Nikola Vintrova is the first scholar to benefit from the MSc13(1980) Class Scholarship
We’ve spent a great deal of time reflecting on what kind of support truly embodies the spirit of our class, and we’ve concluded that helping one or several students pursue an MBA at LBS – and experience the same transformative two years we did back in the late seventies – resonates most deeply.
With the cost of attending LBS now significantly higher than when we were students, we understand that some talented candidates face financial barriers to pursuing an MBA there. This can mean that some exceptional candidates who fully meet the School’s criteria may, without our support, have to forego the opportunity of joining LBS’s world-class MBA programme altogether.
To help bridge this gap, we have established the MSc13 Scholarship to support deserving and high-potential candidates, with a preference for students with demonstrable financial need, to join the MBA programme at LBS.
Establishing a named scholarship – the MSc13 (1980) Class Scholarship – required us to raise at least £150,000 through donations. We are immensely grateful to David and Molly Pyott for generating the momentum that boosted our classmates’ donations through their very generous ‘matching contribution’ which doubled any donation made by 31st July.
Nikola Vintrova, who is the first scholar to benefit from the MSc13 Class Scholarship, writes “Reflecting on my bachelor’s degree, I worked full-time while studying full-time to support my studies. Therefore, apart from academics, I did not have much time to explore other areas of the student experience. Thanks to your support, this time the scholarship enables me to fully immerse myself in the experience and focus on my professional and personal development, while actively contributing to and playing a role within the MBA community. […] When applying for my MBA, I expected that I would have to work from the start of the programme and take on significant loans. I worried that this would force me to choose my post-MBA path based purely on salary rather than passion. Your support changed that. The scholarship has given me the freedom to focus on my learning, explore the opportunities that inspire me, and pursue roles aligned with real purpose. […] Thank you again for believing in students like me and for helping to open doors that would otherwise be out of reach. I hope one day I will be in a position to pay this generosity forward and support others the way you have supported me.”
Click here to read Nikola’s full letter to us.
Any further donation made by members of the class will be, (unless otherwise stated by the donor), directed towards the MSc13 Scholarship.
You can make your contribution either as a one-time donation, or as a pledge paid in monthly/yearly instalments over up to five years.
London Business School can also claim Gift Aid on donations from UK taxpayers, while classmates residing in the USA, Canada, or Hong Kong can benefit from tax-efficient giving mechanisms. If you do not reside in the above-listed countries, you may contact Layla Black (lblack@london.edu) to discuss options available in your country for tax-efficient giving.
For full details, see our Q&A page.
The MBA programme at LBS is continuing to transform lives, just as it did for us
Click here to see some recent student testimonials about how their scholarshps have given them the opportunity that we sought almost five decades ago.
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