Scholarships

Berkeley College
Berkeley College offers multiple scholarships of varying amounts to FBLA students. The awards are available to full-time students. For an application, call the admissions office at the Berkeley College campus of your choice.

Campus choices are:

Garret Mountain West Paterson, NJ        973.278.5400		Newark Newark, NJ 973.642.3888		Paramus Paramus, NJ        201.967.9667
Woodbridge Woodbridge, NJ 732.750.1800		Midtown Manhattan New York, NY 212.986.4343		Lower Manhattan New York, NY 212.372.4446
		White Plains White Plains, NY 914.694.1122

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Catawba College Business Scholars Scholarship
Catawba College, in historic Salisbury, North Carolina, offers up to five (5) $5,000 scholarships each year to recognize outstanding FBLA students interested in pursuing a business degree at Catawba College. The Ralph W. Ketner School of Business at Catawba College has an outstanding business program offering concentrations in Accounting, Management, Economics, Information Systems, Marketing, and Sustainable Business. A committed faculty, active Business Advisory Board, and close proximity to Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and the North Carolina Research Campus allow students to pursue their studies while engaging in rewarding internships and service work through experiential learning. Business Scholars enjoy special activities (see http://www.catawba.edu/businessscholars). The number of scholarships each year depends on program funding. The award can be combined with other scholarship offers from the college and is renewable for four years.

Criteria:
•    Minimum high school grade point average of 3.0
•    Completed application for FBLA Scholarship
•    Letter of recommendation from FBLA chapter adviser
•    Completed application to Catawba College
To request an application for the Catawba College Business Scholars Scholarship and for Catawba College please contact us by completing the short form at http://www.catawba.edu/businessscholars/fbla. 

Application Deadline:  April 30, 2010.

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Undergraduate Scholar Program
The CIA is offering their Undergraduate Scholar Program (Stokes) to members of FBLA. If you’re looking for a career experience in a dynamic environment, here’s your opportunity. The program offers you an unmatched chance to contribute to the mission of the CIA before you graduate. You will complete work sessions during each summer break, increasing your knowledge and job responsibilities while applying your academic skills to assisting CIA intelligence professionals.
 
Criteria:
·       Must be a U.S. citizen
·       Must be a high school senior at the time of application
·       Must be 18 years old by April 1, 2010
·       Must be planning to enroll in a 4- or 5- year college program
·       Must have a minimum of 1000 on your SATs (math and verbal) or 21 on the ACT
·       Must demonstrate financial need; household income cannot exceed $70,000 for a family of up to four,
        or $80,000 for a family of five or more
·       Must be able to successfully complete thorough security and medical examinations
·       Must be able to work in the Washington, DC area
·       If selected, must be able to attend an orientation and report for your first work tour in Summer 2010.
        CIA will pay the cost of transportation between your school and the Washington, DC area each
        summer.
·       Must agree to continue your employment with the CIA for a period equal to 1.5 times the length of
        your college sponsorship
 
Benefits Received:
·       An annual salary; health insurance; life insurance; and retirement
·       $18,000 a year for tuition, mandatory fees, and books
 
Application period:  August 1 through October 15
 
Apply online at www.cia.gov.

Economics for Leaders
Each summer the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) offer the Economics for Leaders program. This program provides high school juniors with an exceptional opportunity to learn economics and leadership through interactive games and simulations. These weeklong camps are held at some of the country's most prestigious universities and taught by actual university economics professors.

Application Deadline: February 15

Individual Award: The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides scholarships to cover the cost of tuition, housing, and meals for the week-long event. Participants must pay a $125-$200 program fee, travel costs, and dinner on the excursion day.

Eligibility: Open to national and state dues-paid members who are high school juniors.

Application Procedure: You may apply online at www.fte.org.

FTE also has programs for advisers available through the above Web site.

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FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to recognize outstanding FBLA members for their activity and involvement in the association. The number of scholarships given depends on yearly contributions to the FBLA scholarship fund.

Receipt Deadline: April 1

Individual Award: Minimum of $500; half will be awarded at the NLC and the other half upon joining Phi Beta Lambda.

Eligibility: Open to graduating FBLA members who plan to pursue a postsecondary education and become actively involved in Phi Beta Lambda at the postsecondary level. Applicants must be dues-paid members of FBLA. FBLA members must have achieved the Leader or America level of the Business Achievement Awards (BAA) Program.

Application Procedure:
Each application must be accompanied by a one-page cover letter summarizing FBLA, business, leadership, and community activities; a résumé outlining FBLA activities and educational achievements; and letter of recommendation, from a chapter adviser, a teacher or business/community leader. Applications must meet all of the criteria to be considered.

Applicants must submit four copies of the form and all accompanying documentation in four separate manila file folders labeled with the student’s name, school, and state. These materials must arrive at the National Center on or before April 1.

FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship Application Form

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Johnson & Wales University
Each year Johnson & Wales University awards scholarships worth up to full tuition to students who have demonstrated leadership and achievement in FBLA activities. Students who complete an application for admission to Johnson & Wales and indicate their FBLA membership will not only be applying for admission to Johnson & Wales, they will be applying for the National Student Organization's scholarship program and all its benefits. For questions or more information please call the Johnson & Wales National Student Organizations' office at 800.DIAL.JWU (800.342.5598 ext. 2345).

Application Deadline: December 15

Individual Award: These scholarships are competitive merit-based awards of $1,000.

Eligibility: High school seniors who have a GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale and have applied to or been accepted at a two or four-year college. Students must be enrolled as full-time students.

Application Procedure: Go to www.nccpap.org and click “Scholarships” at the left of the home page to obtain a scholarship application form.

Eligibility: Eligible students must have at least a 3.0 GPA and ACT score of 24. Applicants must submit a personal essay, and qualifying students must complete a personal interview before receiving the scholarship.

Application Deadline: October 24, 2009

Application Deadline: Ongoing

Award Amount: $500 per semester, renewable

Eligibility: Open to any FBLA member enrolling at WIU. Applicants must be a dues-paid member of FBLA-PBL and must agree to be an active PBL member at WIU. WIU has set up a “Millionaire Points” program in which scholarship award winners must participate. Winners who qualify at PBL district competition will have their participation, room, and board paid at the PBL state competition. Winners qualifying at state will have their participation, room, and board paid at the PBL national competition. Scholarship award winners will be asked to sign a contract each year vowing their PBL participation.