Scholarship Resources


Are you ready to apply for College of Business Scholarships?

Central Washington University has over 320 scholarships! There are several scholarships available at Scholarship Central that are made for College of Business students. Continuing students and new CWU applicants will be able to access the application through the MYCWU student portal.

We want our students to be successful in the scholarship application process. Students may not apply for scholarships because they don't think they will qualify, but they won't qualify if they don't apply. For general information regarding scholarships through the College of Business, please see the following resources.

Visit the Scholarship Central webpage to view the list of scholarships.

View the PowerPoint presentation on How to Apply for College of Business Scholarships.

  • Scholarships for General/Business Administration Students

    BiMart Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient should be a Business Administration major
    • Recipient should express an interest in working in retail business
    Boeing Scholarship - General College of Business
    • 3.2+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must possess excellent leadership and communication skills
    • Recipient must have financial need
    • Recipient must be from an underrepresented group
    Christophersen, Downing, Sammer, and Stedman Scholarship
    • 2.5+ in the major GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    • Recipient must hold a leadership position with a College of Business recognized club
    College of Business General Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    Danton Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    Ed Dooley Scholarship
    • Recipient must have between a 2.7-3.3 Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be in good academic standing
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be a Business Administration, Accounting, or Economics major
    • Recipient must be viewed as a hard working and committed student
    • Preference will be shown toward Business Administration with a Finance specialization
    • Preference will be shown to students with financial need
    Fabyn B. Hanson Scholarship
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    • Preference will be shown toward students that graduated from a high school in Skagit County or who have a permanent residence within that county
    Greg LeClair Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    • Preference will be shown to first generation students
    Hal Wolf Scholarship
    • Recipient must have documented participation in Business Week
    • Must be a resident of Washington and attended a Washington State high school
    Harold and Marjorie Williams Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    James Nimnicht Endowed Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA and 3.0+ Major GPA
    • Must be enrolled full time
    • Recipient must be a Business Administration major with a specialization in Human Resource Management
    • Must have successfully completed HRM 381
    • Preference will be shown toward members of CWU Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management
    John & Kathleen Bezold Scholarship
    • 2.8+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    • Recipient must be a veteran with an honorable discharge
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    Ryan Patrick Dacy Memorial Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    • Recipient must have financial need
    James L. Andersen Endowed Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a College of Business major
    • Recipient must be in good academic standing
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be from Central or Eastern Washington
    • If available in the pool, first preference for award will go to a student that attended Kiona-Benton High School and second preference will go to Ellensburg High School

  • Scholarships for Accounting Students

    Allen Vautier Endowed Accounting Scholarship
    • 3.0+ GPA in the last four terms
    • Recipient must be an Accounting major
    • Recipient must have financial need
    • Preference for a student attending the CWU-Lynnwood location
    Charles C. Adams Scholarship
    • Recipient must be in their last year of their Accounting major or MPA program
    • Must have a 3.5 GPA in their 300-400 level Accounting course work or MPA program
    • Must be planning a career as a CPA
    Cynthia K. Pearson Accounting Scholarship
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be fully admitted to the Accounting major
    • Recipient must have shown that they have overcome challenges or improved in academics
    • Recipient must have indicated or demonstrated that they are on the public accountancy track
    • Preference will be shown toward students transferring from a community college
    David and TJ Schelert Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • 3.0+ in the major GPA
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be an Accounting major
    • Preference for recipient to be from Yakima County, WA
    Gary Heesacker Scholarship in Accounting
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • 3.0+ in the major GPA
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be an Accounting major
    Masters of Professional Accountancy Alumni Scholarship
    • Student must be enrolled in the Master of Professional Accountancy program
    • Preference will be shown to a member of Beta Alpha Psi
    Ralph A. Conner Family Accounting Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Must be planning a career as a CPA
    • Recipient must be an Accounting major
    • Preference will be shown toward students from Eastern Washington
    RSM McGladrey Accounting Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a junior or senior
    • Recipient must be an Accounting major
    Stephanie T. Frederick Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be an Accounting major
    • Recipient must be a Sophomore, Junior, or Senior
    • Recipient must have financial need
    Tom and Wendy Dingus Accounting Scholarship Fund
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must have attended one academic year at full time status prior to award year
    • Preference will be shown toward students with financial need
    • Preference will be shown toward first generation students
    • Preference will be shown toward students who attended Zillah, Prosser, or University high schools
    Washington Association of Licensed Public Accountants and Washington Tax Conference (WALPA) Scholarship
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be fully admitted to the Accounting major
    • Recipient must have demonstrated leadership ability and exceptional academic achievement
    • In the case of multiple qualified candidates, financial need will be used to determine final recipient

  • Scholarships for Economics Students

    Bennetsen Scholarship
    • Recipient should be an Economics major
    • Preference will be shown to students who demonstrate financial need
    Hensler-Moore Scholarship in Economics
    • Recipient must be a Junior or Senior
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be an Economics major
    Wolfgang and Joyce Franz Scholarship
    • Recipient must be an Economics major
    • Must be in the top three of GPAs of Economics majors
    • Preference will be shown toward students planning on graduate school

  • Scholarships for Personal Financial Planning Students

    Haberling Family PFP Scholarship
    • 3.0+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be in good academic standing
    • Preference will be shown toward first generation students with financial need
    • Preference will be shown toward students from Central or Eastern Washington that intend to have a professional career in the area
    • Preference will be shown toward African-American or Hispanic students
    • First priority for award will go to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Personal Financial Planning. If no qualified students in that major, second priority will go to students in the Bachelor of Science Business Administration with a specialization in Personal Financial Planning

  • Scholarships for Supply Chain Management Students

    Boeing Scholarship- Business Administration: Supply Chain Management
    • 3.2+ Collegiate GPA
    • Recipient must be a Business Administration major with a specialization in Supply Chain Management
    • Recipient must possess excellent leadership and communication skills
    • Recipient must have financial need
    • Recipient must be from an underrepresented group
    Jason and Rakhee Phelps Scholarship
    • Recipient must be a Business Administration major with a specialization in Supply Chain Management
    • Recipient must have financial need
    • Recipient must be a full-time student
    • Recipient must be in good academic standing

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