Overview
The Forté Fellowship is a scholarship for women admitted to MBA programs at Forté Foundation partner business schools — a consortium that includes many well-known US programs. Unlike a single centralized cash award, the fellowship is awarded and funded through each individual partner school, so amounts and terms vary by school.
Eligibility
Applicants must be women admitted to (or applying to) a Forté partner school's MBA program; specific merit criteria are set by each school individually, since the school itself funds and administers its own Forté Fellowship allocation.
How to Apply
You generally don't apply to "Forté" separately from the MBA program — you apply to the MBA program at a partner school and, if selected by that school, may be designated a Forté Fellow as part of your offer. Some schools do have a distinct nomination or essay component; check each target school's own process.
Tips
- Check whether your target MBA programs are current Forté partner schools before assuming eligibility.
- Ask the specific school's admissions office how their Forté Fellowship selection works — the process isn't standardized across the consortium.
- Forté also offers non-financial resources (networking, mentoring) worth engaging with regardless of the fellowship outcome.
Always confirm current deadlines, award amounts, and eligibility directly on the official program or university website (fortefoundation.org) before applying — these details change from year to year.