Oxford-Pershing Square Graduate Scholarships 2027

Who can apply

A new applicant to the Oxford 1+1 MBA route (a one-year partner Master's degree followed by the one-year Oxford MBA), not a current Oxford student applying to add the MBA separately
Must be admitted to both the chosen 1+1 MBA partner Master's programme and to the MBA itself; admission to only one does not make you eligible
Meets the MBA's usual academic and professional admission requirements, including relevant work experience
No nationality restriction is stated on the scholarship page
Nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar or Sudan should check the UK government's current "visa brake" policy on gov.uk before applying: since 26 March 2026 it refuses Student visa applications made from outside the UK by nationals of those four countries, even where an offer or scholarship is already secured, and it is reviewed periodically rather than indefinite

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There is no separate scholarship application at all

The eligibility structure here is stricter than it first appears. You are not applying for this scholarship on its own terms at all; there is no separate scholarship application form. You submit complete applications for both the 1+1 MBA partner Master’s programme and the MBA itself, and only then upload a 500-word scholarship essay in the Funding section of the 1+1 MBA application, answering the set question: “How do you intend to change the world and what does this tell us about you as a person?” Being admitted to just one of the two courses does not make you eligible.

Two deadlines, and missing either one likely ends your chances

Two separate deadlines apply, and missing either one likely costs you the scholarship regardless of how strong your application is otherwise. The 1+1 MBA application itself is due 6 January 2027, but your specific partner Master’s programme has its own, separately published December or January deadline on its own Graduate Admissions page. Confirm that specific date for your chosen Master’s course well before you assume the January MBA date is the only one that matters.

A 2014 partnership, endowed to run in perpetuity

The scholarship dates to 2014, when Oxford Saïd Business School and the Pershing Square Foundation, the philanthropic foundation established by Bill Ackman and Karen Herskovitz in 2006, first partnered on it. Oxford marked the partnership’s tenth anniversary in 2024, having supported 60 scholars since the programme began. The Pershing Square Foundation’s £7.8 million gift endowed the scholarship in perpetuity, and the University of Oxford added a further £5.2 million under its own Graduate Scholarship Matched Fund, bringing total funding to £13 million. Scholars also get a trek to New York as part of the programme, hosted by the Pershing Square Foundation itself, alongside the mentorship and conference access built into the wider 1+1 MBA experience. If you’re weighing this against another major Oxford graduate scholarship, the Clarendon Fund covers a far larger cohort across every subject at Oxford, worth checking in case you qualify for both routes.

Budget beyond what’s covered

Budget beyond what’s covered. The scholarship pays course fees for both degrees plus a substantial living grant, but nothing on the official page states that travel, visa costs, or insurance are included, so plan for those separately.