Project Management Scholarships
Learn to Interact Across the Range of Business Professionals
A project manager must wear many hats in the performance of his or her duties. Good communication and organization skills are key, as well as the ability to interact with in-house staff (responsible various tasks), suppliers, and clients. Successful project managers need to be able to motivate team members, while juggling several different priorities, including scheduling and budget issues. Scholarship funds are available to those individuals pursuing a degree in this area of study.
Scholarships
Project Management Institute Educational Foundation
PMI offers numerous merit-based scholarships ranging from $1,000 - $2,500 each. An applicant's academic achievement and community involvement are taken into account when awarding scholarship funds.
Both full- and part-time students can apply. These funds can be awarded to individuals starting their post-secondary studies as well as those already enrolled in a post-secondary institution. Candidates can apply for more than one scholarship; separate application forms are required for each scholarship, but only one copy of the supporting documentation is required.
Capella University Project Management Scholarship
Capella University offers 10 scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each to students studying Project Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These funds are available to students already enrolled in the program.
Applicants will answer a series of essay questions on such topics as why they chose Capella (an e-learning institution) and their reasons for seeking a degree in project management, their three greatest strengths, and how their studies will impact themselves and their families.
University of Alaska Anchorage Hawk Consultants Project Management Scholarship
Graduate students at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the Project Management program who have achieved a GPA of at least 3.0 are eligible to apply for this scholarship, which is designed to help defray the cost of tuition and other expenses. Both full- and part-time learners, who can be either US or foreign students, can apply.
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
Individuals interested in pursuing a career as a project manager might want to consider the Management Information Systems Minor offered to Management and Accounting students at the Krannert School of Management.
To assist incoming students reach their academic goals, the University offers scholarships based on merit. Students are not required to fill out an application form; academic transcripts submitted to the University are used to determine which freshmen will be given scholarship funds.
In addition, a Dean's Scholarship is available to first-year students. $4,800 is available to a student from Indiana and $2,500 will be paid to an out-of-state student. In order to be eligible, an individual must have achieved a GPA of at least 3.8 with a combined score of 1400 on the SAT or a composite score of 31 on the ACT. The Dean's Scholarship is renewable on an annual basis for up to four years in total as long as the recipient remains a full-time management student with a GPA of at least 3.5. The University will notify students on admission whether they have been selected for a Dean's Scholarship.
