Scholarships

Business Administration, Marketing, Management,
Finance, Entrepreneurship / Small Business Management
& Computer Information Systems Majors

Lake Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Scholarship: Criteria: Senior or Junior standing with a Business Major

The Grier Scholarship: Criteria: Senior or Junior standing with a Business Major

Dorothy Veranth Memorial Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with a Business Major who has completed a minimum of 36 credits at Bemidji State University with at least a 3.25 GPA.

Sorensen Business Scholarship: Criteria:  Junior or Senior standing with a Business Major who has completed a minimum of 36 credits at Bemidji State University. This Scholarship shall be awarded to an undergraduate student who graduated from an accredited Minnesota high school.  The applicant must have a major GPA of 2.7 or higher.

Sorensen Business Scholarship: Criteria:  Junior or Senior standing with a Business Major who has completed a minimum of 36 credits at Bemidji State University. This Scholarship shall be awarded to an undergraduate student who graduated from an accredited Minnesota high school.  The applicant must have a major GPA of 2.7 or higher.

Bemidji Rotary Scholarship: Criteria: The annual award shall be made to a BSU student who is a U.S. citizen and majoring in business.  Emphasis shall be given to a student(s) concentrating or involved in international business, study or travel.

Federated Insurance Business Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with interest or involvement in business, finance or risk management & insurance. Minimum GPA of 3.0 in major and overall. Preference will be given to a student with demonstrated leadership skills, who is involved in extracurricular activities, has related work experience or has received relevant honors. 

Federated Insurance Business Student-Athlete Scholarship: Criteria: Current business department program major student-athlete who has or will obtain academic (third year) Junior or Senior status during the academic year in which the scholarship is awarded and who participates on varsity NCAA athletic team at Bemidji State University, with interest or involvement in business, finance or risk management & insurance.  Minimum GPA of 3.0 in major and overall.

Leonard Dickinson Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with a Business Major who has completed a minimum of 36 credits at Bemidji State University with at least a 3.25 GPA. The recipient should have an interest in northern Minnesota natural resources.

Donald J. Zuehlke Memorial Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with a Business Major who has completed a minimum of 36 credits at Bemidji State University with at least a 3.0 GPA. 

Thomas Erickson Memorial Scholarship - Senior: Criteria: Senior standing with a Business Major with financial need. 

Thomas Erickson Memorial Scholarship - Junior: Criteria: Senior or Junior standing with a Business Major with financial need. 

Mike McKinley Business Marketing Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing majoring in business with an emphasis in marketing.

Paul Bunyan Mall Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with a Business Major who has completed a minimum of 36 credits at Bemidji State University. Applicant must be from the Paul Bunyan Mall trade area, defined as the area within a 50 mile radius of Bemidji.

Federated Insurance Info Services Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with an interest in and aptitude for an Information Services role, with at least a 2.8 GPA overall and at least a 3.0 within their major. The applicant must have completed at least one of the following courses: CS 1309: Problem Solving, Programs and Computers; BUAD 3381: Management Information Systems; or BUAD 2381: Structured Application Development. Preference will be given to a student with demonstrated leadership skills, who is involved in extracurricular activities, has related work experience or has received relevant honors. 

Federated Insurance Info Services Scholarship: Criteria: Junior or Senior standing with an interest in and aptitude for an Information Services role, with at least a 2.8 GPA overall and at least a 3.0 within their major. The applicant must have completed at least one of the following courses: CS 1309: Problem Solving, Programs and Computers; BUAD 3381: Management Information Systems; or BUAD 2381: Structured Application Development. Preference will be given to a student with demonstrated leadership skills, who is involved in extracurricular activities, has related work experience or has received relevant honors. 

Northern Minnesota CIS Scholarship: Criteria:  The CIS Scholarship shall be awarded to an undergraduate student from the northern tier (Brainerd and north) of Minnesota.  The applicant must be a full-time junior or senior pursuing a Computer Information Systems degree with planned enrollment for the entire academic year.  The applicant must have a major GPA of 2.5 or higher. 

MCH Technology CIS Scholarship: Criteria:  The CIS Scholarship shall be awarded to an undergraduate student from the northern tier (Brainerd and north) of Minnesota.  The applicant must be a full-time junior or senior pursuing a Computer Information Systems degree with planned enrollment for the entire academic year.  The applicant must have a major GPA of 2.5 or higher. 

Lawrence “Hollie” Higgins Scholarship: Criteria:  Bemidji High School graduate majoring in Business Administration.

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