It's Inauguration Day!
Congratulations, Matt vandenBerg, OWU's 17th President!
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Congratulations, Matt vandenBerg, OWU's 17th President!
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Departmental Honors
The Department of Economics and Business and the Woltemade Center offer the following scholarships and awards to outstanding students:
Economics Management Fellows Program Award | Incoming First-Year | Yes | Woltemade Center |
Special EMF course. $250 book allowance. Invitations to special dinners and events. Mentor program with OWU alumni. Fully paid trip to New York City. | |||
Corns Business and Entrepreneurial Scholarship | Sophomore | Yes | Woltemade Center |
$5,000 scholarship per junior and senior years. Specific course track, Burton Morgan student paper competition, two internships and senior research project required. | |||
Norman H. Leonard Essay Competition Award | Any | Nomination Required | Economics and Business Department |
$100 stipend. Outstanding paper from an economics independent study, directed reading, or internship. Economics only. Current students only. | |||
Norman Leonard Research Award | Any | Yes | Economics and Business Department |
$2,000 stipend. Must be declared major. Application submitted jointly by student and faculty supervisor. Students work five weeks full-time or equivalent. | |||
Ruth Wilson Appley Scholarship – Operation Enterprise | Any | Yes | Woltemade Center |
Full or partial scholarship to attend Operation Enterprise sponsored by the American Management Association. (Does not cover transportation cost.) | |||
Alice Empkey Batchelor Graduate School Scholarship | Junior | Yes | Economics and Business Department |
A minimum gift of $10,000 to pursue graduate study in business, economics, accounting, or related field. | |||
Allen and Ruth Theis Endowed Scholarship | Junior | No | Economics and Business Department |
Need-based scholarship. Selection made by Financial Aid in consultation with the Chairperson of the Department of Economics. | |||
Christian Kamm Scholarship Award | Junior | Yes | Economics and Business Department |
Award ranges from $2,000-$5,000. Need-based. Minimum GPA = 3.6. Proven community service required. | |||
Burton Morgan Student Paper Competition | Junior / Senior | Yes | Woltemade Center |
$1000 stipend. Three-five page research proposal relating to entrepreneurship or small business. Full paper must be completed during the three-month time frame. | |||
Woltemade Prize | Junior / Senior | Nomination Required | Woltemade Center |
Stipend paid directly to the student. A student must have international experience, study, or research. Academic excellence and departmental honors required. | |||
Blaine Grimes Summer Grant | Any | Yes | Woltemade Center |
Up to $2,000. Proposal for internship including a budget required. Must be declared major or minor. | |||
Sigma Beta Delta Fellowship | Junior / Senior | Yes | Sigma Beta Delta |
$500 toward graduate studies. Must be a member of SBD and nominated by the local chapter. | |||
Norman Taylor Scholarship Award | Senior | Yes | Economics and Business Department |
Awarded to the graduating senior with Econ or Eman major that has the highest GPA at the end of their junior year. |