Fully Funded IMD Business School MBA Scholarship for Women 2025 – Switzerland; Are you a woman with leadership potential, professional ambition, and a story of resilience? The prestigious IMD Business School in Switzerland is now accepting applications for the 2025 BackPack Excellence Scholarship for Women. This fully funded MBA scholarship is designed to empower women who have faced significant personal or financial challenges in their journey toward higher education.
The scholarship not only covers full MBA tuition but also provides living expenses, ensuring that recipients can focus entirely on transforming their futures through the world-class IMD MBA program.

About the Scholarship

The BackPack Excellence Scholarship for Women was created to help bridge the gender gap in leadership by supporting women who have been held back by circumstances such as:
- Financial hardship
- Family or caregiving responsibilities
- Career interruptions due to life events
This initiative seeks to ensure that talented and driven women can access top-tier business education—regardless of their past obstacles.
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be women who have demonstrated leadership potential
- Have faced significant personal, financial, or professional challenges
- Be applying to the IMD MBA program (2025 intake)
- Not be company-sponsored for their MBA program
Scholarship Benefits
- Full tuition coverage for the IMD MBA program
- Living expenses throughout the duration of the MBA in Switzerland
Scholarship Overview
Category | Details |
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Scholarship Name | BackPack Excellence Scholarship for Women |
Institution | IMD Business School |
Level of Study | MBA |
Funding Type | Fully Funded (Tuition + Living Expenses) |
Eligibility | International women with leadership potential |
Sponsorship Restriction | Applicants must not be company-sponsored |
Host Country | Switzerland |
Application Deadline | 15 July 2025 |
How to Apply

- Begin your MBA application via the IMD website: www.imd.org/mba
- Indicate your interest in the BackPack Excellence Scholarship in your application.
- Submit a compelling personal essay detailing your background, challenges faced, and your leadership aspirations.
- Complete your application on or before 15 July 2025.
The IMD BackPack Excellence Scholarship is more than financial aid—it’s a door to new opportunities, global networks, and leadership transformation. If you’re a woman with a powerful story and vision for the future, this could be your moment.
Apply now and redefine what’s possible.