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Spears School of Business (General) Scholarships
Important Information
The Dean’s Office (201 Business Building) begins accepting applications for the annual scholarship program for continuing students at the end of the fall semester. Unless otherwise announced, the deadline for turning in completed applications is 5 p.m. on January 18, 2019.
Majors in the Spears School of Business have the opportunity to apply for a number of different scholarships. Several of these scholarships have a perpetual existence because they are endowed. The others are made possible because of yearly donations from the donors and may not always be available. The amounts and number of scholarships awarded each year are determined by earnings and donations.
Most scholarship recipients are selected by a scholarship committee within the Spears School of Business. The same application is used to apply for most of these endowed or “yearly” scholarships. You can apply online using the following link: Business Scholarship Online Application. Please note that some scholarships may require additional information or an alternate application. For these scholarships, you will be provided with a link in the scholarship information below.
Most scholarships are awarded for the fall and spring semesters of the following school year. One half of the scholarship is disbursed into the students’ bursar accounts the beginning of each semester after the drop/add period ends. A student’s failure to maintain scholarship criteria results in the loss of the scholarship(s), and re-application for the following year is required for future scholarship awards. Study abroad scholarships are one time payments and are disbursed into students’ bursar accounts approximately a week before their trips.
Business Scholarship Online Application
Incoming Freshman Scholarships
Scholarship recipients are selected by a scholarship committee within Spears Business. All incoming freshmen must fill out the scholarship application attached to the OSU Admissions application. Students must select “Business” as their college on the admissions application if they want to be considered for business freshman scholarships. The number and amount of scholarships will vary by year.
CAGLE Travel Scholarships
CAGLE scholarships of $100-$500 are available to qualified students in Spears Business. These scholarships are only for students enrolled in international CAGLE travel programs. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA or above. Preference is given to students who have also applied for the CAGLE Study Abroad Office’s Scholarship. Scholarship applications will be available online or in 201 Business Building.
Students can enroll in Spears School's travel programs through the Cagle Center: Study Abroad and Travel.
Transfer Student Scholarships
The only scholarship application transfer students must fill out is the one attached to the OSU Admissions application. Students must select “Business” as their college on the admissions application if they want to be considered for business scholarships. The number and amount of scholarships will vary by year.
Scholarship Categories
- School of Accounting
- Economics and Legal Studies in Business and General Business
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management
- Management Science and Information Systems
- Marketing and International Business
- Freshmen
- Scholar Leader Program
- Graduate
General Scholarships
This list includes information about the amount of each scholarship (most are a variable amount), as well as the criteria used in selecting recipients. All undergraduate Spears School Scholarships require that the recipient be an undergraduate and enrolled full time in the Spears School of Business.
Important Information
- All Undergraduate Majors in the Spears School of Business are eligible to apply for these scholarships.
- Students participating in the Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) and the Financial Pathways program are considered to be undergraduate students until they have earned 120 credit hours and graduate students at 120-plus credit hours.
Allen, Bess Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Scholarship, leadership, and need
Anderson, Christopher Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: out-of-state student
Ashby, Steven E. Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need and academic achievement
Bacy, Kedric Q. and Theoscar Meares, Jr. Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, need
(alternates with CEAT)
Bale, John T. and Beverly Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need primarily; academics second
Barnes, Arlene White Scholarship in Business*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time, business student
Boeing Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time, business student
Branstetter, Olin D. Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: At OSU at least 1 semester, 2.0+ GPA, no other scholarships nor financial aid
Brenneman, Ralph A. and Peggy A. Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: No less than one-half and no more that the total annual stipend awarded to a PDS recipient in the same year.
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, need, preference to a graduate of Ponca City High School, and other preferences in the following order:
- MBA
- Any business grad student
- Undergraduate accounting major
- Any undergraduate business major
Brown, David W. and Karen Bale Business Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 2.5+ GPA, need
Bryan, Judson and Mary Endowed Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Recipient must be working way through college
Burris, Edward C. Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 2.5+ GPA, need, leadership, working, sophomore, junior, or senior, good citizenship
Buster Family Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.25 GPA, need, leadership, participation
Butler-Clyne, Mary Sue Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, preference given to Native American students and students who have financial need
Cathey, John B. and Nancy S. Endowed Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time, business student
Charlson, E. Virginia Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Preference to a student with one or more parents who are serving or have previously served in a branch of the United States military.
(Incoming freshmen do not qualify.)
Choctaw Nation Business and Leadership Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior/senior, citizen of the Choctaw Nation, 3.0+ GPA
Coleman, Craig Michael Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, leadership, and need can be a factor
Donaldson, Robert H. Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Outstanding academic performance, leadership, and need
Dyer, Ann Endowed Scholarship for Champions*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Business major, need, preference will be given to students who are actively affiliated and/or a member of the American Association of University Women
Fisher Family Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0 GPA, strong leadership skills, need
Franklin, Charles E. Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Undergraduate or Graduate Spears School of Business student
Franz, Alan G. Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need, potential to succeed, high academic achievement
Frontier Federal Scholarship*
Amount: $500
Criteria: Sophomore/junior/senior standing, Oklahoma resident, 2.5+ GPA, need, good character, leadership
Garrison, Lloyd Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior/senior, 3.0 GPA, leadership, need may be considered
Geis, Duane V. and Lois B. Endowed Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Sophomore/junior, good GPA, leadership
Gervais, Major Bernard & Margaret Endowment for Veteran Support Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: U.S. military service veteran
Hawkins, Andrew Benjamin Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior/senior, 3.0 GPA, leadership
Hedden, Audra Renee Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior, senior, or grad student, 3.0+ GPA, need
Hedges, Jerry and Linda Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time student
Hensley Family Scholarship for Undergraduates*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 1st preference to a student who graduated from a high school located in Checotah, OK. 2nd preference to a student who graduated from a high school in North Texas as defined by the North Texas Chapter of the OSU Alumni Association who is majoring in finance and/or has expressed interest in a study abroad program.
Herzberg, Jerry and Carole Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 2.75+ GPA for continuing students and 2.8+ GPA for incoming freshmen, preference given to members of Alpha Kappa Psi
Hill Family Scholarship in Business*
Amount: up to $1250
Criteria: Full-time, 3.0+ GPA, employed while attending classes & who best explains their work ethic and what this scholarship will mean to them and the financing of their education, first scholarship to a freshman, second scholarship to a transfer or continuing student, all others split between freshmen, transfer, & continuing students
Hiney, Michael Memorial Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Graduate of Sapulpa Public Schools or Edmond Public Schools
Hobbs Family Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time student
Holliday, James E. Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time status
Horner, Norman S. “Jack” Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: full-time student
Horning Bootstrap Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: The Rex and Charlotte Horning Bootstrap Scholarship is designed to support students
who have graduated from an Oklahoma high school and have clearly demonstrated an ability
to “pull themselves up by their bootstraps” and to take responsibility to improve
their chances for success by virtue of obtaining a quality education, having a servant’s
heart and an understanding of the core values of the American Way. The scholarship
will be awarded to an Oklahoma high school graduate entering his/her junior or senior
year and enrolled in the Spears School with a GPA of at least 2.5. Recipients in their
junior year may be considered for renewal for their senior year.
**Essay question on scholarship application
Hyatt, Michael S. Endowed Scholarship in the Spears School of Business*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Freshman, transfer student, or MBA student, 2.8+ GPA
Ingham Family Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, need
ISNetworld Scholarship
Amount: $2,500
Criteria: 3.0 GPA
Jackman, James M. International Study Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Undergraduate student studying abroad
Jeffery-Brown Scholarship
Amount: $1000
Criteria: Full-time and documented financial need due to a major life event
Jenkins Hulsey Scholarship in the Spears School of Business
Amount: $5000
Criteria: Need, incoming freshman should have a 2.5 or greater GPA in high school and a 24 or greater ACT score, continuing students should have at least a 2.5 GPA
Johnson Scholarship Foundation Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Native American, 2.0+ GPA, preference to students pursuing entrepreneurship majors and minors
Jones, Griff and Mindi Endowed Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, leadership and participation
Koch Industries Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Separate application found at the following link: Koch Discovery Scholarship Application
Lawson, Dorothy A. Memorial Scholarship for the Spears School of Business*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 4.0+ GPA, graduate of an Oklahoma high school
Lemon, Glen Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: $500
Criteria: GPA, leadership, and need
Lessley Family Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: $500 for a semester; if the student maintains or improves GPA they receive another $500 for a second semester
Criteria: Sophomore/Junior/Senior; 2.5-2.75 GPA (cumulative) at the beginning of the semester and must improve it by .3 by the end of the semester (Short essay required.)
Lewis, Adams, Barber Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.5+ GPA
Medley, Christopher D. Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: High academic achievement, community/campus involvement, demonstrate exemplary ethical practices and standards
Molloy, Brent Scholarship
Amount: Minimum of $500
Criteria: 3.5+ GPA, preference to a student who graduated from a rural high school in western Oklahoma (west of I-35 but not in the metroplex)
Mullman, Don Frank Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 1st preference need, high academic achievement, member of Oklahoma Mu Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 2nd preference need, high academic achievement, member of any college social fraternal organization
Natural Gas & Energy Association of Oklahoma Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time, interest in the energy field
Newton, James L. and Sheila A. Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need, consideration also given to lineal descendants of James L. and Sheila A. Newton
Oelke, Michael Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time undergraduate or MBA student, 3.0+ GPA, need, work for OSU residential life
Olson, Gary and Linda Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need
Padgett Family Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Sophomore or junior, minimum high school GPA of 3.5, OSU GPA 3.0+, from rural community with a population of 5000, financial need
Pearson, Alan and Cheryl Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior/senior, need, leadership, 3.0-3.6 GPA, preference given to Business Student Council members
Phelps, William W. and Dorotha L. Scholarship in Business*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Undergraduate or graduate students, U.S. citizens or permanent residents, preference to students who have graduated from high schools in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, or Kansas
Phillips 66 Business College Diversity Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Female or minority, 3.0+ GPA
Phillips 66 SHIELD Scholarship
Amount: $3500
Criteria: 3.25+ GPA, leadership, participation, have demonstrated a strong interest
in the energy industry, junior/senior student
(Renewable as long as criteria maintained.) (Separate application)
https://app.wizehive.com/apps/p66shieldscholaroklahomastate
Pollard, Mike and Glynda Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Graduate from Tulsa Central High School and financial need
Powell, Dick and Carol Ann Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need
Quible, Zane K. Endowed Business Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Achievement, leadership, junior or senior, 2.7+ GPA, and graduated from an Oklahoma high school
Reilley, Dennis and Cindy Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Graduate of an Oklahoma high school; need; academic achievement (can be weighed against exceptional outside constraints, such as, need to work more than 20 hours a week, being a primary caregiver to one or more family members or the need to materially participate in a family farm or other business)—gpa must show effort and dedication to succeed
Riley, Jack Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need, working
Routh, Alan Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.25 GPA
Savage, A. O. Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Top 20 percent of class, sophomore/junior/senior, need, leadership
Savage, Neal Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Sophomore/junior/senior, 3.0+ GPA, leadership, need
Schedler, Carl Memorial Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time student
Schendel, Travis E. Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time status, good standing, need
Seidle Family Foundation Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Sophomore, junior, or senior, need, 2.5-3.2 GPA, 1st preference to graduates of a high school in Washington County, Oklahoma, 2nd preference to graduates of a high school in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, 3rd preference to graduates of any Oklahoma high school
Seretean, Martin B. Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time student
Soderstrom Family Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 2.8+ GPA, Jr. Sr. or Graduate, no transfer hours, need
Sooner Federal Scholarship for Business*
Amount: One year’s tuition, based on 30 hours per year
Criteria: Oklahoma resident, scholarship, leadership, need, junior/senior
SSB Ambassador Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Active in SSB Ambassador activities
SSB General Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Variable
SSB LLC Scholarship
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Active in SSB LLC activities
(Essay required.)
Swinka, Edward J. Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time
Tepe, Elmer Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time status, need, good academic standing, graduate of a rural Oklahoma high school
Thomas, Raymond D. Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior/senior, scholarship, leadership, need
Tolbert, Phil D. and Patricia T. Dean’s Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, graduate or undergraduate student
Tracy, David L. Revocable Trust Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Need
Turner, Bill and Barbara Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: One-half of the annual cost of tuition and fees (15 credits per semester; tuition for upper-division credits)
Criteria: Full time
Union Pacific/Champlin Petroleum Scholarship Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Minority student
Watson, Charles L. and Kim R. Continuing Leader Fund*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Participant in PLC, 3.0+ GPA, leadership, need considered but not required
(If all criteria maintained, then scholarship renews. Maximum of 3 years awarded.)
Whitlaw, Dorothy & Gareld Scholarship Fund*
Amount: At least $1,000
Criteria: Junior/senior, need, leadership, scholarship, good citizenship, single, Oklahoma resident
Whitlaw, Mark Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Junior/senior, need, leadership, scholarship, good citizenship, single, at OSU all four years
Wiese, Harry and Maxine Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time (split with Entrepreneurship)
Williams Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, sophomore
(Essays attached to application required.)
Woodson, Thelma Pat Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full-time status, female, need
Wyatt Insurance Agency Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: Full time
Yeaman, Karen Rider Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: in good standing with the university, preference given to Ponca City High School graduates
Yingling, Briand and Elizabeth Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: 3.0+ GPA, need
Zannotti, Glenn and Rita Endowed Scholarship*
Amount: Variable
Criteria: A student who is working part-time or full-time, must have completed 24 credit hours,
2.5-3.0 GPA
(The scholarship is renewable with maintenance of the selection criteria.)
*Endowed Scholarship
There are also many scholarships that are available to individuals that meet specific criteria such as being enrolled in a specific school or department, being an incoming freshman, or being enrolled in a graduate program.