Scholarships Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship

Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship

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Provided by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, one of Victoria's respected and generous charities dedicated to advancing women in management, the Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship supports a woman to study our Part-time or Full-time MBA.

Provided by the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, one of Victoria's respected and generous charities dedicated to advancing women in management, the Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship supports a woman to study our Part-time or Full-time MBA.

The fellowship is awarded each year to an outstanding woman MBA candidate who lives in Victoria and shows senior management potential or the ability to create and run her own business.

Value: Partial tuition fees ($30,000)

Programs: Part-time MBA, Full-time MBA

Eligibility: New commencing student: Part-time MBA and Full-time MBA women applicants who reside in the state of Victoria, Australia, at the time of application.

Application: Applicants must:

  1. Submit an application for admission to the Part-time MBA or Full-time MBA program, AND
  2. Submit a separate scholarship application form: Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in an interview.

Applications close: Closed

Shortlisted notified by: 29 May 2026

Interviews: Week beginning 8 June 2026

Candidate appointed: 19 June 2026

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust supporting Melbourne Business School women for nearly 35 years.

The Helen Macpherson Smith Fellowship, first awarded in 1990, has nurtured recipients to excel in various industries, and many have gone on to sit on company boards around the world.