Manhattan GMAT Fall 2009 Social Venture Scholars Program

Description

Manhattan GMAT is offering special full tuition scholarships for up to 25 individuals who will be selected as part of Manhattan GMAT’s Social Venture Scholars program. This program provides the selected scholars with free admission into one of Manhattan GMAT’s 9-session Live Online GMAT preparation courses (a $1090 value).

These competitive scholarships are offered to individuals who (1) currently work full-time in an organization that promotes positive social change, (2) plan to use their MBA to work in a public, not-for-profit, or other venture with a social-change oriented mission, and (3) demonstrate clear financial need. The Social Venture Scholars will all enroll in a special online preparation course taught by two of Manhattan GMAT’s expert Instructors, beginning on September 15, 2009.

Click here to see what previous SVS scholarship recipients have to say about the program.

How Do I Apply?

The application process is simple. Please be sure to follow these instructions carefully.

(1)   Write an essay explaining how you meet the 3 scholarship criteria stated above. There is no minimum or maximum length required. Keep in mind, however, that this is a competitive process and scholars will be selected based largely on essay quality and content. Be sure to demonstrate that you meet ALL THREE scholarship criteria in your essay.

(2)   Submit your materials by the Application Deadline, September 1, 2009:

Send the following in ONE EMAIL to svs@manhattangmat.com:

• Your completed essay – be sure to include your name!
• An updated resume that includes your name, email, phone number, & mailing address.
• Names of 3 references, including full contact information and a brief description of their relationship to you.
• How you heard about this scholarship opportunity. Note: This can be included in the text of your email.
• A copy of your most recent paystub (June or August 2009). Note: This can be scanned and attached to your email or faxed separately to (646) 254-6579. Note: This fax number has been updated due to technical problems.  

Additional Details

All applicants will be notified of award decisions on September 8, 2009. Manhattan GMAT’s Social Venture Scholars 9-session course will take place according to the schedule below:

Tuesdays nights, 8:00 - 11:00pm EST/5:00 - 8:00pm PST
September 15, 2009 – November 10, 2009
Live Online in Virtual Classroom

This is the ONLY course for which Social Venture Scholarships are awarded. Please apply only if you can attend this course.

Course Materials

All course materials are provided to scholars free of charge. These include:
» The 8 Manhattan GMAT Strategy Guides
» Test Simulation Booklet and Marker 
» Manhattan GMAT's 6 Online Computer Adaptive Practice Exams & 8 Question Banks
» The 9 Manhattan GMAT Online Labs
» The Official Guide for GMAT Review (12th Edition)
» The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review
» The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review
» Manhattan GMAT Challenge Problem Archives
Read more detail about the Manhattan GMAT curriculum here.

Attendance Requirement

In order to ensure that scholarships are awarded only to committed individuals, please note that there is a strict course attendance requirement for all scholarship recipients.

Scholarship recipients are required to attend at least 7 complete sessions (of the 9 total sessions) of the Social Venture Scholars course. Individuals who miss more than 2 sessions will (a) be withdrawn from the course and (b) charged a $500 fee that will be used for future Manhattan GMAT scholarships.