Robert A. Ingram Scholarships for Entrepreneurship Students

Criteria for selection are as follows:
a. The recipient(s) must be a full time junior or senior with a declared minor in Entrepreneurship accepted to Eastern Illinois University
b. The recipient(s) must be in good academic standing
c. The recipient(s) must have a minimum overall 3.0 GPA
d. The recipient(s) must have completed the following course with a grade of A or B: ENT 3300 Foundations of Entrepreneurship
e. The recipient(s) must currently be enrolled in one of the following courses: ENT 3500 Marketing and Innovation for Entrepreneurial Ventures or ENT 3700 Financing for Entrepreneurial Ventures or ENT 4500 Entrepreneurial Management and Venture Plan Development
f. The recipient(s) must submit a current resume, transcript, and a statement of interest (maximum of 600 words) that addresses the following:
i. Career interests or goals and how the entrepreneurship minor will help to achieve them.
ii. Work, family, and/or personal experiences and how they have helped to form entrepreneurial related career goals

Financial need is a consideration. The recipients are not eligible to apply again for this or other entrepreneurship scholarships at EIU.
This award is announced and awarded in the Fall.

Award
Varies
Department
Eastern Illinois University - General, Lumpkin College of Business and Technology
Deadline
10/26/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Please submit a statement of interest (maximum of 600 words) that address the following: a.) Career interests or goals and how the entrepreneurship minor will help achieve them. b.) Work, family, and/or personal experiences and how they have helped to form entrepreneurial related career goals.
  2. Please upload your most current transcript.
  3. Please upload your most current resume.
  4. Are you currently enrolled in one of the following courses: ENT 3500 Marketing and Innovation for Entrepreneurial Ventures, ENT 3700 Financing for Entrepreneurial Ventures, or ENT 4500 Entrepreneurial Management and Venture Plan Development?
  5. Have you completed the following course with a grade of A or B: ENT 3300 Foundation of Entrepreneurship?