Scholarships in Economics

Enid Hall Griswold Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 10

Applicants must be college juniors or seniors majoring in political science, history, government or economics. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. However, affiliation with DAR is not required.

 

BNSF Railway Company FFA Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be current FFA members and high school seniors or college students planning to enroll or currently enrolled full-time. Students must be pursuing a four-year degree in one of the following agricultural fields: business management, economics, sales and marketing or finance. They must be residents of California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota or Texas. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA. 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.

 

MetLife Foundation FFA Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: February 8

Applicants must be working toward four-year degrees in specific areas of agriculture including public service and administration, agribusiness management, range/soil science, public communications, plant or animal breeding and genetics, education, plant pathology, journalism, technology, extension, mechanization, public relations, finance, economics, sales, marketing or engineering. Applicants must also be residents of one of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin or Wyoming. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

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.

 

Iowa Interstate Railroad Ltd. FFA Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must be pursuing a major in one of the following fields: agronomy, plant breeding and genetics, economics, finance, pulp and paper technology, transportation, crop science, plant science or agricultural business management. A minimum 3.0 GPA is required. Applicants must live in Iowa and plan to attend a college in Iowa or Illinois. Preference is given to applicants with a specific interest in transportation. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Mas Family Scholarships

Award: $8,000, Deadline: January 30

Applicants must be majoring in or have plans to major in business, communications, economics, engineering, international relations or journalism. They must demonstrate leadership potential and a commitment to success in a democratic, free enterprise society. Selection is based on academic merit, personal essay, leadership ability, professional potential and character.

 

Nebraska Actuaries Club Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be U.S. high school seniors who are planning to attend an accredited college or university located in the state of Nebraska. They must be planning to major in actuarial science, economics, mathematics or statistics and must intend to pursue an actuarial career. Applicants must have demonstrated mathematical ability. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

Prize in International Insolvency Studies

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicants must be undergraduate students, graduate students or practitioners of international insolvency studies who have less than nine years of experience. They must submit original analysis, commentary or legal research on the subject of international insolvency. Selection is based on the overall strength of the submission.

 

HSF/Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) Scholarship Program

Award: $10,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicants must be of Latino descent and be U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. They must be enrolled full-time at an accredited postsecondary institution located in the U.S. or Puerto Rico. They must be entering a master's degree program or be rising undergraduate sophomores, juniors or seniors. Applicants must be majoring in accounting, business administration, economics, finance, hospitality management, human resources management, international relations, information technology (IT/MIS), management (including supply chain and information systems) or marketing and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher on a four-point scale. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

 

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.

 

Recycling Research Foundation's National Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicants must be pursuing a graduate level degree, be a U.S. citizen and have a minimum 2.5 GPA. The program is open to those seeking a graduate degree in a program that supports the scrap processing and recycling industry as a whole. The industry itself is both labor and mechanically intensive as scrap processors take old and new metals, paper, rubber, plastic, glass and more, and sort it into established grades which are highly sought after by manufacturers. The challenges of recycling on the scale of 200 billion pounds a year has given rise to new and innovative technologies as the recycling industry adapts to an ever changing marketplace of goods.

 

$5,000 Nitro College Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: December 31

Applicants must be legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia and be enrolled in an accredited college or university for the upcoming school year. Students will complete three short-answer questions as well as fulfill a social component using a social media platform. In addition, for every friend referred and that fills out an application, applicants will receive an entry to win a $1,000 scholarship. Three deadlines per year: March, July, and December.