Scholarship for female applicant for part-time MBA

IN celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, Heriot-Watt University in partnership with the 30% Club Malaysia Chapter have their annual scholarship offer of RM58,050 for a successful female applicant to attend a two-year, part-time MBA programme at its Edinburgh Business School Malaysia campus.

This is the third year of collaboration on a vision to drive higher women representation in leadership and decision-making positions.

Heriot-Watt University has long been a proponent of inclusivity in education.

In 1869, it was the first Scottish university to open its doors to women.

“An MBA is a proven pathway to building successful careers and yet most of our applicants are men.

Together with the 30% Club, we set up the annual scholarship with the end game to increase women’s representation at senior levels of business,” said Heriot-Watt University Malaysia provost and CEO Prof Mushtak Al-Atabi.

Concurring, founding chair of the 30% Club Malaysia Chapter Tan Sri Zarinah Anwar said: “Our partnership with Heriot-Watt University is in line with the 30% Club’s objectives of strengthening the female boardroom pipeline to ensure that we get better gender balance in the boardrooms of Malaysian companies.”

Since its formation in May 2015, the 30% Club Malaysia Chapter has embarked on several initiatives, including its signature Mentoring Programme, which is a platform to provide board-ready women and new women directors with an opportunity to network and raise their visibility in the right board circles.

Applications open on April 1 and close June 30. For information on the scholarship, visit

https://30percentclub.org/initiatives/business-schools#mbas.