Business executives seeking to level up can enroll in an MBA program, but there's no equivalent for industrial designers. Future London Academy, a UK-based executive education organization, aims to change that. They're offering an Executive Programme for Design Leaders, as well as a Design Impact Scholarship to cover the £45,000 (USD $60,627) tuition.

The Executive Programme for Design Leaders at Future London Academy is the only Executive MBA equivalent that is made specifically for Creative Directors and Design Leaders with 15+ years of experience who want to learn the business side of design, scale businesses, become greater leaders, and make more impact with their work. Taught directly by C-level leaders from the top companies, this 9-week programme is broken down into 5 intensive modules in London and California.

The selected candidate will join the 2026/27 cohort and gain business strategy, finance, leadership, and operational skills from C-level executives at companies like AKQA, Google, Zaha Hadid Architects, Saatchi & Saatchi, and Uber and then apply this knowledge to drive meaningful change in their field.

Submissions close on 17 September 2025.

You can learn more about the application process here.