Graduate

Business Scholarship Application Instructions and Form

The NBMBAA Philadelphia Chapter awards scholarships to deserving graduate business or management
students in Philadelphia metropolitan area colleges/universities. Applicants must demonstrate academic
excellence, strong communication skills, and leadership ability.

All application materials must be received by 11pm Eastern Time on May 26, 2017.

Applicants must:

! Be an African-American student
! Be a current graduate business or management student at a Philadelphia metropolitan area
college or university
! Have and maintain a minimum 3.0 Grade Point Average
! Be a citizen of the United States
! Attend Scholarship Awards Luncheon on June 10, 2017
! Submit all application materials by 11pm eastern on May 26, 2017

Recipients receive:

! Scholarship award of $1500

! One complimentary Scholarship Awards Luncheon ticket

Recipients are required to:

! Enroll full-time (e.g., 12 semester hours) in a degree granting graduate program at an AACSB
accredited institution in the fall 2017 semester
! Agree to participate in limited public relations activities
! Please share his/her graduate business/management experience

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Application materials: All application materials should be submitted in one email to info@nbmbaa-
philly.org. Please use Scholarship Applicant Graduate as the email subject.


ESSAY- Complete a 500-word essay responding to the following question:

What current business phenomenon is disrupting customary business operations in a particular company
and/or industry? What is the impact of this phenomenon on this company and/or industry and is it
sustainable? Please provide a rationale to support your statements.

RSUM:
Must not exceed two (2) pages.

TRANSCRIPT(S):
Transcripts are required for all coursework. Please submit an unofficial copy of your most recent
transcript. An official transcript may be requested if you are selected as a scholarship finalist.

PHOTOGRAPHS
A professional-looking headshot in jpg format. The image should be at least 1024 x 768.

LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION:
A letter of recommendation from a professor or community leader must be on institution or business
letterhead and include the referrers name, title, phone number, and e-mail address.

COMPLETED APPLICATION AND INITIALIZED AGREEMENT

The completed application on the following page with an applicant initials after the statement of
acknowledgement.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring all required information is submitted in one email with the
relevant attachments. Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Application materials received in
multiple parts will not be evaluated. All information received is considered confidential and is reviewed
only by members of the NBMBAA Philadelphia Chapter Scholarship Committee.

Send questions about the NBMBAA Philadelphia Chapter Scholarship Program to info@nbmbaa-
philly.org.

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Graduate Scholarship Application


Applicant Information
Full Name:
Home Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Email:
Phone Number:
Institutions Information
Institutions Name:
Bursars Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Degree:
Major/Concentration:
Career Objective:
Cumulative Grade Point
Average (4.0 scale):



By initialing below, I acknowledge that all of the application materials that I am submitting are accurate.

Applicant Initials

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