Incoming Freshmen Scholarships
The College of Business Administration has several scholarships available for incoming freshmen who plan to pursue a major in the college.
For additional information, contact Dr. Abbey Shiban, Director of Undergraduate Programs, at 330-972-7042 or by e-mail to scholarships.cba@uakron.edu.
Listed below are the award criteria for each scholarship. For additional information, click on “Full Description.”
*Applications are now closed for 2017-18 academic year.
Joyce Wortman Barnett Endowed International Business Scholarship for Excellence
- Direct admission to the CBA
- Strong academic background
- International business major
The Margaret (Zink) Brewster Scholarship in International Business
- Direct admission to the CBA
- International business major
The H. Peter Burg Scholarship for Incoming Freshmen
- Resident of the Akron area
- Preference to graduates of Stow High School or St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
- High school GPA of at least 3.2
Kenneth L. Calhoun Scholarship for Excellence in Finance
- Direct admission to the CBA
- Finance major
George W. Daverio Freshman Scholarship
*No application – recipients selected from list of incoming Accounting majors*
- Graduate of an area high school
- Direct admission to the CBA by the end of the first week of February
- Accounting major
The FedEx Custom Critical Scholarship
*This scholarship is awarded for Fall 2017 semester only*
- Enrolled full time and pursuing a bachelor’s degree in the College of Business Administration at The University of Akron
- Able to work in the United States
- Residents of or graduates from an Ohio high school in Summit, Stark, Medina, or Portage counties
- Preference will be given to students with financial need, and special consideration will be given to underrepresented students
The Flora G. Flint Endowed Scholarship
- Female
- High school GPA of at least 3.0.
Karen Frey Scholarship
- Graduate of a Catholic high school with preference to graduates of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
- High school GPA of at least 3.0.
The Donald S. Hills Endowed Scholarship Fund in the George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
*No application – recipients selected from list of incoming Accounting majors*
- Direct admission to the CBA by the end of the first week of February
- Accounting major
The Russell R. and Vivienne S. Johnstone Scholarship
- Financial need
The Peggy and Bill Maltarich Jr. Endowed Business Scholarship in Excellence
- Direct admission to the CBA
The R.C. and Katharine Musson Endowment Fund in the College of Business Administration
- Direct admission to the CBA
- Strong academic background
Isidore C. and Penny W. Myers Scholarship
- First preference to employee of Myers industries, Inc. or child or grandchild of an employee
- If there are no applicants from Myers’ Industries, Inc., the general applicant pool of CBA students may be considered
The Charlotte Ostroff Memorial Scholarship
- Direct admission to the CBA
- Admission to the Honors College
The Richard C. Rea, CPA, Scholarship Fund
*No application – recipients selected from list of incoming Accounting majors*
- Direct admission to the CBA by the end of the first week of February
- Residency in a county in which Rea and Associates Inc. has an office
- Accounting major
Galen J. Roush Memorial Scholarship
- Accounting or finance major Incoming freshmen:
- direct admission to the CBA
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.6
- Completion of certain course requirements
The Dr. Frank L. Simonetti Endowed Scholarship
- Human resource management, Management information systems or Supply chain/operations management major
- Cumulative GPA of at least 3.4
- Significant potential as future business leaders as evidenced by academic success, civic involvement and community efforts
The Robert D. and Peggy A. Weed Scholarship for Excellence in Business
- Direct admission to the CBA
- Strong academic background
Bernard F. Zaucha Endowed Scholarship for Excellence
- Graduate of Archbishop Hoban High School, with first preference to accounting majors.