First scholarship winners graduate from Cranfield
Howard Lake | 12 June 2006 | News
The first scholarship winners of the Cranfield Trust Voluntary Sector Scholarship Scheme graduated last week from the Cranfield School of Management.
Charles Scott and Jane Hatfield began their studies at Cranfield in January 2004 after winning places on a new scholarship scheme introduced to enable voluntary sector managers to study for an MBA at a top business school.
Charles Scott of St Dunstan’s and Jane Hatfield, formerly of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations but now working for Breast Cancer Care, successfully completed the two-year executive part-time MBA.
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The next two scholarship places will be offered for January 2007.
Charles Scott said: “The programme… has provided me with so many insights into management and business which have been incredibly useful in my role at St Dunstan’s. I would encourage other voluntary sector managers to try for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity which offers so much personal development and career enhancing know-how.”
Director of MBA recruitment Sean Rickard said: “By making it easier for students from the voluntary sector to take up a place, not only does the voluntary sector gain more effective managers but our MBA programme becomes richer and more inclusive through their participation.”
Two scholarships worth £26,500 each for the part-time, two-year programme are offered to candidates working in the voluntary sector. Prospective candidates must be working for organisations involved in the issues of poverty, disability or social exclusion.
Applications for the two scholarships must be received by 16 October 2006.
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