Program Overview

Business Administration (EMBA)

The Executive MBA in Digital Transformation program provides high-level strategic training and the ability to be a leader in today's rapidly changing digital landscape.

Program Details

• Degree Options: Business Administration (EMBA)
• Program Contact: DeGroote School of Business
• Length: 13 months
• Type: Course-based, Online
• Typical Entry: September
• Typical Deadline: July

Areas of Research

• Accounting and financial management services
• Finance
• General
• Health services management
• Strategic business valuation
• Strategic marketing
• Supply chain management

Scholarships

• Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS): Varied values, external scholarship to advance knowledge and understanding of Canada's North.
• Bertram Scholarship: $20,000, external scholarship for PhD students conducting research into organizational governance.
• Canada-U.S. Fulbright Program: Varied amounts, external scholarship for graduate students, faculty, professionals, and independent researchers to conduct research, lecture, or enroll in formal academic programs in the United States.
• Dr. J. A. Campbell Young Investigator Award: $5,000, external award for research into celiac disease and/or gluten sensitivity.
• Fulbright Canada Student Awards: Varied amounts, traditional Fulbright Canada Student awards for Canadian citizens who are graduate students, prospective graduate students, or promising young professionals.
• H.G. Hilton Master’s Scholarship: Varied amounts, external scholarship for Master's students, with priority given to students intending research in Canadian industry or industrial problems.
• Health Research Postdoctoral Opportunities: Varied amounts, external funding sources and agencies for postdoctoral fellows in the Faculty of Health Sciences.
• Iranian Student Memorial Scholarship: Varied amounts, external scholarship for international graduate students from Iran who demonstrate academic excellence.
• Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship: Varied amounts, external scholarship for women pursuing an accredited business or business-related program.
• John Charles Polanyi Prize: Varied amounts, external prize for outstanding researchers in the early stages of their career.
• Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund: Varied amounts, external award for applicants who are high-performance athletes, post-secondary students active in sport, sport practitioners, or educators.
• Mackenzie King Memorial Scholarships: Varied amounts, external scholarships to support graduate study by graduates of Canadian universities.
• Manulife Life Lessons Scholarship Program: Varied amounts, external scholarship for students who have experienced the death of a parent or guardian with little to no life insurance.
• Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security: Varied amounts, external scholarships for master's and PhD students conducting research on determinants, impacts, and policy or program interventions into food insecurity in Canada.
• Mary Buzzell Graduate Scholarship for Resilient Aging: Varied amounts, external scholarship for outstanding students enrolled in any Master's Degree program at McMaster University who are preparing for a career in the multidisciplinary field of Aging.
• McMaster Graduate General Bursary: Varied amounts, external bursary for graduate students who demonstrate financial need.
• McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) Postdoctoral Fellowship: Varied amounts, external fellowship for postdoctoral fellows focusing on interdisciplinary, impact-driven approaches in the study of optimal aging.
• MIRA Graduate Scholarship Program: Varied amounts, external scholarship for graduate students conducting research on aging.
• MIRA Graduate Student Travel Awards: Varied amounts, external awards for graduate students travelling to an academic conference to present an accepted abstract in aging research.
• Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program: Varied amounts, external program for full-time graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Canada to pursue collaborative research in Japan.
• Norm Bromberger Research Bursary: $2,000, external bursary for research in the area of co-operatives and credit unions.
• Rainbow Fund: Varied amounts, external fund for graduate students who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ students and demonstrate financial need.
• Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada Graduate Student Award of Merit: $4,000, external award for women graduate students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the university or general community.
• The Barkleys of Avonmore Scholarship: Varied amounts, external scholarship for a graduate student from a developing country to pursue advanced studies at McMaster University.
• The Dr. Colin Webber Graduate Scholarship: Minimum $1,600, external scholarship for master's or doctoral students, with preference given to students who demonstrate interest in bone research.
• The Edna Howard Bursary: Varied amounts, external bursary for full-time students in any program who demonstrate financial need.
• The Gould Family Bursary: Varied amounts, external bursary for McMaster students enrolled in the Faculty of Business who demonstrate financial need.
• The Graduate Students Association Bursary: Varied amounts, external bursary for full-time or part-time graduate students in specific faculties.
• The H. Vincent Elliott Memorial Travel Bursary: Varied amounts, external bursary for students registered in a Master's or PhD program who demonstrate financial need.
• The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships: Varied amounts, external scholarships for graduate students who demonstrate academic excellence.
• The Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada Graduate Award: Varied amounts, external award for a graduate student who identifies as a member of the queer, trans community and is Black, racialized, or Indigenous.
• The Myra Baillie Academic Grant: $1,000, external grant for a graduate student in any degree program who attains an "A" average and demonstrates financial need.
• The School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel: Varied amounts, external grant for research travel.
• Wilson Leadership Scholar Award: $12,000 in direct funding and up to $2,000 for experiential funding, external award for graduate students who demonstrate leadership potential.