SCHOLARSHIPS OPEN IN DECEMBER 2024!
*UG: Undergraduate Students GR: Graduate Students*
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
SBM DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIP
Award $2000
Eligibility Requirements:
3.25 GPA or above
Resume and letter from employer confirming your job title and average hours worked per week
Awarded to a student who has held a job (at least 20 hours per week) while maintaining a GPA of 3.25 or above
SBM Board of Visitors scholarship
Award $1000 to 1 or more Graduate students
The Board of Visitors Graduate Scholarship will be awarded $1000 for one year to a graduate student each academic year. The amount of the award will depend upon the earnings from the endowed scholarship fund.
Eligibility Requirements:
be enrolled a master’s program in the School of Business and Management
have earned a 3.5 GPA in their undergraduate work
have an updated resume
exhibit community service, church service and university involvement
intends to complete a degree at APU
intends to start a career in the business field or pursue a doctorate degree
submitted a scholarly essay using the APU four cornerstones
SBM Leadership Advisory Scholarship
Award $2000
Undergraduate Students:
3.0 GPA or above
Demonstrated leadership with activities within SBM and/or APU
Complete the short response form (short response will include
(1) Describe your Leadership philosophy and provide examples to showcase how you have demonstrated this in the SBM and/or APU
(2) Name an influential leader and describe the qualities in this leader that you would like to emulate and why
Graduate Students:
3.5 GPA or above
Demonstrated leadership experience
Complete the short response form (short response will include
(1) Describe your Leadership philosophy and provide examples to showcase how you have demonstrated this in your workplace
(2) Name an influential leader and describe the qualities in this leader that you would like to emulate and why
Porchia scholarship
Award $1000 to 1 or more Graduate students
Eligibility Requirements:
US citizen
Enrolled in MBA program
Maintain 3.0 or better GPA
Financial need
Completes the following application
Shannon Benstead Memorial Scholarship
Award $2000
“Not all who wander are lost.” This J.R.R. Tolkien quote was shared with Shannon Benstead ’16 by her RA at Engstrom Hall during her freshman year at APU. It became her battle cry, not only throughout her time at APU, but also for the rest of her life. Shannon was committed to wander with a purpose; seeking out distant lands, and to know and have compassion for people near and far. Shannon had a heart that sought after the Lord, and she prayed often for His help to do things that would have eternal significance.
While at APU, Shannon not only received a quality education, but also her experiences challenged her and grew her spiritually. She gained a deeper understanding of who she was in Christ, and this drove her dreams and goals for the future.
One of Shannon’s dreams was to build her own business. She was also passionate about supporting other women starting their own businesses and making a better life for themselves. Small companies committed to donating a portion of their profits to help those in need impressed her very much and aligned with her core values. She also invested in microloans to help others and started her own business on Etsy in November 2020, in which a portion of the profits would benefit women who had recently escaped sex trafficking.
God called Shannon home to Heaven in February 2021.
The Benstead’s prayers are that this endowment would challenge and support future APU students to start their own “intentional” businesses. By doing so, they hope that this ripple of blessing would reach many people groups in the future.
Eligibility Requirements
Undergraduate Junior or Senior majoring or minoring in a degree program within the School of Business and Management (SBM) or a Graduate student in a degree program within SBM
3.0 GPA minimum
Demonstrated interest in entrepreneurism, or students that currently own at least 51% of a business.
Completion of application
Preference is given to underrepresented populations in the business field with a vision for philanthropic giving
*Award of $2000 for one year.
Kim Gara Memorial Scholarship fund
Award $1000 to 1 or more Graduate students
Dr. Gara began teaching at Azusa Pacific in the School of Business and Management in 1990. Dr. Gara was a member of Pomona First Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir and served as a witness for Christ to his neighbors and those who surrounded him. According to Dr. Ilene Bezjian, the Dean of the SBM from 1999-2013, Dr. Gara always made his faith evident to everyone. “When he told his personal testimony, he openly shared it and was never ashamed of his beliefs,” said Dr. Bezjian.
Award of $1000 to be awarded to one or more SBM Graduate Students.
Eligibility Requirements:
Enrolled in a graduate program in the School of Business and Management
Maintain 3.0 GPA minimum
Financial Need
Completion of application and essay
LEUNG SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTING
G De la rosa accounting scholarship
Award $2000
Gabriel De La Rosa is an audit partner and an SEC reviewing partner in KPMG’s Technology Media & Telecommunications practice and has served as either the audit partner of SEC reviewing partner on several IPOs.
Award of $2000 for one year.
The eligible student will:
Be enrolled in APU accounting program in the School of Business and Management
Be from socio economic backgrounds that are substantially under-represented in the accounting profession as determined by, for example, the AICPA (American Institute for Certified Public Accountants), and within that group preference will be given to first-generation college students
Have overcome economic and/or educational hardships, or students who have demonstrated leadership experience in economically or educationally underserved communities
Stan deal accounting scholarship
Award $2000
In recognition of Professor Emeritus Stan Deal's 25 years of teaching at APU, this scholarship was established. Stan Deal came to Azusa Pacific University as an adjunct in 1984 and became a full-time faculty member in 1986. His focus has been teaching principles of financial and managerial accounting, intermediate accounting, and federal taxation at the undergraduate level.
Award of $2000 for one year.
Eligibility Requirements:
Enrolled in APU accounting program in the School of Business and Management
Be enrolled or have taken Intermediate Accounting I
Averaging a GPA of 3.5 or above
Demonstrate leadership and professionalism
Completion of Scholarship Application
Interview with Scholarship Committee, if requested
Clifton larson allen llp
Award $2500
The CliftonLarsonAllen Accounting Scholarship awards a $2,500 scholarship for one year to the selected student.
Eligibility Requirements:
Enrolled in APU accounting program in the School of Business and Management
A student whom is a veteran majoring in accounting
A student whom is disabled majoring in accounting
Note: If unable to award to one or both of these criteria, then the scholarship award will be given to an accounting major with the greatest financial need
Leung school of accounting scholarship
Award $2500 for Undergraduate Students
Award of $500 for Graduate Students
Undergraduate students:
Accounting Major
A $2,500 merit-based scholarship with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
A $2,500 need-based scholarship (to be verified by Financial Aid)
Graduate students:
In the MAcc program
A $500 merit-based scholarship with a GPA of 3.0 or higher for each course (with a maximum of $5,000 awarded throughout the program)
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2024 WINNERS!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR RECIPIENTS: Scholarships will be posted on add/drop date of Fall 2024!
SBM Recipients
Mariano Gonzalez - SBM Dean's Scholarship
Elizabeth Vega - SBM Dean's Scholarship
Jovianne Avalos - SBM Leadership Advisory Scholarship
Darlin Rocha-Torres - SBM Shannon Benstead Memorial Scholarship
Maritza Ochoa - SBM Keith and Teresa Porchia Scholarship
Anthony Tedesco - SBM Keith and Teresa Porchia Scholarship
Yessica Carrillo - Machuca - SBM Kim Gara Memorial Scholarship
Mary Vega - SBM Board of Visitors Scholarship
Kaylie Woo - SBM Board of Visitors Scholarship
LSA Recipients
Yajaira Lopez - LSA Gabriel and Elizabeth De La Rosa Scholarship
Ethan Robinson - LSA Stan Deal Accounting Scholarship and SBM Leadership Advisory Scholarship
Miguel Hernandez - LSA CliftonLarsonAllen Scholarship
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Awarding of the SBM Shannon Benstead Memorial Scholarship to Darlin Rocha-Torres at the Zuventurez Pitch Competition
COMING SOON!
SCHOLARSHIPS WILL OPEN DECEMBER 2024!