McKinsey Diverse Young Leaders Scholarship

Funded by the Chicago, Denver and Minneapolis McKinsey offices, the McKinsey Diverse Young Leaders Scholarship offers financial assistance and mentorship to African-American, Hispanic and Native American students at local Public Schools. Recipients receive financial assistance for college tuition or other educational opportunities (for example, a study abroad program). In addition, recipients are matched with a mentor from a the McKinsey office and guaranteed an interview with a McKinsey Midwest office (Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh) for internships after their sophomore or junior years of college or an interview for full-time employment after graduation.

Application Requirements

Please fill out all parts of the application and submit all required documentation in order to be considered. The final application should include:

• Completed online student application form and personal statement
• Unofficial transcript
• Letter of recommendation (school counselor or teacher)
• Resume (containing work experience, leadership experience, academic awards, activities, and volunteering experience)

Please upload all documents using the link here

The deadline for submission is February 22, 2019.

All applications will be assessed by a committee of McKinsey consultants and recruiters and a group of semifinalists will be selected. If you are selected as a semifinalist, you will be invited to the office for an interview.

McKinsey Diverse Young Leaders scholarship recipients will be announced by April 2019.

Please send any questions to the recruiting team:

• Chicago- Lauren Au (lauren_au@mckinsey.com)
• Denver – Leah Frank (leah_frank@mckinsey.com)
• Minneapolis- Erin Kelly (erin_kelly@mckinsey.com)