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Published: 21 May 2026 3,929 views
Applications re-open on 2 June
The Sainsbury Management Fellowship (SMF) scheme enables engineers of high career potential to undertake a full-time MBA, at one of nineteen leading national and international business schools. SMF is funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and is an MBA scholarship scheme of the Engineers and Scientists in Business Fellowship (ESBF).
The overall aim of SMF is to develop UK engineers as industry leaders, and to improve the economic performance of UK businesses by providing a resource of highly motivated engineers with a first-class business education, in an international environment.
Since 1987, the scheme has supported more than 400 engineers.
Sainsbury Management Fellows have an excellent track record in securing leadership roles in UK industry and have made a major contribution to the UK’s economic prosperity.
| Application Deadline | Not Specified |
| Country to study | France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
| School to study | Alliance Manchester Business School (Alliance MBS), Bocconi University, Cambridge University, Columbia University, Cranfield University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, HEC Paris, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, Imperial College Business School, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Navarra, University of Oxford, University of Pennsylvania, Warwick University |
| Type | MBA |
| Sponsor | Royal Academy of Engineering |
| Gender | Men and Women |
Successful candidates will receive:
For enquiries, please contact Lauren Pattle.
For more information, kindly visit Royal Academy of Engineering scholarship webpage.
