Finance and Commercial Law

Finance Scholarships

You’ve worked hard to earn top grades, so when it comes to financing your education, your accomplishments can be rewarded through finance and commercial law scholarships. Western scholarships are based on academic record and financial need.

The Department of Finance and Commercial Law offers a variety of scholarships that you can easily find through WMU's scholarship matching tool, ScholarshipUniverse. Click the link below to start the process. Learn more about financial aid.

The scholarships below are open to receive applications from December 16, 2024 to February 15, 2025.

Department of Finance and Commercial Law
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5420 USA
(269) 387-5720 

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Your gifts to the Department of Finance and Commercial Law scholarship fund directly contribute to student success. Whether it's one-time or a recurring gift, anyone can make a difference for our students by donating to scholarships.

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Finance Scholarships

  • Must be a full-time B.B.A. student majoring in finance.
  • Student must demonstrate financial need.
  • One-time non-renewable scholarship award.
  • Award amount is $5,000.
  • Must be a full-time B.B.A. or MBA student majoring in finance.
  • Preference given to members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.
  • Participation in the University's study abroad program is considered.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (B.B.A.) and 3.0 (MBA) at the time of application.
  • This is a one-time non-renewable scholarship award.
  • Award amount is $500.
  • Must be a full-time B.B.A. student majoring in personal financial planning, or expressing a strong interest in the program.
  • Preference shall be given to any student from the state of Illinois, and secondarily to any student from Kalamazoo County.
  • One-time non-renewable scholarship award.
  • Award amount is $500.
  • Full-time B.B.A. or MBA student majoring in finance.
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA at the time of application.
  • Preference given to transfer student from Henry Ford Community College and secondly from any other community college.
  • Preference given to member of Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity.
  • One-time non-renewable scholarship award.
  • Award amount is $500.
  • Must be a full-time B.B.A. or MBA student majoring or concentrating in finance.
  • Preference shall be given to students who demonstrate financial need.
  • Minimum 2.5 GPA (B.B.A.) and 3.0 (MBA) at the time of application.
  • One-time non-renewable scholarship award.
  • Award amount is $7,000.

The CFA Institute is offering student scholarships for the CFA exam. The scholarship waives the enrollment fee and substantially discounts the registration fee for the exam, which includes the study materials.

Scholarship qualifications

  • Must be full-time WMU student who expects to graduate with a bachelor's degree within two years.
  • Must be full-time or part-time graduate student.

How to apply

  • Complete the application form at the CFA website.
  • Applicants will be interviewed by the sponsoring professors from the department.

Complete and detailed information on the CFA exam is available at cfainstitute.org. If you have any questions about the CFA scholarships, email Dr. Bolo Enkhtaivan.

  • For WMU students planning to major in finance or personal financial planning.
  • Preference given to students in under-represented groups.
  • Eight scholarship awards of $12,400 each, renewable three times for a total of four years.

Complete details and application are available at greenleaftrust.com.

Other scholarships for business students

Western Michigan University students majoring in any business program may apply for Haworth College of Business scholarships.
WMU Haworth scholarships