The Department of Marketing at Louisiana State University offers the Alvin C. Burns Fellowship for doctoral students in Marketing. Applicants must have high GMAT scores and submit strong letters of recommendation. The fellowship waives tuition for the fall and spring semesters and provides a $20,000 stipend. Recipients of the fellowship are not required to perform any graduate assistant duties. In contrast, other Ph.D. candidates in Marketing at LSU are awarded $12,000 stipends and waived tuition, but are required to work as an assistant to a faculty member for 20 hours a week.
E.J. Ourso College of Business
3304 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-3211
bus.lus.edu/marketing
African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans who are pursuing a Ph.D. in marketing can apply for a Valuing Diversity Scholarship. In an attempt to enhance diversity in marketing, the American Marketing Association Foundation awards several $1,000 scholarships each year. Applicants must submit two letters of recommendation and an essay explaining how receiving the scholarship will help with research.
AMAF
311 South Wacker Dr., Suite 5800
Chicago, IL 60606
312-542-9073
themarketingfoundation.org/valuing_diversity.html
Graduate students in the business school at the University of Colorado-Denver can apply for the Lockheed Martin Alumni Scholarship. Students must have an undergraduate degree in math, science, or engineering and should be seeking a graduate degree in business. Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 and a GMAT score of 500. The amount of the scholarship is $1000 a semester for full-time students.
UC Denver Scholarship Office
Campus Box 135
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
303-352-3608
business.cudenver.edu