Scholarships in Marketing

John Krikorian Journalism Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 7

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Los Angeles area high school who will major in business, journalism, marketing, or publishing.

 

Gina Auditore Boner Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Palm Beach or Martin County, FL high school who will major in advertising, graphic design, journalism or marketing. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

United Mark Smith Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is a full-time student majoring in marketing, graphic design, or related major at an accredited university or college in the United States. Minimum 3.0 GPA and infographic that shows how marketing has changed from your parent's generation to yours are required.

 

Ray Greenly Scholarship Program

Award: $25,000, Deadline: May 17

Applicant must be U.S. citizen and college student with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and a chosen major relevant to digital retail. Headshot photograph for promotional purposes, two essays, letter of recommendation, and a case study project are required.

 

MillerCoors National Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen of hispanic descent who is a junior or senior college student pursuing a degree in the field of business at a partnering university (list of partnering universities on sponsor's website). Minimum 3.0 GPA, full-time enrollment status, two letters of recommendation required.

 

Digital Marketing Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident who is a graduating high school senior of a full-time college freshman, sophomore, or junior. Applicant must be a future digital marketer who can create a digital marketing campaign that could be implemented for the APlus convenience store brand.

 

Bachelor's Degree Scholarship in Business

Award: $1,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in a business related field. Selection is based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.

 

Resort Property Management Annual $500 Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: August 15

Applicant must be a Canadian or U.S. citizen who is in high school or college. Essay on devising "an effective marketing program" required.

 

Majux Marketing Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is a full-time student attending or planning to attend an accredited college or university and pursue a degree in business or marketing. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay on the following topic is required: How would you use a budget of $10,000 to promote an e-commerce project of your choice?

 

IDDBA Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: January 1; April 1; July 1; October 1

Applicant must be a high school senior, current college student, or returning college student studying a food-related field such as culinary arts, baking, business, food science, or marketing. Must be an employee of an IDDBA-member company (check qualifying companies here www.iddba.org) and work at least 13 hours a week. Minimum 2.5 GPA, transcript, and letter of reference required.

 

Virtual Business Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: April 1

Must be nominated by a teacher for this award. Nominee must be a high school junior or senior pursuing a career in business, marketing, or personal finance who has shown an interest in the use of technologies in these subjects.

 

Morris Hite Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: October 24

Applicant must be a junior or senior college student in the following North Texas counties: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Grayson, Johnson, Kaufman or Tarrant pursuing a bachelors or masters degree in an advertising related major. Minimum 3.0 GPA, one to three letters of recommendation, and essay required. Work samples are encouraged but not required.

 

Undergraduate Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 27

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American/Alaska Native. Must be a full-time undergraduate student majoring in public relations, marketing, advertising, anthropology, communications, English, graphic design, or sociology. Minimum 2.75 GPA, reference letter, resume, and unofficial transcript OR acceptance letter required.

 

Graduate Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 27

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is member of one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino, or Native American/Alaska Native. Must be a full-time graduate student who has a minimum of two academic semesters or one year left to complete master's degree majoring in public relations, marketing, advertising, anthropology, communications, English, graphic design, or sociology. Minimum 3.2 GPA, reference letter, resume, and unofficial transcript required.

 

Advancement of Women in Sports and Entertainment Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicant must be a full-time female undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college in Nevada. Applicant must be majoring in communication studies, marketing, public relations, media studies, or journalism. Minimum 2.75 GPA required.

 

Jill Reed Women in the Trades

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a woman who is planning to work in a plumbing, heating/cooling, or electrical service business, with a preference given to applicants who will be helping with marketing in this industry. Applicants working in other business management positions such as accounting, business management, human resources, etc. will also be considered.

 

Doc Cohen Franchising Scholarship

Award: $4,500, Deadline: October 31

Applicant must be a college student majoring in business, entrepreneurship, finance, food service, franchising, hospitality, or marketing. Essay and two reference letters required.

 

Digital Third Coast's Digital Marketing Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a student currently enrolled at a two or four-year accredited college or university majoring in advertising, marketing, or public relations. Minimum 2.5 GPA, photo, and essay required.

 

AGCO Corporation FFA Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be current FFA members and high school seniors or college students planning to enroll or currently enrolled full-time. They must have one of the following undergraduate majors: agronomy, crop science, general agriculture, agricultural communications, education, journalism, extension, public relations, business management, economics, sales and marketing, engineering, mechanization, agriculture power and equipment or welding. Students only need to complete the online application one time to be considered for all FFA-administered scholarships. The application requires information about the student's activities and a 1,000-word essay. Awards may be used for books, supplies, tuition, fees and room and board. Students must show financial need and evidence of community service participation.

 

Kent Nutrition Group Inc. FFA Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 8

Applicants must be working toward a degree in one of the following fields: animal science, animal nutrition, dairy science, poultry science, equine/equestrian science, agriculture, agricultural science, agricultural business management, economics, finance or marketing and sales. Applicants must attend college in and be residents of one of the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia or West Virginia. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship Fund

Award: $7,000, Deadline: July 1

Applicants must be women of any age pursuing a business or business-related program who demonstrate outstanding potential. Applicants must also have an outstanding academic record in their college career, and they must show intent to complete a business program.

 

Malcolm Baldrige Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicants must be Connecticut students who are entering or currently attending a Connecticut college or university, and they must demonstrate exemplary academic achievement. International business students must be fluent in or be formally studying a foreign language.

 

Rob Branham Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: August 1

Applicants must attend or be accepted to an accredited university or technical or trade school. They must major in advertising, marketing, broadcast media or print production. They must be sponsored by a member of the Advertising Club of Connecticut. Selection is based on GPA (20 percent), essay (30 percent), work experience and activities (30 percent) and SAT/ACT scores (20 percent).

 

The $500 MBA Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: September 1

Applicants must be legal residents of the U.S. or international students with a valid visa. Students must be currently enrolled in a MBA program or planning on enrolling within the next 12 months. Applicants will need to leave a comment about their GMAT Test Prep/Admissions Consulting Company in order to apply.

 

The Ultimate Promotion Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: August 1

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and a college undergraduate to apply. Students must be pursuing a degree in marketing, advertising, public relations and/or business administration. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Students will need to imagine and submit an essay describing a promotion to be put on by one of their favorite brands explaining the underlying strategic value of their idea.

 

TechChecks Business Leadership Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: June 15

Applicants must be high school seniors or current college students pursuing a degree in Business Administration or other business-related field. Minimum 3.5 GPA required. Students must be U.S. citizens and preference will be given to those who are female, have a disability, or belong to one of the following minority groups: African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American/Pacific Islander or Native American/American Indian (must provide proof of membership to a tribe). Students must submit an essay on the topic provided. Essay selection will be based on the quality of research, originality and presentation.

 

PAVE Student Design Competition

Award: -, Deadline: November 3

Applicants must be college undergraduate students in the area of retail design and planning, visual merchandising, interior design and branding programs. Students will create a design project based on the given information relating to Kroger stores. Application and project details are available online.

 

Graphic Springs

Award: $2,000, Deadline: July 31

Applicants must be enrolled in a marketing, public relations, graphic design or branding program. Students must have completed one year of coursework and have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.

 

1SEO Digital Agency Scholarship Program

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicants must be U.S. citizens residing in the Philadelphia area, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Students must be enrolled or plan to enroll full-time at an accredited institution with the intention of earning a bachelor's degree in marketing, communication or business. Applicants must create a video in addition to completing the application.

 

SocialSEO Digital Marketing and SEO Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: August 1

Applicants must be high school seniors accepted into college or university, currently enrolled undergraduate students or graduate students. Students must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in marketing, business or finance or a MBA or master's degree in marketing. Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher.