3 More Online MBA Scholarships You Should Know
Last month, three of the best Online MBA scholarships in the U.S. caught our imagination. These advantageous opportunities can be found at celebrated academic institutions like the USC Marshall School of Business and the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School.
However, we would be remiss if we stopped there. Here are three more Online MBA scholarships you need to remember before you start sending out applications.
3 More Online MBA Scholarships You Should Know
The Lehigh University College of Business and Economics FLEX MBA gives students the opportunity to participate in classes either online or on campus. The nationally-ranked program emphasizes values like leadership, social responsibility, and understanding global business. FLEX MBA students who have received an offer of admission as a regular students may be considered for a variety of scholarship options. For example, the Dean’s Scholarship may be awarded based on academic merit, and the Nanovic ‘60G Endowed Fellowship Fund will go to students who show outstanding performance within the FLEX MBA Program and “contribution to the program outside of the classroom.”
Dayton University’s MBA@Dayton offers tracks based on applicants’ academic and/or professional experience. Students can pursue the Foundational Online MBA, the Accelerated Online MBA, or the One-Year Online MBA, depending on their experience and goals. According to the school, applicants will be considered for “select competitive awards offered by the MBA@Dayton program or can identify private independent scholarships for which they can apply separate of the application or the federal aid process.”
The Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business has multiple scholarship opportunities in its Online MBA program. Enrolled students can apply for merit-based scholarships, including “a $1,000 Online MBA Referral Scholarship, and a $500 Online MBA GMAT Test Bonus for those who submit GMAT scores with an application.” In addition, Certificate of Advanced Accounting Proficiency (CAAP) program grads can apply for a $3,000 Online MBA scholarship.
Lehigh Business and Engineering Students Foster Eye Care Breakthrough
A group of students in the Lehigh University Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) program’s class of 2018 may have devised a method of detecting glaucoma that could help those in countries with fewer eye care resources. Though still in its early stages (it has yet to receive adequate funding and FDA approval), the Virtual Reality Visual Field Analyzer.
Seven IBE students (Alli Rubin, Bryce Macomber, David Morency, Winston La, Zhuojie Ji, Sam Presti, and John St. Pierre) collaborated with ophthalmologist Avani Shah, M.D. to perfect their method, relying heavily on the resources in Lehigh’s virtual reality labs. Their goal was to make glaucoma testing more convenient and cost-effective for patients with limited access to medical care. This is a significant undertaking, seeing as, according to Glaucoma.org, glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness around the world. In fact, in African Americans, it is the second most common cause of blindness. Over 120,000 people in America are currently blind from the disease. Early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent further vision loss, thus significantly improving a patient’s prognosis.
After a year of research an experimentation, the Lehigh students and Shah were able to develop a working prototype for an apparatus that could perform the same function as stationary visual field analyzers.
“What this project aims to do is to provide a solution that is both accurate and portable, but at a low cause, using virtual reality,” La said. The team had faith that the the diagnostic tool could be beneficial in developing countries and other under-served areas.
The IBE program is offered by the Lehigh College of Business and Economics and the P.C. Rossi College of Engineering and Applied Science. The program allows students to graduate with degrees in both integrated business and engineering.The tool the students developed was the result of their capstone design course.
You can read more about Lehigh’s eye care research here.
How Philadelphia MBA Programs Help Lower-Income Applicants
Compared to Philly’s east coast metropolitan peers, its cost of living is laughably low. Additionally, Philly has all of the advantages of being located smack dab between DC and NYC. Although Wall Street has long since displaced Philly as the American center for banking, much of that infrastructure and tradition remain, which helps Philly maintain its status as a major economic powerhouse in the 21st century.
Since, according to Philly Mag, Philadelphia has one of the fastest growing millennial populations in the country, the city has creativity and energy that permeates every sector. All of these factors make Philly the perfect place to launch a career.
For low-income students looking to pursue an MBA in Philly, we’ve compiled a list of what some of Philly metro’s top schools are doing to help students fund their higher education.
Fox School of Business — Temple University
The Fox School of Business at Temple University has a variety of options for students looking to finance their MBA. In fact, according to the school’s website, 60 percent of first-year Temple students receive need-based aid each year. On average, first year students receiving need-based aid are awarded $15,000 toward tuition. Fox carefully assesses the applications of all incoming students, and the school distributes merit-based scholarships for those who demonstrate particular promise. There are also specific financial perks for Temple alumni coming into the MBA program. These students are not required to pay an application fee and receive a five percent tuition scholarship.
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Lehigh University College of Business and Economics
The Lehigh University College of Business and Economics provides a some merit-based scholarships to helps students fund their education. Awards are determined by the Committee on Financial aid. The committee considers an applicant’s undergraduate record, test scores, and work experience. Scholarships include the Dean’s Scholar, which offers extremely promising students a full ride plus a $10,000 living stipend.
Lehigh also has a number of Director’s Scholars, who may receive awards anywhere from $5,00 to full tuition. Lehigh offers many other scholarships in addition to need-based financial aid specific that varies depending on the MBA track.
LeBow College of Business — Drexel University
When considering Philly Metro MBA programs that provide resources for low-income applicants, it would be remiss not to mention Drexel’s LeBow College of Business. At LeBow, an impressive 82 percent of full-time MBAs get aid that amounts to 62 percent of tuition. Additionally, nearly 70 percent of full-time students benefit from grants that covered about one fifth their tuition. Drexel also offers merit-based scholarships. Additionally, the school offers the URM Scholarship, which offers supplemental fiscal gifts to underrepresented minority students.
Smeal College of Business — Penn State University
Penn State’s Smeal College of Business has a large number of MBA alumni-funded scholarships that are awarded based on academic achievement, work history, and how well students fit into the Smeal program. Around 20 percent of incoming students receive $5-10,000 awards. There are fellowships for specific groups of students, including the Powerful Women Paving the Way Fellowship which is awarded to promising women, and the Maimuna Mijindadi Anyone Memorial Fellowship, for students of Nigerian descent.
The Wharton School — University of Pennsylvania
Students who apply to Wharton are automatically considered for fellowships that offer some level of financial support. Students also have the option of applying to any of over 700 external fellowship programs. Wharton students can also apply for private or federal loans.
The Ivy League business school offers a litany of scholarship opportunities for incoming and current students, from the American Association of University Women, to the Instituto Ling Scholarship Program for international applicants, among others.
Additionally, Wharton hosts a positively booming array of fellowship opportunities, including some of MetroMBA’s favorites, like the Forte Fellowships program and the Reaching Out LGBT MBA Fellowship.
For more information on Wharton’s many financial assistance opportunities, click here.
Lehigh Alum Donates $5 Million to Business School
Sanjay Shah, CEO of Vistex, Inc., recently donated $5 million to Lehigh University to fund the Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research, three decades after he left India to attend the school.
“Lehigh was my gateway to life in the United States. Lehigh will always have a special place for me. The U.S. is my home,” Shah said.
This gift was intended to help Lehigh expand their executive education program.
“This gift is absolutely, positively transformational. The gift allows us to expand our offerings, footprint, and partner with Vistex. It is not just a gift. It is truly an intellectual partnership,” said Georgette Chapman Phillips, dean of the Lehigh College of Business and Economics.
Shah launched his software company in 1999, and gave Lehigh this donation with the hope that Vistex could offer its resources to the executive program.
Shah said, “Since we also work with some of the best known brands in the world I believe that our participation, not just in the commissioning of the institute, but as it also develops and grows, we will be able to bring our clients and their perspectives into the programs as well.”
Historically, Lehigh has not had a developed executive education program. However, in 2016, the school brought on David Welsh to design and direct an executive program.
When asked about the new program, Phillips said, “The whole idea is we want people to never stop learning and we want to be their partner from (age) 18 to 80.”
Shah’s donation will be used to erect a new building and provide a greater wealth of resources to students.
Lehigh President John D. Simon praised Shah for his generosity, saying, “With this support, Mr. Shah is embodying the coward-thinking, impact-driven ethos of Lehigh graduates by utilizing his passion for the university and for lifelong education to support future leaders.”
Work/Life Balance? There is a Way, Suggests Lehigh Professor
Liuba Belkin, associate professor of management at Lehigh University’s College of Business and Economics, recently co-authored a study that could help MBAs as they decide how to achieve work/life balance in their careers. Continue reading…
Lehigh Integrated Real Estate MBAs Get Schooled at WTC
Lehigh University College of Business and Economics’ blog recently published an article by Dawn Thren on a presentation 25 of its Integrated Real Estate (ire@l) students who studied at One World Trade Center this past April in an effort to understand how to increase real estate value.
