2023-2024 Scholarship Season
Scholarship season is officially here. Last year alone, the Jack H. Brown College awarded over $800,000 to deserving business students! While so much of our regular activities have changed due to the COVID-19 restrictions, we are proud to announce that the 2023-2024 scholarships will still be awarded as usual. Awardees will be notified via email during the summer or before. Scholarships applications are accepted through department nomination and MyCoyote during March.
Scholarships Available for Students of the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration*
Accounting Research Scholarship provides awards to undergraduate students majoring in Accounting with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Arrowhead Credit Union Scholarship provides support to full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration or the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences. Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and must demonstrate financial need.
Bellis Scholarship is presented to a Public Administration major who has completed an outstanding research paper as part of the requirements for any class in public administration.
Bernadine A. Taylor President's Academic Excellence Scholarship provides scholarships to students who are pursuing a degree in Business. Student must be working part time or full time. Priority will be given to students enrolled in the President's Academic Excellence program. Must have a cumulative 3.5 GPA.
Beverly Smith Scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in Finance or Ecology and must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA.
Bruce and Nancy Varner Endowed Scholarship is awarded to a full-time sophomore, junior or senior student enrolled in the JHBC with a minimum 3.25 GPA.
Business Access and Opportunity Scholarship provides scholarships to freshmen or transfer students who are economically disadvantaged, and have been accepted into the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration.
Candace Hunter-Wiest Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer Scholarship is awarded to a student who is full-time sophomore or junior business major and with a 3.25 GPA. Student must maintain a 3.25 GPA each quarter the award is received.
Charles and Shelby Obershaw Scholarship for Business provides scholarships to full-time juniors pursuing a degree in Business with a minimum 3.0 GPA and has financial need.
Charles and Shelby Obershaw Endowment for Student Success – Entrepreneurship provides support to students living in San Bernardino that are enrolled in the Entrepreneurship program. Application is through the CSUSB Financial Aid Office by the designated deadline each academic year. As a part of that application, you need to fill out the information requested in regard to how your role as an entrepreneur will impact the City of San Bernardino.
Daniel B. Bagdon Scholarship provides scholarships to full-time sophomore and juniors with a declared concentration in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Student must have a cumulative 3.25 GPA.
David Montano Memorial Scholarship provides support to full-time juniors and seniors majoring in Business Administration and who plans to continue his or her post-secondary education at California State University, San Bernardino. Student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.7.
Dean Karen Dill Bowerman Scholarship provides support to rising seniors in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration majoring in business administration, preferably with a concentration in management. Student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25. Preference is given to students who graduated high school in San Bernardino or Riverside County.
Donald A. Driftmier 2003 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer Scholarship provides scholarships to students enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration with a cumulative 3.25 GPA.
Farouk El-Mahdy El-Ahraf Scholarship provides scholarships to students enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program who have demonstrated distinguished administrative performance in the government sector.
Food Industry Sales Association Scholarship Honoring Jack Brown offers five scholarships to full-time students majoring in Business or Public Administration. The scholarship is available to sophomores, juniors, or seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Preference will be given to students employed in the food industry or demonstrate an intent of pursuing a career in the food industry. Financial need may be considered but academic excellence is the primary criterion for selection. Student scholarship recipients may reapply for up to four years.
Franklin Tomkins Memorial Scholarship provides scholarships to junior or seniors in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Preference is given to students concentrating in Marketing and to student with demonstrated financial need.
George H. Schnarre Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer Scholarship is awarded to students in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration who have a cumulative 3.25 GPA. Preference given to students majoring in Real Estate, Finance or Accounting.
Glenda and Gerry Bayless College of Business and Public Administration Scholarship provides support to full-time students majoring in accounting that have completed Accounting 372 and has a 3.0 minimum GPA.
Hal Hoverland Scholarship provides support to students majoring in accounting. Students must have completed Accounting 372 and must have a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of the Inland Empire (IIABC) Scholarship Fund is awarded to students enrolled as a President's Academic Excellence scholar in the College of Business and Public Administration.
Jack C. Scott Memorial Scholarship provides support to students majoring in accounting. Students must have completed Accounting 426 with at least a B and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration Endowment Fund provides scholarship support to students enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration.
James Robinson Scholarship provides scholarships to full-time students preparing to enter their junior or senior year toward a degree in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Student must have a cumulative 3.2 GPA.
Janice Tillema Memorial Scholarship provides support to students with a minimum 3.0 GPA, living within Citizens Business Bank Service area which includes San Gabriel Valley, Inland Empire and Orange County. Student must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student and must be a business major.
John F. Merrell Charitable Foundation Scholarship provides scholarships to students enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration program with a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Must demonstrate an interest in accounting and/or finance.
John H. Merryman Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to full-time undergraduate sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Students must be enrolled in the JHBC Management department with an interest in the entrepreneurship program, and have a cumulative 3.5 GPA. Preference is given to students with financial need.
Judy Davis Memorial Scholarship provides scholarships to marketing students with a 3.0 GPA or higher who demonstrate a commitment to serving the community.
Met Hawatmeh Expendable Scholarship Fund provides support to students enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Financial need considered but not essential.
Michael T. Slaton, Sr. Memorial Scholarship is awarded to upper division students majoring in Business Marketing (preferably with an emphasis in Economics or Commercial Real Estate), enrolled full-time with an overall GPA of at least a 3.0 in all college coursework. Preference will be given to Stater Bros. employees if all other criteria is met.
Nancy E. Smith Scholarship is awarded to a full-time student majoring in Public Administration or Political Science who intends to pursue a career in public service. Undergraduate students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Graduate students must have a minimum 3.2 GPA.
Noel and Amanda Massie Scholarship provides scholarships to students in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Undergraduate students must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA. Graduate students must have a cumulative 3.25 GPA.
Poma Family Business Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to sophomore, junior or senior students majoring in a discipline in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration, demonstrates community service involvement, has financial need and a minimum GPA of 2.9.
Rami Tameez Expendable Scholarship Fund provides support to a senior or graduate of the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration with a concentration in Marketing, Sports & Entertainment Marketing or International Business and who has applied for admission to the Master of Business Administration program in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration. Student must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Richard C. Moseley Marketing Scholarship provides scholarships to students majoring in Marketing, a minimum 3.0 GPA, must be a sophomore, junior, or senior, and must be a full-time student. First preference will be given to employees of Stater Bros. Markets and immediate relatives of employees.
Robert and Yolanda Wengen Scholarship provides scholarships to students with a concentration in finance or accounting. Must be a full/part-time undergrad student with a cumulative 3.5 GPA. Preference is given for financial need.
Saleson Family Endowed Scholarship is awarded to students with a minimum 3.0 GPA and must be a single parent. Preference is given to students who have financial need.
Spirit of the Entrepreneurship Scholarship provides awards to CSUSB students in good standing, has a minimum 2.75 GPA, is a major/minor in Entrepreneurship at the undergraduate or MBA level and must be enrolled in at least eight (8) units each quarter. Preference is given to those students actively involved in entrepreneurial or business club activities on campus (such as the Student Entrepreneurs Association or the CSUSB Student Business Plan Competition).
Sports and Entertainment Marketing Scholarship Fund provides scholarships to students in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing concentration with second preference to students in the Marketing concentration. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred.
Stratham Homes/College of Business and Public Administration Dean's Ambassador Scholarship is available to students who are transferring to California State University, San Bernardino for the first time. Student must be enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration and must have a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Tal Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund provides support to help meet the cost of education for students enrolled in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration with a minimum GPA of 2.75.
*Please note that this is not meant to be a full, comprehensive list. Available scholarships may change without notice. For questions about a specific JHBC scholarship, please contact the College Office.