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Scholarships, Assistantships, and Finances

Thanks to the generosity of alumni, individuals and companies, the VCU School of Business is able to offer scholarships to freshmen and continuing students in the School of Business.

We encourage applicants seeking scholarship consideration to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.)

In addition to the School of Business scholarship opportunities outlined below, please be sure check out the following:

Presidential, Provost, and Deans Scholarships for entering students (application required)

More VCU Scholarships and Links to Other Scholarship Opportunities (application required)

VCU Financial Aid

VCU Student Accounting

Financing Graduate Study Guide

Incoming Freshmen Scholarships
Incoming freshmen are considered for School of Business scholarships on the basis of information submitted as part of the application for undergraduate admission. No additional application is required, but applications must be received by the scholarship deadline. Freshmen scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit. Scholarship recipients will be notified about their award in writing.

Please visit the links above for additional opportunities available from the university and outside sources. We encourage all applicants seeking scholarship consideration to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid - FAFSA

Current VCU Business Student - Undergraduate Scholarships
Many School of Business endowed scholarships are offered to current undergraduate students in the spring for the next school year. Students must apply using the application below. Please visit the links above for additional opportunities available from the university and outside sources. Additional information may be obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Studies located in Snead Hall, Room B1100; phone 804-828-3710.

Undergraduate Upperclassmen Application - due March 25

Graduate Student Scholarships and Assistantships
Many School of Business endowed scholarships are offered to current graduate students in the spring for the next school year. Students must apply using the application below. For information on graduate assistantships and scholarships, please contact the Graduate Studies in Business office at (804) 828-4622, toll-free at (877) 828-4540, or email gsib@vcu.edu

Graduate Scholarship Application - due March 25

We are grateful to the following endowed scholarship donors. Current students should apply for all business scholarships using the general application forms above.

Scholarship Name	Criteria
Peter H. Aiken Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Association of Real Estate Alumni (AREA) Scholarship	Seniors majoring in real estate and urban land development; merit and need based
Bank of America Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Virginia T. Barker Memorial Scholarship in Management	Full-time junior or senior majoring in management; academic merit and financial need; renewable
Central Virginia Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Theron Bell Memorial Scholarship	Full-time accounting major; merit and citizenship based; renewable
Dans and Charlotte Callans Merit Scholarship	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
Campbell Merit Scholarship in Business	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Edward N. Coffman Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Covington International Travel Scholarship in Business	Juniors and Seniors; merit-based; leadership skills
T. Kent Cox Merit Scholarship in Business	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit-based; renewable
Donald and Barbara Dodson Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
William O. Edwards Scholarship	Junior business student; merit and need based
Eskimo Pie Scholarship	Full-time undergraduate Honors student majoring in Business; merit based
John C. and Frances B. Farley Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Irvin J. Farmer, Jr. Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Henry and Karen Fine Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Ed and Pearcy Flippen Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Ann G. and B. Roland Freasier, Sr. Tax Award	Seniors and graduate students with at least 6 hours of tax courses
Genworth Foundation Scholarship Fund	Freshmen and sophomores in the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate Department; emphasis on those interested in actuarial studies; merit-based; renewable
Ginther Family Merit Scholarship	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
Eva S. Hardy Graduate Scholarship in Business	Masters or doctoral student in business; representative of previously underserved population; merit based; renewable
Glenice M. Harris Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Robert E., Jr. and Ann S. Henley Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Hoffer Family Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Joseph Holicky Scholarship	Undergrad or grad; merit based, although need is a consideration; maintain 3.0; renewable
Honors Program Scholarship in Business	Student majoring in business and participating in Honors; merit based
Margaret Dozier Hotze Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
William and Rhonda Hudson Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
ICSC Scholarship	Graduate or undergraduate students majoring in real estate; merit based
Invensys Scholarship in Honors	Student majoring in Business and participating in Honors; merit based; renewable
John and Kim Jacoby Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
John H. and Rosemary S. Jenkins Merit Scholarship	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
Russell and Harriet Johnston Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Allen B. King Scholarship in Business	Incoming freshman planning to major in business and participating in Honors; merit based; renewable
D. H. Klayton Memorial Scholarship	Senior accounting student; merit and need based; leadership skills
Dr. Margaret Klayton-Mi Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Howard and Greta Klugman Scholarship	Undergraduates majoring in marketing; merit based
Sam Kornblau Scholarship	Undergraduate or graduate students majoring in real estate; Merit based
KPMG LLP Honors Scholarship	Accounting majors in good standing in the Honors Program; merit based
Juanita B. Leatherberry Family Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
John Levering Memorial Scholarship	Juniors, seniors, or graduate students majoring in real estate; merit based
Lingerfelt Family Foundation Scholarship in Honors	Student majoring in Business and participating in Honors; merit based; renewable
Carol A. McCoy Scholarship in Honors	Student majoring in Business and participating in Honors; merit based; renewable
Margaret and Richard Meador Merit Scholarship in Business	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
Merit Scholarship in Business	Graduate students majoring in business; merit based
Henry and Phyllis Michel Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
E.G. and Kathleen Miller Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Cecil C. Millner, Jr. Merit Scholarship	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
Morris Family Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Donald W. and Phyllis Schiller Myers Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Nelco Family Foundation Fund Scholarship	1 award for an entering freshman; merit based
Newfield Merit Scholarship	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
David and Ann Norris Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Ed F. Paxton Fund	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Philip Morris MBA Scholarship	MBA student with undergraduate degree in engineering
Pricewaterhouse Coopers Scholarship in Accounting	Junior and senior accounting students; merit (3.0+) and need based; leadership skills
Project Management Institute Central Virginia Chapter Scholarship	Student pursuing a career in project management and participating in Honors; merit based; renewable
Richmond Chapter 38 Institute of Real Estate Management Scholarship	Undergrad or grad interested in commercial property management career; majoring in real estate; merit based with need consideration; 3.0; renewable
Robert E. Rigsby Merit Scholarship in Business	major in Business; merit based; renewable
George and Anita Rimler Scholarship in Honors	Student majoring in Business and participating in Honors; renewable; first-generation American citizens; merit based; need preference
Risk Management Association Scholarship	Junior or senior business student majoring in finance; merit based
Ann and Leola Robertson Scholarship	Junior, senior, or graduate student wanting to study abroad in France; French proficiency; merit based
S & K Famous Brands Scholarship	Juniors majoring in Business; Virginia residents; merit based
School of Business Alumni Merit Scholarship	Incoming freshman planning to major in business; merit-based; renewable
School of Business Faculty Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Seibert Family Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Eleanor Snellings Scholarship in Economics	Rising senior majoring in economics; merit based; university involvement
John B. Sperry Scholarship in Accounting	Juniors majoring in accounting; leadership skills; merit and need based
SunTrust Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Thalhimer Family Scholarship	1-Undergraduate 1-Graduate among top of their class; merit based
The Woodie L. Tucker Memorial Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Robert and Ann Trumble Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Louis and Beatrice Tuckman Scholarship	Graduate students majoring in business; merit based
VCU School of Business Alumni Association Scholarship	Junior or senior business students; merit based; leadership abilities
Virginia “I” Day Scholarship in Insurance	Juniors majoring in insurance; merit based
Wachovia Securities Scholarship in Finance	Rising junior or senior finance major; merit based
Wachovia Bank N.A. Merit Scholarship	Full-time juniors; Virginia residents; merit based
Robert and Jane Wait Merit Scholarship in Business	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Dr. Wally Memorial Scholarship	Full-time undergraduate in Business; merit based; renewable
Linda M. Warren Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
Wella Manufacturing of Virginia Scholarship	Rising junior or senior business students; merit based
F. Dixon and Kay S. Whitworth Merit Scholarship	Freshman majoring in Business; merit based; renewable
Carlson and Andrea Woo Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable
H. Graham and Marilyn Woodlief Merit Scholarship	Freshman planning to major in Business; merit based; renewable

*Applications available in spring of each year. For all other awards, see department for details.