The St Catharine’s Benavitch Scholarship for Cambridge MBA students

Overview

Thanks to a generous bequest from the late Maurice and Natalie Benavitch, St Catharine’s College offers up to five scholarships worth up to £15,000 to outstanding Cambridge MBA candidates. The scholarships are awarded based on merit and are intended for candidates who will become leaders in the practice or study of management and business.

Recipients of the Benavitch Scholarships will become members of St Catharine’s College, which was founded in 1473 and is situated in the centre of Cambridge, approximately 5 minutes’ walk from Cambridge Judge Business School. They will become members of the College’s Middle Combination Room, which is the society for graduate students of the College.

Eligibility criteria

• UK First-class degree, GPA above 3.7 (out of 4) or equivalent from a recognised university.
• Minimum GMAT score of 700, GMAT Focus of 655 or GRE (Verbal 80%+ Quantitative 80%+).
• 2 years’ full-time post-graduation work experience.

How to apply

Once you have accepted your place on the Cambridge MBA, please inform the MBA Admissions team that you would like to apply for St Catharine’s College and the Benavitch Scholarship. You will need to submit:

• A 300-word essay outlining the contribution you expect to make to business and society in the future.
• Financial evidence: you must provide the last 3-months of bank statements from the account that your salary is paid into.

Applicants who have applied to this scholarship and are made an offer after interview will be considered by the Scholarships Committee.