Merit Based Scholarship
Criteria
1) Admitted into the Full-Time MBA program
2) Demonstrate academic ability, professional and personal achievements, and potential to contribute to the ross community
Amount: $5,000 to full tuition
Note: No separate application is required
Need-based scholarship
Criteria
1) U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Amount: Based on need as estimated in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA)
Note: Students are encouraged to submit the FAFSA as soon as possible
Post-Admission Scholarship
1) Alumni Board of Governors Scholarship - Past record of community service
2) Leo Burnett Scholarship - Specializing in advertising, marketing or marketing communications
3) Bandfield Loan - Prove previous work experience to earn a portion of school expenses
4) J. Ira Harris Tuition Award - Tuition award with moral commitment to contribute back
5) NSH MBA Scholarship - Hispanic heritage
6) Center for Education of Women - Lapse in education after graduating from high school of at least 48 consecutive months
7) Barbour Scholarship - Women with professional caliber from area formerly known as Orient
8) University of Michigan Spectrum Center /Kellogg Scholarship - Demonstrate strong engagement in and who have made significant contributions to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students and ally activism (Review application information to determine eligibility)
To learn more about post-admission scholarship deadline, detailed criteria and
application process for the year 2009-10 - Download Ross School Of Business MBA
Post-admission scholarships
Other useful resources
1) Private scholarships
2) UM Scholarships/Fellowship
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I am Atul Jose, Founding Consultant of F1GMAT, an MBA admissions consultancy that has worked with applicants since 2009.
For the past 15 years I have edited the application files of admits to the M7 programs: Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, the Wharton School, MIT Sloan, Chicago Booth, Kellogg School of Management, and Columbia Business School, together with admits to Berkeley Haas, Yale School of Management, NYU Stern, Michigan Ross, Duke Fuqua, Darden, Tuck, IMD, London Business School, INSEAD, SDA Bocconi, IESE Business School, HEC Paris, McCombs, and Tepper, plus other programs inside the global top 30.
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