To contribute to the development of a productive private sector the ELSP offers scholarship support to outstanding emerging entrepreneurs and business leaders in Danida’s Programme partner countries and South Africa. An internationally-recognised Masters degree will equip suitable candidates to further contribute to the growth of their home companies and of their nation’s economy in the globalised market. Female applicants are particularly encouraged to apply, as the ELSP recognizes the particular barriers facing potential female business leaders and innovators.

  • Scholarships for emerging business leaders
  • Internationally-recognised masters degrees
  • A general mba or a M.Sc. with focus on agrobusiness
  • Study in Denmark or South Africa
  • International experience and networking
  • Improved competitiveness in the globalised market

From 2009 the ELSP will offer scholarship support for an increasingly wide choice of internationally-accredited private-sector related Masters Degrees in Denmark or South Africa.

  • The General Management MBA at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Europe’s second largest business school. This is one of Europe’s highest ranked full-time MBA courses, with special focus on leadership, entrepreneurship and real world experience gained in a diverse international class of highly-motivated students. The course demands 12 months full-time and intensive study in Denmark, starting September 2009.
    www.cbs.dk/ftmba
  • The M.Sc. (Agricultural Economics), with focus on Agribusiness, at the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The University of Copenhagen is ranked number 12 in Europe and number 48 in the world. Starting in August 2009 the course takes 24 months and combines full-time study in Denmark with thesis-writing and practical application of knowledge in the scholar’s home environment.
    www.life.ku.dk/English/education/msc_programmes/int_economics.aspx
  • Internationally-accredited Business Schools in Sub-Saharan Africa will be included in the ELSP as soon as negotiations are completed in early 2009. So far four such schools have been identified, all in South Africa, including Capetown, Witwatersrand, Stellenbosch, and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) at the University of Pretoria. For an updated status and news on this option please visit the Danida Fellowship Centre website:
    www.dfcentre.com

Eligible applicants

The ELSP is open to applicants from Danida’s Programme partner countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia. The ELSP is also open to applicants from South Africa

Target group

Younger entrepreneurs and emerging business leaders in Danida Programme countries and South Africa. Applicants will come from locally-owned private-sector companies engaged in business management and entrepreneurship, the financial and banking sector including microfinancing, business associations, legislative and regulatory bodies, and academic and training institutes contributing to private sector development.

Deadlines

The closing date for the receipt of applications by CBS is 15 June 2009, and by University of Copenhagen 15 March 2009. Students should expect to attend introductory courses in August 2009 prior to the start of the Danish academic year in September.

Closing dates for applications to business schools in South Africa will be published on the DFC website as soon as they have been fixed. The academic year runs from January.

www.dfcentre.com

Application procedure

Eligible applicants should download the normal application form for the selected course from the relevant university website. A special fellowship application form should also be downloaded from the Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC) website. Applicants should in particular state whether they expect to take study leave from a current employer or from their own company, and whether any sponsorship or salary will be paid to them whilst they study, in addition to the ELSP support. Both completed application forms should be submitted to the Danish Embassy in the applicant’s country of residence. The Embassy will be invited to comment on the application’s relevance for private sector development. The Embassy will forward the completed applications to DFC together with its comments and recommendation on whether or not ELSP scholarship support should be awarded. The final academic evaluation and decision on admission of the applicant  will be made by the relevant university or business school according to their normal admission criteria.

Further information

Applicants from Danida’s Programme partner countries should contact the Embassy of Denmark in their country of domicile for any further information and to deliver their applications. General ELSP information and news on the procedures for MBA courses in South Africa will be updated on the Danida Fellowship Centre website. Please visit:

www.dfcentre.com

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