BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women at IMD 2025 | Fully Funded MBA in Switzerland

Are you a motivated woman who's dealt with challenges in your life or career and dreams of getting a top-notch MBA? The BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women at IMD 2025 can help make that happen. It gives you the chance to get an MBA in Switzerland, completely funded, at one of the leading business schools — IMD Business School in Lausanne.

About the BackPack-Excellence Scholarship

The BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women is a program created by the BackPack Foundation in collaboration with IMD. It aims to help women who have faced tough times like financial difficulties, family duties, or job challenges and want to restart or advance their careers with leadership education.

This scholarship covers all tuition and living costs, which can add up to CHF 133,500, giving deserving women the chance to dive into IMD’s demanding MBA program and come out as strong, effective leaders.

Scholarship Details

Eligibility Criteria

To apply, you need to:

• Have faced some personal or professional challenges, like taking a break from your career, dealing with financial issues, or handling family duties.
• Show that you have leadership potential and want to make a positive difference.
• Be someone who will fund your own studies, meaning you’re not getting support from a company or organization.

What the Scholarship Covers

• Full tuition for the MBA program 
• Living expenses for the whole year 
• Access to IMD’s leadership resources 
• One-on-one mentorship and coaching 
• Meet and connect with women leaders and professionals from around the world.

Application Submission

The last date of application submission is July 15, 2025.

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