Fully funded forte MBA fellowship program in USA

Country: USA

Details

The Forté Fellows Program was created to increase the number of women applying to and enrolling in MBA programs by offering fellowships to women who want to pursue a full-time, part-time or executive MBA education.

Benefits Of Fellowship

Being part of the Forté community has its own benefits:

• Participation in the Forté MBA Women Leadership Conference and the Financial Services FAST Track Conference, including networking opportunities with lead executives and with MBA students from sponsor schools, along with panel discussions and workshops that foster professional and personal development

•  Exclusive access to Forté Connect, the online networking community for Forté Fellows

• Inclusion in the Forté Fellow resume book, which is distributed each fall to Forté sponsor companies.

• Exclusive access to Forté Corporate Recruiter list.

• Special invitations for job openings and leadership programs at Forté corporate sponsor companies.

• Access to the Forté Fellow LinkedIn group and Facebook groups.

• Free lifetime Premium Access Pass to Forté.

• Mentoring and special opportunities to connect with other Fellows and Forté representatives at your school.

• Leadership development opportunities via your role in planning your school’s Forté outreach program to undergraduate women.

Selection Process and Criteria

The process:

• The student applies to Forté sponsor school.

• The student receives an offer of admission into the Forté sponsor school’s MBA program.

• Student receives consideration for all scholarship opportunities through that institution.

• The school selects its Forté Fellows.

• The sponsoring school notifies Forté of its selection.

The Criteria

• Candidates should exhibit exemplary leadership in one or more ways: academic leadership, team leadership, community leadership, and creative leadership.

• Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to women and girls via personal mentorship or community involvement. Such commitment is in alignment with the mission of the Forté Foundation.

• Schools are encouraged to nominate fellows from their schools who represent diverse educational and work backgrounds, career goals, ethnicities, and citizenship.

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