Scholarships
The College of Business and the individual departments in the College have endowed scholarships that are available to students meeting specific criteria. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR COB SCHOLARSHIPS IS JANUARY 15, 2013.
COB Scholarships
Graduate Scholarships
James D. and Helene C. Reader
(Graduate)
Criteria
1. Master of Business Administration major
2. Minimum 9 graduate credit hours completed by the end of the Fall semester
3. Minimum 3.5 graduate GPA
4. Financial need
Jeanette (Groh) and Neal Bench
Criteria
1. Master of Business Administration major
2. Minimum 9 graduate credit hours completed by the end of the Fall semester
3. Minimum 3.5 graduate GPA
Undergraduate Scholarships
Richard Baird
Criteria
1. Undergraduate Accounting major
2. Senior status when receiving award
3. Full-time student
4. Undergraduate entering Master of Science in Accounting program
5. Minimum 3.4 GPA
Jim and Juanita Bradley
Criteria
1. College of Business major
2. African-American, Hispanic-American or Native-American heritage
Dr. Leland Brown
Criteria
1. College of Business major
Amelia Chan College of Business UG Advising
Criteria
1. Undergraduate admitted to the College of Business
2. Minimum 2.5 GPA
3. Business-intent or declared College of Business major
4. Financial need
Colaianne Endowed
Criteria
1. Graduate of Wayne Memorial High School with minimum 3.0 high school GPA
2. Business major or intent
3. Freshman or sophomore
Gough-Rose
Criteria
1. College of Business major
2. United States citizen
3. Plymouth/Canton area resident
4. Minimum 3.0 GPA
Ruthanne Kelly
Criteria
1. Outstanding College of Business student
Lebowski
Criteria
1. Junior or senior College of Business major
2. Resident of Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw or Wayne County
3. Minimum 2.0 GPA
4. Financial need
Ralph Lorenz
Criteria
1. Junior or senior College of Business major
2. Must be holding a part-time job
3. Minimum 2.0 GPA
4. Financial need
Ralph & Mabel Dana Lorenz
Criteria
1. College of Business major
2. Exhibits a strong work ethic and a sense of self-responsibility by completing one semester of student food service work prior to receiving this award
Russell Ogden
Criteria
1. Junior or senior College of Business major
2. Full-Time College of Business student
3. Minimum 2.5 GPA
4. Graduate of a Michigan high school
5. Service to the university
6. Participation in extracurricular activities
7. Financial need
Parent-Student Scholarship
Criteria
1. College of Business major or minor
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Parent of a child under 12 years of age
4. Working less than 20 hours per week
James D. and Helene C. Reader
(Undergradaute)
Criteria
1.
Junior or senior College of Business Major
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Financial need
Robert Swishtock
(International Business)
Criteria
1. Minimum 3.0 GPA
2. Undergraduate major in International Business
Paul Tucker, Jr. Endowed
Criteria
1. Junior or senior College of Business major
2. U.S. citizen
3. African-American
4. Full-time student
Laura Demetry White*
Criteria
1. Junior or senior College of Business, College of Education or Psychology major
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Full-time student
*Apply through the COB but the Office of Financial Aid makes the award
Gary M. Owen Scholarship**
Criteria
1. Student from a disadvantaged family
2. Preference given to an overachiever
**This scholarship is available to business majors through the Office of Financial Aid. Please complete the "University Scholarship Application" to be considered for the Owen Scholarship.
Departmental Scholarships
The following scholarships are available for College of Business students. Visit the respective department office for scholarship availability, deadlines and applications.
Accounting and Finance
Jo & Dan Devine Scholarship Fund
Criteria
1. Undergraduate Accounting major
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Financial need
KeyBank
Criteria
1. Junior, senior or graduate student
2. Finance/Banking major preferred, or any COB major
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
Great Teachers in Accounting Scholarship
Criteria
1. Intent or major in Accounting or Accounting Information Systems
2. Minimum 3.25 GPA
3. Sophomore, junior, senior or fifth-year graduate students
4. Active involvement in community service, student organizations, work experience
5. For fifth-year students, undergraduate degree in Accounting from EMU
Tammy Machovec Endowment Fund
Criteria
1. Interest in government and non-profit accounting
Richard and Linda Pifer / Plante & Moran
Criteria
1. Accounting or Accounting Information Systems major
2. Minimum 3.5 GPA
3. At least junior status
Grant Thornton, LLP
Criteria
1. An Accounting major, undergraduate or graduate at EMU
2. A deserving student who is registered for Fall classes
Doreren Mayhew & Co. PC
Criteria
1. Undergraduate Accounting major
2. Must be entering into or completing junior year before the Fall semester
3. Minimum 3.5 GPA
Linda M. Shipley Memorial*
Criteria
1. Undergraduate Accounting major
2. Junior or senior
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
4. Financial need
*This scholarship is available to business majors through the Office of Financial Aid. Please complete the "University Scholarship Application" to be considered for the Owen Scholarship.
Computer Information Systems
Jimmy W. Collins II & Michael J. Pickerell Endowed
Criteria
1. Junior/senior Computer Information Systems major/intent
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. United States citizen
4. Limited to tuition and fees
Management
James Barnes
Criteria
1. Freshman (0-24 credits)
2. Interested in majoring in Business
3. Minimum 3.0 high school GPA
Professor Nicholas & Katherine Beltos
Criteria
1. College of Business Management major
2. Greek descent or interest in studying Hellenic classics
3. Minimum 2.50 GPA
Cooper Scholars Program
Criteria
1. Business major
2. Minimum 3.5 GPA
3. Held/holds a campus or community leadership position
4. At least one year of course work remaining
David K. Easlick
Criteria
1. Junior or senior
2. Minimum 3.0 GPA
Foster Fletcher
Criteria
1. Freshman (0-24 credits)
2. Interested in majoring in Business
3. Minimum 3.0 High School GPA
Alfred F. Lobbestael
Criteria
1. At least sophomore status, may be full or part-time graduate student
2. Exhibits a strong interest in business administration
3. Minimum 3.0 GPA
3. Financial need
Ernest and Jeanne Merlanti Scholarship
Criteria
1. African-American
2. U.S. born, U.S. citizen
3. Junior or senior College of Business major
4. Minimum 2.75 GPA
5. Full-time enrollment required
Carl D. & Peggy J. & Kathleen Pursell
Criteria
1. Must be enrolled in at least 6 EMU hours of course work
2. Minimum 2.0 GPA
3. Undergraduate student
4. Interested in owning their own business
Marketing
Joseph & Charlotte Bertotti
Criteria
1. Financial need
2. Undergraduate Marketing major or intent
Dr. H. Robert Dodge Memorial Fund
Criteria
1. Currently enrolled graduate student
in the College of Business
2. Completed or enrolled in three graduate elective courses in marketing or a marketing-related discipline
3. Bachelors degree in marketing or marketing related discipline
4. Graduate GPA of 3.4 or higher or undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher if first-time enrolled graduate student
5. Funds to be used to pay for tuition/fees/books at EMU
Benjamin Klager Memorial
Criteria
1. Financial need
2. Undergraduate Marketing major or intent
National Contracts Management Association (NCMA) - Great Lakes Chapter
Scholarship in Supply Chain Management
Criteria
1. Admitted College of Business undergraduate junior or senior
2. Supply Chain Management major (not intent)
3. Minimum 3.2 GPA.
Externally Funded Sources
The Ann Arbor AWC Scholarship for Women in Computing


