Entrepreneurship & Innovation Scholarships

Deadline to submit is March 9, 2012

Applications are available in RESOURCES above. Submission details are included in each application.

The Ruann F. Ernst & William C. Riffle Scholarship Fund
The annual distribution from this fund shall be used to provide scholarship support to an undergraduate technology student, with a first preference for engineering majors.  The recipient of the Ernst/Riffle scholarship will be pursuing a course of study in translational science, technology commercialization or new venture creation, and entrepreneurship. The recipient will also be expected to participate in the technology commercialization program within the Center for Entrepreneurship, which pairs enterprising students from diverse academic backgrounds with executive mentors to assess live technologies for commercial potential. The University may modify any selection criteria should the criteria be found, whole or in part, to be contrary to federal or state law or University policy.  Scholarship recipients shall be selected based on merit and demonstrated need by the academic director of the Center for Entrepreneurship in consultation with the Office of Student Financial Aid and the deans of the Fisher College of Business and the College of Engineering.  The Ernst/Riffle Scholarship is renewable as determined by student interest and at the discretion of the academic director of the Center for Entrepreneurship.
Specific criteria:

• US Citizen
• Engineering major
• Undergrad student
• Enrolled in E-minor
• Junior year
• Will work  on TEC projects within the Center for Entrepreneurship

Tom and Judy Maish Entrepreneurship Scholarship Fund
The annual distribution from this fund shall be used to provide scholarship support (minimum of $1,000) to students with financial need and interested in entrepreneurship at the Fisher College of Business. The individual should be a hard working student who has demonstrated commitment to volunteer work.  Preference will be given to students in need from the Appalachian area and/or possess a 3.0 to 3.5 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale.  Selection shall be made by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Fisher College of Business, with formal approval by the Dean of the Fisher College of Business.

The Fred Miller Fund for Excellence
The Fred Miller Fund for Excellence provides scholarship support to undergraduates with preference for accounting majors who exhibit leadership, community service and an entrepreneurial spirit.  Selection shall be made by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Fisher College of Business with formal approval by the Dean of Fisher College of Business.

The Randall C. and Peggy North Mosher Family Scholarship Fund
This fund shall be used to support on scholarship for an undergraduate student with financial need who is pursuing a minor in Entrepreneurship, enrolled in classes offered by the Center for Entrepreneurship, or has otherwise expressed an interest in the study of Entrepreneurship as determined by the Fisher College of Business. The Undergraduate Programs Office of the Fisher College of Business in consultation with the Center for Entrepreneurship shall be responsible for selecting scholarship recipients and coordinating these scholarships with the University’s Office of Student Financial Aid.

The Albert Shapero Memorial Loan Fund
Distribution from this fund shall be used to provide an interest free loan to a student enrolled in Fisher College of Business who has demonstrated financial need and an exhibits and interest in small business or is starting a business that was entered in the Fisher Business Plan Competition.  Recipient should be made aware that this loan is to be repaid within five years after leaving the University.  This fund is administered by the Office of Student Financial Aid in consultation with the Fisher College of Business Center for Entrepreneurship.