Non-Profit Management Scholarships
Become a Business Leader in the Non-Profit Sector
Many of the scholarships available to Nonprofit Management students are offered at the graduate level, indicating the academic resources one must possess to be considered in the professional field.
The Case for Nonprofit Management
More and more scholarship opportunities are becoming available as the demand for well-qualified professionals grows. Many states are rife with nonprofit organizations all of which are starving for upper management leaders. In response many business schools are just beginning to institute certificate programs and a few have already successfully launched comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs in nonprofit management.
Students should expect to study a wide range of disciplines that affect the profession: business organizations, public administration, labor and race relations, IT, accounting and finance, fund-raising, and even law.
Career Requirements
More professionals in the field of Nonprofit Management are being required to earn certificates and graduate degrees. Professionals will attain positions of stature within organizations only with earned experience and measurable successes. Non-profits look for "movers and shakers" who can take an organization's best interests and make changes for the better.
Scholarships
The graduate scholarship program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis offers students in the Nonprofit Management and Leadership program the chance to compete with their peers for up to $3500. Awards are based on a combination of academic and financial factors.
Case Western Reserve University features a very reputable Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations. Their program for graduate students in Nonprofit Management is one of the best. Scholarships from the Mandel Center include:
- Full or partial tuition scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students in the program. There are scholarships for both merit and need.
- Treu-Mart Scholarships are available to students seeking the Certificate in Nonprofit Management. Students pursuing work with organizations that are oriented toward youth will be preferred. These are need-based awards.
Portland State University's Institute for Nonprofit Management offers scholarships to disadvantaged students. Qualified applicants may be members of a minority, disabled, or those who already work with "small and rural nonprofit organizations."
Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee is now offering increased scholarships for their students in the MBA program who are specializing in Non-profit Management.
The United Way partners with the University of Tennessee to offer scholarships to those students pursuing the UT's Certificate in Nonprofit Management.
Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management is one of the nation's top-rated business schools. Their Center for Nonprofit Management offers scholarships to students with a demonstrated financial need. The scholarship covers up to half the program's cost.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee offers a Nonprofit Management Scholarship. Applicants must prove financial need to qualify.
Applicants for the Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate program at Georgetown University may include a letter of financial need along with their application. The program awards partial scholarships to students with the direst economic need.
Duke University's Nonprofit Management Program offers scholarships in their Advanced Certificate program. Scholarships are partial and awarded on a first-come-first-served basis to students with economic need.
Many of the scholarships outlined are part of a continuing education program designed for professionals already working in the field.
