Lead to Inspire fellowship
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Description & Requirements
Join our Lead to Inspire Fellowship to connect with leaders at Bain. If you are at the beginning of your MBA journey, we want to support you in this journey by providing you with a Bain leader as a mentor and a sounding board.
Craft your own career path
We aim to inspire and empower your MBA journey through impactful personal stories and essential leadership skills, enabling you to navigate and shape your own career journey. As a chosen participant, you'll gain access to our Bain Women Lead to Inspire Fellowship and receive dedicated mentorship. You'll get monthly training to help you sharpen your leadership and problem-solving skills. The virtual sessions consist of an introduction to a specific topic that will then be discussed in groups. Your mentor will be deeply committed to your growth, offering personalized guidance to help you make informed career decisions and support you in preparing for your summer internship with a Bain office in Europe, the Middle East, or Africa interviews.
Your mentor will provide personalized guidance and connect you with a diverse network of Bainies.
Get in-depth interview coaching and prepare for case interview.
Connect with peers from the region across schools and create a network of future leaders.
Learn to lead from those who’ve done it
Learn what this work is like directly from women leaders who’ve been in your shoes, and who made this decision.
You’ll be guaranteed an interview for a consulting role at Bain. A chance to start your career with us.
Meet Bain leadership and other future leaders like yourself. Make contacts that’ll accelerate your career.
How to apply for this program
We invite those who start their MBA in fall 2025 or January 2026 that self-identify as women and are interested in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region to apply.
Apply in spring 2025
Applications for the Lead to Inspire Fellowship will open in spring 2025.
Once you have filled our form and uploaded your resume, you will be directed to answer video questions on a separate platform to complete your application.
Everything you need to know
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Which schools are eligible to apply for the Lead to Inspire Fellowship?
At this time, you must be admitted to one of the schools below to apply to the Lead to Inspire Fellowship.
- Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
- Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge
- Columbia Business School, Columbia University
- Harvard Business School, Harvard University
- HEC Paris
- IE Business School
- IESE Business School
- IMD Business School
- INSEAD
- Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- London Business School
- Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Stern School of Business, New York University
- The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
- Yale School of Management, Yale University
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How do I apply?
Please prepare your CV and your GMAT/GRE score and submit your application through our online portal. You will then be directed to answer video questions on a separate platform to complete your application. Please get ready to describe an achievement you are really proud of and the reason for your choice of a Bain Europe, Middle East, or Africa office.
When you apply, you will be asked to choose 3 offices you are interested in. In order to be considered for the Lead to Inspire Fellowship, please select an office from the Europe, Middle East, or Africa region where you would consider pursuing your career after your MBA. Please note that it will not impact any future position applications.
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What is the selection process?
We accept Lead to Inspire Fellowship applications on a rolling basis: the sooner you apply, the higher the chances of getting to the interview stage.
Eligible selected candidates with a strong interest in one of our offices from the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region will be invited for an interview as well as to complete an online assessment (Sova).
Final selections and mentor assignments will be announced in fall.
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If I am not invited to be part of the program, does that also mean I will not be invited to interview for a position at Bain?
We have limited spots for this program, so we are unable to invite everyone who applies. Therefore we encourage you to apply for a position regardless of the outcome of your application.
For further questions on our application process for this fellowship or Bain in general, please contact us.
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What is the duration of the program?
You will be assigned a mentor upon accepting the fellowship. The program will last for one year.
