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Scholarships

WMU Scholarships
Each year, Finance and Commercial Law majors and minors are invited to apply for various scholarships available to all business students through the Office of Student Development. In addition, there are a number of scholarships that are available solely for FCL students.

The qualifications and conditions associated with scholarships follow:

Charles C. and Lynn Zhang and Associates Scholarships.

• Two scholarship awards
• Undergraduate BBA with Finance major
• Awarded to a Junior and Senior level student with the highest cumulative GPA, and by the recommendation of the Chair.
• Academic based award
• Maintain a minimum course load of 12 credit hours
• Award Amount: $500 for each awardee at the end of Spring semester

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Exam Scholarships
Application

• Awarded to WMU students who plan to sit for the CFA Level 1 Exam
• Covers all but $220 of the cost of registration, enrollment, and CFA curriculum materials
• Student must be a full-time student in final year of undergraduate studies OR a graduate student
• GPA and academic performance are criteria used in awarding these scholarships

If you are interested in a CFA Scholarship, please read the requirements and application instructions.

Cinq-Mars Scholarship
Application

• Minimum GPA 3.00 for consideration
• Entering Junior year
• Undergraduate BBA with Finance major
• Extra curricular activities at WMU considered
• Need based award
• Must have solid history of prior work experiences, especially during previous semesters enrolled at WMU
• Award Amount: Award amount: $5,000 for junior year, distributed equally between Fall and Spring semesters (renewable one time for a total of two years)

Cinq-Mars Jarvis Scholarship
Application

• Minimum GPA 3.00 for consideration
• Entering Junior year
• Undergraduate BBA with Finance major
• Extra curricular activities at WMU considered
• Need based award
• Must have solid history of prior work experiences, especially during previous semesters enrolled at WMU
• Award amount: $2,500 for junior year, distributed equally between Fall and Spring semesters (renewable one time for a total of two years)

Davette Susan Jones Endowed Scholarship in Finance
Application

• Preference given to WMU students who are members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Kalamazoo Michigan. 
• Preference given to full-time undergraduate students majoring in Finance or Personal Financial Planning with a 2.5 GPA at time of application.  If no undergraduate student is eligible, then award may be given to an MBA student with a finance concentration with a 3.0 GPA at time of application. 
• For students who meet the above qualifications, preference will be given to a student who is participating in the University’s Study Abroad Program.
• Preference given to students from historically underrepresented groups. 
• Need based award.
• Award amount: $500, distributed equally between Fall and Spring semesters (non-renewable).

Edwin Grossnickle Scholarship
Application

• Undergraduate BBA student with Finance & Commercial Law major
• Incoming Junior level
• Full-time student
• Awarded for Fall semester tuition only
• Not a need-based award
• $1,000 one-time tuition award (not renewable)

Magellan Scholarship
Application

• Undergraduate BBA - Minimum GPA 3.00 for consideration
• Graduate MBA - Minimum GPA 3.30 for consideration
• Business students participating in study abroad program or participating in an international business seminar
• Need based award
• $500 for Fall or Spring (nonrenewable)

McCarty Morrison Scholarship
Application

• Minimum GPA 3.00 for consideration
• Senior BBA student
• Must be planning to attend Law School (preference for Big 10 Law School)
• $500 for Fall (non-renewable)

Non-WMU Scholarships

Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America

Awards scholarships to junior or senior students majoring or minoring in insurance, risk management or actuarial science.

Information and applications are available here and must be returned by February 15, 2008 to the address listed within this document.

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)

• Applicant must be candidate for a bachelor or master's degree in a business related field and must be interested in a career in risk management or insurance. Applicants enrolled in an Insurance Institute of America (IIA/AICPCU) program are also eligible.
• Minimum GPA 2.5 or higher.
• Applicant must demonstrate financial need. Specificallly, a student must not be receiving full reimbursement from his/her employer or other sources.
• Previous recipients may also reapply.
  
  

For more information, read the RIMS Outline.

If you meet all the criteria for the scholarship and would like to apply, see the RIMS Application.

 

 

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