Scholarships to Harvard
The Harvard Business School Club of Buffalo proudly sponsors a select group of Buffalo-area nonprofit executives each year to attend world-class Executive Education programs at Harvard Business School. Past participants have found these experiences to be inspiring, highly practical, and deeply rewarding.
Scholarships cover tuition, and if applicable, room and board. Unless the program is run remotely, participants are responsible for travel to and from Harvard Business School and incidental expenses.
The programs include:
Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for an HBS Club of Buffalo scholarship, candidates must:
- Be a graduate or current participant of the HBS Club of Buffalo’s Nonprofit Management Program.
- Be an Executive Director, report directly to an Executive Director, or serve as a Board Member of a Western New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with annual revenue of at least $1 million.
- Apply and be admitted to one of the Harvard Business School Executive Education programs listed above. (Admission is determined by Harvard Business School based on the strength of your application.)
Application Guidance
Step 1: Review program details per the links above, including “Who Should Attend”
Step 2: On your application:
- List your own organization as the sponsor.
- Use your Board Chair or Executive Director as the sponsoring executive.
- For billing, indicate HBS Club of Buffalo/Dean Rech Fellowship and list Brigid Doherty as the Scholarship Coordinator.
Step 3: The HBS Club of Buffalo Scholarship Committee will review your application and notify you of its decision.
Step 4: Email a copy of your completed application to Brigid Doherty at brigiddoherty@yahoo.com.