The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship provides financial support to post-graduate African students who have been accepted onto MBA programmes at the top 10 leading business schools in the world, as ranked by the Financial Times.
The TY Danjuma Foundation Scholarship provides grants that will help cover the expenses of studying a Master’s in Business Administration program in the UK, USA, or Europe.
he Financial Times) are eligible to receive the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship, regardless of their domicile.
Requirements
To be considered for the TY Danjuma Foundation Scholarship, interested and qualified candidates should;
Be an African
Have been accepted to study MBA at one of the top 10 leading Business Schools in the world, according to the Financial Times.
Eligible Universities
The Financial Times MBA Global Ranking for 2026 lists the top ten schools as:
MIT: Sloan
Insead
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
IESE Business School
London Business School
HEC Paris
Esade Business School
CEIBS
UC Berkley: Haas
Harvard Business School
Please click here view the full list for further details of rankings.
Benefits
All successful African MBA applicants to the top ten business schools (as ranked by the Financial Times) are eligible to receive the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship, regardless of their domicile.
Awarded candidates will receive their grant prior to the annual intake date for that business school.
However, whilst the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship will provide additional financial support to help African student’s bridge part of the gap and relieve some of the financial burden attached to taking on MBA programmes, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for these programmes.
Method of Application
Send the following information to mba@tyd-fo.co.uk by 30 June 2026:
Full Name
Nationality
Full contact details
Name of Business School where you have been accepted onto their MBA Programme
Year of enrolment at the Business School
Copy of offer letter from the Business School
Copy of your CV
Copy of your own budget and funding shortfall (including confirmation letters for all scholarships and loans).
Note, the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is to help support by providing additional financial aid, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for the MBA.
Applications received prior to 1 June 2026 or after 30 June 2026 will not be processed.
Click Here to Apply
Application Deadline: June 30, 2026.