Undergraduate Program
Scholarships
Below is a list of scholarship opportunities available to students in the Opus College of Business.
General Scholarships
Ruvelson RAINmaker Fellowship - available to juniors with an interest in entrepreneurship, small business, finance, economic development, community leadership, and/or underserved populations. The minimum GPA requirement is 2.8. Click here for more details and an application.
Minnesota Treasury Management Association Scholarship - available to students majoring in finance, accounting, or management with a 3.0 or higher GPA and an interest in a career in the treasury management field.
Jack Brewer Foundation Business School Scholarship - this $2,500 scholarship is available to high school seniors or freshmen or sophomore college students of African American, Hispanic, or other underrepresented group. Students must be in good academic standing with a minimum gpa of 3.0. The awarded student must plan to enroll full-time as an undergraduate student for a full academic year and must be pursuing a degree in a business field. The application deadline is June 1.
John T. Petters Foundation Scholarship - available to students who are studying abroad with a focus on international business.
Federated Mutual Insurance Leadership Scholarship - available to juniors in the Opus College of Business with a 3.0 gpa or higher and demonstrates involvement in extracurricular activities and/or work experience related to their major. The scholarship will be applied to the awarded student's senior year. Applications are due May 12.
John B. Lilja Undergraduate Scholarship - a $1,000 scholarship sponsored by the Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association available to accounting majors. Application deadline is March 15.
General Mills Corporate Scholars Award - provides $5,000 scholarships to five deserving students in business-realated majors for the 2007-2008 academic year. Recipients must be natives or residents of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, or North Dakota. The application deadline is March 15.
Minnesota Association of Public Accountants Scholarship - available to juniors majoring in accounting with a 2.5 minimum GPA. Application deadline is April 1.
McNair Scholars Program - The McNair Scholars Program is designed to recruit and increase the success of underrepresented groups of students in higher education to successfully prepare and get admitted to graduate programs ultimately completing doctoral programs. Applications are due March 14.
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Accounting Department Scholarships
The University of St. Thomas Accounting Department awards merit-based scholarships funded by corporations, public accounting firms, the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, and private donors. While the scholarships are merit-based and competitive, the only requirements are that you are a declared Accounting major by March 31 and that you are a junior or senior by the upcoming fall semester. Applications are due April 10. Download an application.
Entrepreneurship Department Scholarships
These scholarships are available to Entrepreneurship majors who have achieved junior standing or higher. The scholarship will be applied to the awarded student's senior year.
Pentair Scholarship for Entrepreneurship - this scholarship recognizes one outstanding student-entrepreneur in the Entrepreneurship Program who embodies the characteristics of a St. Thomas student and an entrepreneur.
- Students who will be juniors or seniors after the 2007-2008 academic year are eligible. (December 2007 graduates are eligible)
- Must be a declared major in Entrepreneurship.
- The criteria for the award are creativity, initiative and success. The applicant should provide proof that he/she through his/her own creative initiative, started/operated a business.
- The activity should be one in which the student recognized a special opportunity, acquired the necessary resources and followed through on the implementation.
- Applications will be reviewed and recipients chosen by a committee of the Entrepreneurship faculty.
Charles Kubly Entrepreneurship Award - this award honors the entrepreneurial spirit and flair of Charles Kubly, a 1998 graduate of the University of St. Thomas' Entrepreneurship program. Created to help students realize their entrepreneurial dreams, the Charles Kubly Award will contribute to funding an outstanding business idea.
Applicants should have a proven, early stage business, or a strong business plan with a high probability of success. The award should be used to leverage the entrepreneur's investment and take the business to the next level of success.
Applicants must submit:
- A Business Plan.
- An implementation timeline and current status.
- A statement describing how this award would move his/her business forward.
Murray and Ruth Harpole Scholarship - funded by generous gifts from Mr. & Mrs. Murray Harpole, Mr. Harpole was one of the founders of, and served as CEO (retired) of Pentair Corporation.
- Students who will be juniors or seniors during the 2007-2008 academic year are eligible. (December 2007 graduates are eligible.)
- The scholarship requires that student is qualified for need-based financial aid.
- Minimum GPA of 2.5 required.
- Involvement in Entrepreneurial Society will be important consideration.
- Must be a declared major in Entrepreneurship.
To be considered for the above Entrepreneurship Department scholarships, visit the Undergraduate Financial Aid Office for more information and prepare any additional required forms listed above for specific scholarships.
Applications and related materials are due by May 15. They may be submitted via email at mtspriggs@stthomas.edu or by campus mail - Scholarships SCH 435.
Real Estate Scholarships
These scholarships are available to Real Estate majors who have achieved junior standing or higher. The scholarship will be applied to the awarded student's senior year. Applications are available during the Spring semester.
