MBA & Master Glossary
Forté Foundation
Definition
The Forté Foundation is a global non-profit consortium of leading business schools, companies and universities dedicated to advancing women in business and leadership. Its core offering is the Forté Fellowships – high-value scholarships for women at more than 50 partner schools (including Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, LBS, INSEAD, IESE), sometimes covering full tuition. Forté also runs MBA Launch programs, conferences and career coaching for women.
Example: "Through the Forté Foundation she applied for a scholarship for women in MBA programmes."
Why this matters for your MBA
"Forté Foundation" is one of the terms you will come across when comparing MBA and Executive MBA programmes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland — in admission requirements, accreditation details or programme descriptions. On mba.de you can check how individual business schools handle it and compare programmes independently.
Source: mba.de – independent comparison portal since 2003.