BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women

The BackPack-Excellence Scholarship for Women offers full tuition coverage for the IMD MBA program in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is designed for women who have faced barriers pursuing an MBA and seeks to enable leadership development and global impact through an intensive one-year program. The foundation covers tuition and program fees, supporting selected recipients to pursue the IMD MBA independently of corporate sponsorship.

Full tuition coverage for the IMD MBA program; access to IMD's leadership development resources and career support

Open to women who have the potential to lead and who may have faced barriers to pursuing an MBA; candidates apply through the IMD MBA program and indicate interest in the BackPack-Excellence Scholarship.

Applicants must apply to the IMD MBA program and indicate interest in the BackPack-Excellence Scholarship; submit essays and a short video as part of the application; shortlisted applicants participate in an assessment.