Ready For Finance: Fellowships

Fellowships

Fellowships are an excellent way to underwrite your MBA experience. Many, as you will see, provide benefits that go far beyond financial assistance.

Remember, the deadlines for applying for many of the fellowship opportunities below come in the middle of the MBA application process--so do not delay. Start exploring your options and applying. And be sure to check directly with each fellowship provider, as their contact information, dates and conditions for application may change.

Below, you will find information and contacts for:

Minority Fellowships

Robert Toigo Foundation -- the non-profit that "powers" the ready-for-finance website -- is a premier organization supporting the ongoing advancement of exceptional minority business degree students and alumni within the finance industry through scholarships, mentoring, internships and job placement. The Foundation's network of alumni includes 600+ finance professionals. This non-profit is sponsored by major investment banking firms, asset management, real estate investment, private equity and other firms within the finance industry. In order to qualify for the Toigo Fellowship, you must:

1. Be a minority as defined by the Department of Labor.
2. Be a US citizen, or a legal resident with permission to work in the US.
3. Be accepted to and planning to attend one of our educational partner universities in their full time MBA program beginning in the Fall. (Please note that you can not defer a Toigo Fellowship)
4. Be planning a career in the financial industry, including, but not limited to: Investment Management, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Real Estate, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Sales & Trading, Research, or Financial Services Consulting.
5. Complete an application form and pay the application fee.

The application is active online.

Contact:
180 Grand Avenue Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-763-5771 Fax: 510-763-5778
info@toigofoundation.org

The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management is a fourteen-university alliance designed to increase the enrollment of African American, Hispanic, and Native American students in MBA programs and ultimately in managerial positions in business. Each candidate who qualifies for admission to a Consortium-member MBA school competes for a full-tuition fellowship at that school.

Contact:
5585 Pershing Avenue #240
St Louis, MO 63112
Phone: 314-877-5500 or (888) 658-6814
Fax: 314 877-5505

There are many scholarships available to minority MBA candidates. If you're African American, Hispanic American, or Native American other sources of aid can be found from foundations such as the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and the National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA).

Membership/Association Fellowships

Aerospace Education Foundation / Spouse Scholarship - Air Force, National Guard

Award amount: $2,500

The applicant must be a spouse of Air Force Active Duty, Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve to be eligible. Spouses who are themselves Air Force members, or in ROTC, are not eligible. This scholarship is open for all academic programs. Undergraduate students must be enrolled in the Spring semester with a minimum of 6 credit hours when the scholarship is awarded in May. Graduate and post-graduate students must be enrolled in a minimum of 3 credit hours.

Contact:
Callahan Scholarship
1501 Lee Highway
Arlington, VA 22209-1198
Phone: 800-291-8480
Fax Number:
AEFStaff@aef.org

Thomas Wood Baldridge Scholarship

Amount:The scholarship is a one-time award of $3,000 sent directly to the recipient's college or university choice.

Deadline: March 1

Available to a Jaycee, immediate family member of a Jaycee, or a descendant of a former Jaycee, and must be enrolled in or accepted for admission to a college or university. Applicant must be a citizen of the United States, possess academic potential and leadership qualities, and show financial need.

Contact:
Jaycee War Memorial Fund
Baldridge Scholarship
4 West 21st Street
Tulsa, OK 74114-1116
Phone: 918-584-2481 Fax: 918-584-4422

Golden Key / Graduate Scholar Awards

Amount: Twelve $10,000 scholarships

Deadline: January 15

For use for post-baccalaureate or professional study at accredited institutions of higher learning (does not have to be in the U.S. or have a Golden Key chapter). Judging criteria include academic merit, campus/community/work commitments and significant involvement in local Golden Key chapter. Recipients must plan to enroll in graduate school in the fall of year received.

Japanese American Citizens League Graduate Awards

Amount: $2,000

Deadline: April 1

Awards given to recognize and encourage education as a key to greater opportunities among JACL members. Applicants must be National JACL members and must be attending a college or university at the graduate level. A personal statement, letter of recommendation, academic performance, work experience, and community involvement will all be considered.

Contact:
1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 601
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 800-441-6533 Fax: 202-296-0540
oca@ocanatl.org

The Little Family Foundation MBA Fellowship Award

Award: Each participating school matches the Little Family Foundation's $2,500 with the resulting award of $5,000 renewable for a second year.

The Little Family Foundation Fellowship Award is set up as a matching gifts program with many of the top business schools in the nation. EThe Fellowship Award is available to past participants - both students and volunteers - of any of Junior Achievement's high school programs and to volunteers who have taught a minimum of two classes of Junior Achievement's K-8 programs.

Contact:
Junior Achievement Inc.
One Education Way
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Phone: 719-540-8000 Fax: 719-540-6299

Roche MBA Fellowship

To be eligible for a Roche MBA Fellowship a candidate must:

be a medical or science graduate
be a candidate with the potential and ambition to achieve senior management responsibility early in his/her career
be a resident of Switzerland, a Swiss national abroad,
or an employee of a Roche Group company
come from an institution lacking MBA sponsorship activitie

Contact:

Roche MBA Fellowship Programme
c/o Roche Research Foundation
CH-4070 Basel,
Switzerland
research.foundation@roche.com

Scholarships

AFP Scholar's Award
Avg award amount: $5,000
Deadline: June 1

Recipients must study or major in professional financial studies
Award is to be used for college seniors/others for master's degree study.

Contact:
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 600 West
Bethesda, MD 20814-3211
Phone: 301-907-2862 Fax: 301-907-2864
Attn: Allycin Boasman, Certification Administrator
aboasman@afponline.org

Jaycee War Memorial Fund Scholarship Program

Scholarship Amount: $1,000

Deadline: March 1

To be considered for a scholarship, students must be a citizen of the United States, possess academic potential and leadership traits and show financial need. The Jaycee War Memorial Fund gives several scholarships to deserving individuals throughout the nation each year. The awarding of these scholarships is handled through the state Jaycee organizations and a panel of unrelated judges. One applicant from each state is selected by the state organization coordinator. All of the state winners are then reviewed by a second panel of judges who select the national finalists. Scholarship recipients will be selected by May 15.

Contact:
War Memorial Fund Scholarship
Department 94922
Tulsa, OK 74114-1116
Phone: 918-584-2481 Fax: 918-584-4422

New York Financial Writers Association Scholarship
Average: $3,000
Deadline: Postmarked by April 15

Recipients must study or major in financial/business journalism

Contact:
P.O. Box 338
Ridgewood, NJ 07451-0388
Phone: 201-612-0100 Fax: 201-612-9915
Attn: Jane Reilly, Executive Manager

Annual Logistics Scholarship Competition
Amount: $1000

Deadline: May 15

The organization is dedicated to upgrading the quality and availability of logistics education.
Eligibility: Applicants must be pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in logistics or a logistics-related major, and be full-time students with a full-time course load.

Contact:
8100 Professional Place, Suite 211
Hyattsville, MD 20785
Phone: 301-459-8446 Fax: 301-459-1522

Attn: Chairman, Scholarships Review Committee
solehq@sole.org

College Scholarships by National Association of Insurance Women (NAIW) Education Foundation

Amount: $1000-4000

Deadline: March 1

Applicants must major or minor in insurance, risk management or actuarial science, be at least college sophomores, have completed or be currently enrolled in two insurance or risk management-related courses and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Contact:
1847 East 15th Street
Tulsa, OK 74104
Phone: 918-744-5195 Fax: 918-943-1968
naiwfoundation@naiw.org

HORIZONS Foundation Scholarship

Amount: $500 to $2,000

Deadline: July 1