Essay contest - 3 scholarships worth €10,000
Leaders in Business and Society
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have become key strategic pillars of the Amsterdam Business School. To emphasise the importance of sustainability related research, the Amsterdam MBA offers 3 scholarships worth €10,000 each for MBA candidates that have contributed to the SDGs in their career.
Leaders in Business and Society
Our ambition is to develop leaders in business and society and support students with backgrounds in, for example, social entrepreneurship, NGOs or charity organisations.
Participate in our essay contest and convince us that you have made a difference through following the SDGs. Additionally, we see our highly qualified MBA intakes having more aspirations to contribute to these goals. That is why we are pleased to see that the ranking in the Financial Times recognises our efforts in this area in both our education and research. We are proud to be in the top 10.
Application
In order to compete you will have to respond to the following question in an essay (max. 600 words).
How have you contributed to the UNs SDGs in your personal or professional life?
Deadline
- Send your essay before 1 May 2024 at 23:59 CET.
- The essays will be revised by a committee.
- Selected scholarship winners will be personally informed on 15 May 2024.
3 scholarship winners share their experiences with the Amsterdam MBA programme.
Julia van Eeden (winner of the LBS Scholarship and MBA student, class of 2022): ‘I felt strongly aligned with the values of the scholarship when I first read about it. I believe that the skills I gain in the Amsterdam MBA programme will help me further with my goal of incorporating environmental principles into high-level strategic decisions.’
Trình Nguyen (winner of the LBS Scholarship and MBA student, class of 2022): 'Participating in this scholarship competition gave me a chance to show my current and future fellow marketers that it is possible to achieve sustainability in our marketing work and get valuable social recognition for that effort. The scholarship will mentally and professionally hold me accountable for promoting sustainability during my entire career.'