intending to return to work In New Zealand within a reasonable time period after the MBA. The application process is simple: applicants are required to meet normal entry requirements for the Cranfield MBA course and provide a short written case as to why they should receive the scholarship.
Further information about the Cranfield MBA and how to apply for the Cranfield NZ Alumni Scholarship is available here. Other enquiries can be directed to David Ryan, Cranfield alumni representative on 00 64 (0)21 543 449.
Previous winners
New Zealander Scott Riddle was the 2008 Cranfield NZ Alumni Scholar. Prior to winning the award he was senior market development manager with NZ Trade and Enterprise Sydney and holds degrees in law and commerce from Victoria University of Wellington. He was awarded the scholarship following a competitive application process.
In 2007, Adrian Wood, a 34 year old area manager from the Invercargill office of New Zealand insurance company AMI, was the inaugural winner of the Cranfield New Zealand Alumni Scholarship. Seeing it as a “fantastic opportunity to grow as a leader and business person", Adrian found the MBA "invigorating, challenging, demanding and fun - sometimes all at the same time."
He commented at the end of the year that: "The course was incredible, building my technical understanding, and enabling me to learn and practice a wide range of skills and behaviours, which built on my strengths and help me address the weaknesses that previously would have discounted my performance." Click here for more of his comments.
Files
- Adrian Wood
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