Business Simulation Scholarship Competitions

Compete in the Business Simulation competition to win a scholarship to attend the Executive MBA Program at the Simon School!

The Simon School Executive MBA Business Simulation Scholarship Competition start date:

• Monday April 30, 2012

Grand Prize

• A Full-Tuition Scholarship to the Executive MBA Program at the Simon School (scholarship valued at over $89,000)
  (Accepted application required) 

Other Prizes

• 50% Tuition Scholarship to the Executive MBA Program will be awarded to the second place winner
   (Accepted application required)
• 25% Tuition Scholarship to the Executive MBA Program will be awarded to the third and fourth place winners
   (Accepted application required)

The Simon School Executive MBA Program will launch scholarship competitions that utilize a business simulation program as a unique method of identifying MBA candidates with potential for successful careers in business. This competition allows participants to demonstrate their business savvy and will be used in addition to standard admissions criteria in order to award scholarships to qualified individuals. The winner of the competition will receive a full-tuition scholarship to the Simon School valued at over $89,000. To enter the competition, please complete the online registration, attach your current resume and pay the $45 entrance fee.

• Deadline to register for April 30 game is:  Friday, April 27, 2012

Download a PDF of the Business Simulation flyer.

For more information on the business simulation, as well as access to business simulation demos provided by our partner in this venture, Marketplace Simulations, please click on the Marketplace logo.

Contest Information and Guidelines:

• Participation is limited to people who are currently not enrolled at the Simon School.
• It consists of two rounds/games and a final presentation on campus on.
• The first game will be Marketplace’s Introduction to Marketing Simulation.
• It will run for three weeks. Each contestant makes two decisions per week.
• Each decision should take 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete.
• Participants will then complete in the second game, Integrated Business Management.
• This game will run for four weeks. Each contestant makes two decisions per week.
• In this portion of the simulation, the decisions will take 6 to 8 hours to complete.
• The top performers will be invited to make presentations to a designated admissions committee on campus at the University of Rochester.
• The committee will review the presentations and announce the scholarship recipients that same day.
• Each participant in the Simon School Scholarship Competition must be at least 25 years of age and must have an undergraduate degree before beginning study at the Simon School.

For more information or if you have any questions regarding the simulation, please contact the Executive Programs Office, emba@simon.rochester.edu, or call (585) 275-3439.

**Simon School Disclaimer:  The Simon School encourages the application of all qualified persons interested in the study of management at the master and doctoral levels. The University of Rochester values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity,  gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation or any other status protected by law. Further, the University complies with all applicable non-discrimination laws in the administration of its policies, admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs and activities.

You will be sent an e-mail from Marketplace Simulations with instructions within one week of registration. If you have not received your e-mail confirmation from them, please contact us at emba@simon.rochester.edu.