Scholarship Opportunities
There are a number of WSU Foundation scholarships available to students in the College of Business.
Check out all our opportunities below and apply for scholarships online.
Accounting Alumni Scholarship
Award Amount: $350 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Accounting major
- Have taken ACCT 311
- Have at least 16 credits remaining to graduate (as of Fall)
- Complete the online application
Burl & Nadine Leo Business Scholarship
Award Amount: $400 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a sophomore, junior or senior
- Complete the online application
Becker College of Business Achievement Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a junior or senior (at the time of the award)
- Complete the online application
Befidi Family Scholarship
Award Amount: $900 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an African or African American student
- Are a sophomore, junior or senior
- Complete the online application
Cass & Mary Gordon College of Business Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a non-traditional student (new or returning to WSU or transfer)
- Complete the online application
Daniel R. Mortensen Family Scholarship in the College of Business
Award Amount: $1,500 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration major with a focus in Business Management or Economics
- Are a first-generation college student (first in their family to attend and graduate from a 4-year institution)
- Are a sophomore, junior or senior
- Are involved in campus and/or community activities outside the classroom
- Work hard to help pay for college expenses
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship.
Dr. Joseph H. Foegen Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,700 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration or Human Resources major
- Are a junior or senior
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship.
Dr. Robert Newberry Professional Selling Annual Scholarship
Award Amount: $550 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Marketing major with a Professional Selling minor
- Are involved in campus and/or community activities outside the classroom
- Work hard to help pay for college expenses
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to submit a resume to be considered for this scholarship.
Duane Petersen Scholarship
Award Amount: $800 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Economics or a Finance major
- Have completed 15 credits of both economics and finance courses (6 must have been completed at WSU)
- Have completed at least 30 credits of course work at WSU
- Complete the online application
Echo Huang College of Business Scholarship for International Students
Award Amount: $1,500 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Pre-Professional or Business major
- Are an international student
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship.
Farley & Sathers Candy Co. Scholarship
Award Amount: $900 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a freshman who has a composite ACT score of 23 or above
- Complete the online application
Federated Insurance Accounting Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Accounting major
- Are a sophomore, junior or senior (at the time of the award)
- Are involved in campus and/or community activities outside the classroom
- Complete the online application
Gordon Espy Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,600 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management Information Systems, or Marketing major
- Are a sophomore, junior, or senior
- Complete the online application
Helen B. Imm Scholarship
Award Amount: $800 per academic year
How to Qualify
You are a Business major with one of the following disciplines
- Accounting
- Administration Information Systems Management
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Health Care Management
- Human Resources Management
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Production Operations Management
Complete the online application.
Jeff & Alison Kusch Accounting Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Accounting major
- Are a junior or senior
- Complete the online application
Jim & Caron Nissen College of Business Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a junior or senior (at the time of the award)
- Are from Minnesota
- Complete the online application
Keith Schwab Family College of Business Scholarship
Award Amount: $4,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a freshman
- Are involved in campus and/or community activities outside the classroom
- Meet the requirements of the WSU Presidential Honors Scholarship
- Complete the online application
Kujak Transport Inc. Scholarship
Award Amount: $500 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration, Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, or Marketing major
- Are enrolled in the Department of Management and Marketing
- Complete the online application
Marion J. Deeren Scholarship
Award Amount: $3,875 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an English or a Business Administration major
- Are a junior or senior
- Are a U.S. citizen
- Complete the online application
Michael Garvey Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,200 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration or Human Resources major
- Are a junior
- Are involved in campus and/or community activities outside the classroom
- Complete the online application
Minnesota Society of CPAs Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,300 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Accounting major
- Are a junior or senior
- Need assistance covering the cost of the CPA exam
- Complete the online application
Pamela Koelsch Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $600 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration major
- Are a sophomore, junior or senior
- Are involved in a Greek organization at WSU
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship.
R & J Armstrong Family Business Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,900 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration or Human Resources major
- Are a junior or senior
- Have an interest in entrepreneurship
- Have held leadership roles
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship
Richard Schneider Memorial Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are an Accounting major
- Are either a part- or full-time student
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship.
Robert Biesterfeld Family Marketing Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,500 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Marketing major
- Are a junior
- Have an interest in entrepreneurship
- Have held leadership roles
- Complete the online application
You’ll need to write an essay to be considered for this scholarship.
The Mark & Cathy Nichols Business Administration Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Administration major
- Have an interest in entrepreneurship
- Work hard to help pay for college expenses
- Come from a single-parent family
- Complete the online application
The Patricia Cieminski Family Scholarship in Business
Award Amount: $1,000 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Demonstrate leadership in the classroom, on campus or in the community
- Complete the online application
Thompson Family College of Business Scholarship
Award Amount: $2,500 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a junior or senior (at the time of the award)
- Complete the online application
Warren & Dorothy Marley Business Education Scholarship
Award Amount: $4,500 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business Education major
- Are a senior
- Complete the online application
Wells Fargo Bank Scholarship
Award Amount: $1,100 per academic year
How to Qualify
- Are a Business major
- Are a junior or senior
- Complete the online application