I’m thrilled to be back in the office after a great holiday break, especially since I’m able to announce some fantastic new scholarship news to kick off 2014!

These new scholarship initiatives are all applicable to students starting at Rotman this September.  The School continues to strive to attact the very best talent to Rotman and we believe these new programs will make Rotman even more attractive to the best and brightest candidates from around the world. So here are the details!

Regional Awards – To support the active recruiting our team conducts in key regions around the world, we are extending a $40K scholarship to one exceptional candidate from each of the following regions:

1. Canada
2. USA/Mexico/Caribbean
3. Latin America
4. Europe
5. Middle East/Africa
6. India
7. Asia/China

Rotman Problem Solving Challenge Awards –  After its successful introduction last year, we are excited to officially expand the awards available to prospective candidates, applicants, and incoming Rotman students who participate in our Rotman Problem Solving Challenge weekend (you can read more about the event here: https://inside.rotman.utoronto.ca/admissions/.  We will be offering the following award categories:

1. Individual Prizes: First place overall wins a full scholarship ($90K), second place overall wins $40K, third place overall wins $15K and the top individual presentation will receive $10K with the top individual written submission receiving $5K
2. Group Prizes: First place group wins $5000/person, second place wins $2000/person and third place wins $1000/person

Forte Foundation Fellowships – As part of our strong committment to increasing female enrollment at Rotman and as a proud member School of the Forte Foundation, we will be selecting two of our top female candidates as Forte fellows – each will receive an entrance award of $40K.

MGA/MBA Award – We have an amazing combined Program with the Munk School of Global Affairs for students interested in earning both a Masters in Global Affairs and an MBA. Until now, there hasn’t been any funding dedicated exclusively to this candidate pool but we are announcing a $30K scholarship for the top MGA/MBA student with funding to be awarded later in the Spring after the final Program application deadline.

All of these Programs represent incremental funding, and we will of course continue all of our existing scholarships which generally range from $10K to more than half tuition.  All applicants will be automatically considered when submitting an application for all of our scholarship opportunities (these new awards and existing scholarships.) We recognize the ongoing need to provide competitive entrance awards to Rotman students and are committed to increasing both the percentage of our class receiving an award, and the amounts of awards offered at Rotman.  The MBA is a significant, but tremendously positive investment, and I hope these new Programs may represent the opportunity candidates are looking for to make 2014 the year they pursue the MBA!