UCL Global Business School for Health and Bupa partner to launch scholarship

The new scholarship, which includes a fully funded MBA place and living cost stipend, worth more than £65,000, will enable a UK student from a disadvantaged background to join the school’s MBA Health programme.

The scholarship will be awarded based on financial need, helping to ensure that future health leaders can access world-class education regardless of their background.

The MBA Health programme provides students with the knowledge, skills and experience to understand and lead complex healthcare systems around the world. From tackling major public health challenges such as ageing populations, to controlling major multi-million-pound budgets in hospital trusts, students will be prepared for careers in both the NHS and in healthcare organisations around the world.

The student funded by the scholarship will begin their studies in September 2025 and Bupa and UCL Global Business School for Health plan to develop their partnership over the year ahead.

“The impact of this scholarship in helping to develop future healthcare leaders will be significant. For nearly 80 years Bupa has been at the forefront of delivering healthcare around the world; it is fantastic that the next generation of health leaders will be able to draw on their generosity”, said the school’s MBA director Dr Oskana Gerwe.