Maximize Your MBA Experience with Forté
Forté strives to launch women into fulfilling, significant careers in business through access to education, career opportunities, and a community of successful women. IMD is proud to partner with Forté to support our mutual goal of achieving female representation across the corporate spectrum.
A few of the benefits of being a Forté member include:
- Ongoing professional development and leadership skill-building programs.
- A job board where you can explore internship and full-time employment opportunities.
- Leadership conferences where you can develop your skills and build your professional network.
| Amount | CHF 20K |
| Number of scholarships | 2 |
| Deadline to apply | 15 April or 15 June |
| Criteria | Be the best all-round applicant from one of the above deadlines, with a high GMAT/GRE score, demonstrating career progress, an international outlook, an open mind, and strong interpersonal skills |
| Essay | No |
| IMD MBA Financial Aid Form and supporting documents needed? | No |
| Recipient confirmed by | Time of the admissions offer |
How to apply
No scholarship application is necessary – each Forté Scholarship is awarded to the best all-round female applicant from our 15 April and 15 June admissions deadlines. Recipients typically have a high GMAT/GRE score and clearly demonstrate qualities such as career progress, an international outlook, an open mind and strong interpersonal skills throughout their MBA program admissions application and assessment day.
Testimonials:
Yiran Liu, MBA class of 2023, China
“Prior to IMD I had 6 years of cross-functional experience in sales, after sales, marketing and HR with 3 years in a leadership role as area manager in the automotive industry in China.
After the IMBA program, I hope to expand my career experience outside of Asia, in a more global perspective. The Forté Scholarship is helping me to make this goal come true and to connect me with a great network through their webinars and events.”
Hanh Nguyen, MBA class of 2023, Vietnam
”I am a technology driven full time traveler who lived in 5 countries, traveled to 22 countries in 4 continents. My future plan is to go back to a multinationals leading tech firm with a senior position. Therefore, during this MBA transformational year, I want to focus on personalized leadership and management training. I got admitted to the IMD MBA with a Forte scholarship and I am grateful to have been given this amazing opportunity in life.”
For detailed scholarship information, kindly refer to the scholarship section on our webpage.