EIBF is the registered charity that promotes business education for engineers and scientists. Each year, it awards £800,000+ in Sainsbury Management Fellows scholarships to talented and committed individuals to study for an MBA at the world’s leading business schools.
Members of EIBF (who are known as Sainsbury Management Fellows) have each received a Sainsbury Management Scholarship which enabled them to study for an MBA at a leading international business school.
Recognising the benefits of introducing young people to business at an early stage, EIBF also partners with more than 50 UK universities to sponsor enterprise competitions to reward talented engineers and scientists.
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Young people have never been in a better position to attack the world of business, according to former venture capitalist and Sainsbury Management Fellow Simon Barnes. Simon, who has spent the majority of his 30-year career investing in science-based university spin-outs, now works in academia as a Professor at the University of Warwick Business School, preparing the next generation of talent for the world of business and entrepreneurship. He believes the heightened access to information younger people have today gives them the edge, allowing them to forge strong and successful business careers right from the start. And through his teaching work at Warwick Business School, he’s excited by what he sees. He said: “There's a very different level of knowledge among young people now about the world of entrepreneurship. There's a different level of awareness, knowledge and ambition. “The awareness they have of the question of how to turn science into a business is just light years away from…
More than 130 guests from across the engineering, science and business communities attended the EIBF Annual Dinner in May 2025. Dozens of Sainsbury Management Fellows were joined by university enterprise partners and business dignitaries at the event in Westminster. This year marks 38 years since the launch of the Sainsbury Management Fellows (SMF) scholarship programme, which has seen more than 424 talented engineers study for MBAs at world-leading business schools. Over that time, SMFs have started more than 300 new companies worth over £5 billion, helping to create more than 21,000 new jobs.Having founded the Sainsbury Management Fellows Scholarship in 1987, Lord Sainsbury of Turville used his speech at the annual dinner to reflect on the programme’s success and an ‘outstanding’ last 12 months. He said: “It’s encouraging to reflect on what has clearly been an outstanding year for the Sainsbury Management Fellows.“Tonight, we have much to celebrate — not only the continued success…
Successful business leaders have raised an impressive £150,000 to fund scholarships that will help people to follow in their footsteps.
This year could be the most defining year in the UK’s path towards net zero carbon emissions, according to some of the country’s leading experts.
Whether you’re an engineer or scientist, it’s never been easier to apply for a Sainsbury Management Fellows MBA scholarship.
Trailblazing business leaders who have helped shape the UK economy, launched hundreds of successful companies and created thousands of jobs are giving back to the same initiative that fuelled their success.
Two talented engineers have become the latest recipients of a prestigious scholarship which aims to instil business, leadership and managerial skills at the heart of UK industry.
A startup which was successful in winning vital seed funding from EIBF enterprise competitions has secured a further £1.5m to accelerate its work in climate technology.
Mechanical Engineer Nic Renard is playing a leading role in the global push towards net zero – and says the MBA he took created once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to help him get there.
Applications now open.
