The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is a prestigious initiative designed to empower African students who have secured admission to the world’s leading MBA programs. By providing financial assistance to a select group of high-achieving candidates, this scholarship aims to ease the financial burden of attending top-tier business schools and help African professionals build a global network, gain world-class education, and return to their communities better equipped to drive progress and innovation.
About the Scholarship
Launched in 2011, the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship supports African students who have been accepted onto full-time MBA programs at the top 10 business schools globally, as ranked by the Financial Times MBA Global Rankings 2025. The initiative is funded by General TY Danjuma and administered through the TY Danjuma Family Office. Since its inception, the scholarship has supported 64 students from countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Morocco, Togo, and Côte d’Ivoire.Online business networking events
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must:
Be a national of an African country
Have been accepted into a full-time MBA program at one of the top 10 global business schools (per Financial Times 2025 rankings)
Be able to demonstrate a clear funding gap
Submit all required documents between 30 May and 30 June 2025
There is no restriction based on domicile; African applicants studying in any part of the world are welcome to apply.
Eligible Business Schools
Applicants must have secured a place at one of the top 10 MBA programs listed in the Financial Times MBA Global Rankings 2025. These are:
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
Columbia Business School
IESE Business School
INSEAD
SDA Bocconi School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
London Business School
ESADE Business School
HEC Paris
Northwestern University: Kellogg School of Management
Please refer to the official rankings for more information.
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Scope of Financial Support
The TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is designed to provide supplemental financial assistance to successful candidates. While the grant contributes meaningfully towards reducing the cost of tuition, living expenses, and other academic fees, it is not intended to serve as the primary source of funding. Applicants are therefore expected to demonstrate additional sources of financial support and to present a clear picture of their funding status.
Alumni Achievements
Past recipients have gone on to attend an impressive list of global institutions including:
Harvard Business School
Stanford Graduate School of Business
University of Cambridge: Judge
University of Chicago: Booth
Yale School of Management
Dartmouth College: Tuck
Duke University: Fuqua
University of California at Berkeley: Haas
Columbia Business School
IE Business School Madrid
HEC Paris
Cornell University: Johnson
INSEAD
MIT: Sloan
London Business School
University of Pennsylvania: Wharton
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These alumni are now part of an elite network of African business professionals shaping industries and contributing to transformative change across sectors
Application Process
Applications for the 2025 intake are open from 30 May to 30 June 2025. Interested candidates must submit their applications strictly within this timeframe. Applications received before or after these dates will not be considered.
To apply, eligible candidates must email the following to mba@tyd-fo.co.uk:
Full Name
Nationality
Full contact details
Name of the Business School where they have been accepted
Year of enrolment at the Business School
A copy of the offer letter from the Business School
A copy of the applicant’s CV
Copy of your own budget and funding shortfall (including confirmation letters for all scholarships and loans).
Note, the TY Danjuma MBA Scholarship is to help support by providing additional financial aid, it will not be enough to act as the primary source of funding for the MBA.
Applications received prior to 30 May 2025 or after 30 June 2025 will not be processed
