Executive Education Scholarships

EMBA Class of 2018 Endowed Veteran’s Scholarship

In 2018, the Executive MBA Class of 2018 and the Global Leadership Executive MBA Class of 2018 created an endowed scholarship for veterans in the EMBA or GLEMBA program to provide a financial assist while enrolled.

Award: $1,500 (one-time) tuition credit during scholarship award period. Up to two scholarships may be awarded.

Contact: Rhonda Bush at rhonda.bush@utdallas.edu

Requirements, Terms and Conditions:

• Applicants must be current or future UT Dallas Executive MBA or Global Leadership MBA students.
• Applicants must have at least a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA at UT Dallas.
• Applicants must be serving or have served in the U.S. military.
• Scholarship award is non-renewable and cannot be stacked or combined.
• Recipients must sign a release form, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), allowing UT Dallas to use application material for fellowship purposes.

Essay:
In 400 words or less, describe how the EMBA or GLEMBA curriculum is helping you achieve your professional goals.

Jasper H. Arnold III Endowed Fellowship

This fellowship was established in 2009 in memory of Dr. Jasper Arnold III, Director of the Jindal School of Management Executive MBA program. Dr. Arnold worked to enhance the quality of business education available at a public state university. His efforts to increase enrollment, improve curriculum and put in place high quality faculty, elevated the reputation of the Executive MBA program to one of the most recognized and distinguished programs of its kind in the nation.

Award: $1,000 (one-time) tuition credit during scholarship award period. Up to one scholarship will be awarded.

Contact: Rhonda Bush at rhonda.bush@utdallas.edu

Requirements, Terms and Conditions:

• Applicants must be enrolled in the UT Dallas Executive MBA program.
• Applicants must have at least a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA at UT Dallas.
• Applicants may be U.S. citizens, permanent residents or international students.
• Scholarship award is non-renewable and cannot be stacked or combined.
• Recipients must sign a release form, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), allowing UT Dallas to use application material for fellowship purposes.

Essay:
In 400 words or less, describe how the EMBA curriculum is helping you achieve your professional goals.

Duggirala Endowed Executive MBA Fellowship

This fellowship was established in honor of Venkateswara Duggirala, an Indian born Global Leadership Executive MBA graduate. “DV” grew up in a lower middle class where it was next to impossible to think of continuous and experiential education. He worked in India, transitioning early to Enterprise Resource Planning. This allowed him the opportunity to operate as a global citizen. He moved to the US and realized that the missing link in his education was an executive MBA from UT Dallas – providing the perfect blend of experience, flexibility, content and brand.

Award: $1,500 (one-time) tuition credit during the scholarship award period for each scholarship. Up to one scholarship will be awarded.

Contact: Rhonda Bush at rhonda.bush@utdallas.edu

Requirements, Terms and Conditions:

• Applicants must be enrolled in one of the UT Dallas Executive MBA programs; this includes, the Executive MBA, the Executive MBA with an emphasis in Project Management, the Executive MBA with an emphasis in Product Lifecycle and Supply Chain Management, the Executive MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Leadership Management (for both physicians and professionals), and the Executive MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Organizational Leadership.
• Applicants must have at least a 3.0 curriculum GPA at UT Dallas.
• Applicants may be US citizens, permanent residents, or international students.
• Applicants must demonstrate financial need by completing either a financial statement or FAFSA.
• Applicants must have previously led, or are planning to lead, a major organizational change initiative that improved performance and efficiencies, seized opportunities or addressed key issues for the organization and required a multi-faceted approach to many levels of the organization.
• Among equally qualified applicants, preference will be given to applicants who have completed all or part of their preparatory education outside the United States and who demonstrate the greatest financial need.
• Recipients may compete for a second year of funding, provided they are in good academic standing with UT Dallas. Recipients seeking a second year of funding must reapply through the Jindal School.
• Scholarship award is non-renewable and cannot be stacked or combined.
• Recipients must sign a release form, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), allowing UT Dallas to use application material for fellowship purposes.

Essay:

In 400 words or less, describe a project that you have previously led, or are planning to lead, that is a major organizational change initiative that improved performance and efficiencies, seized opportunities or addressed key issues for the organization and required a multi-faceted approach to many levels of the organization.

Ruben Mesa EMBA ’15 Memorial Fellowship

The University of Texas at Dallas Executive MBA Class of 2015 established a scholarship in honor of their friend and classmate, Ben Mesa. Ben passed away in a tragic accident in June 2015, two weeks after graduation. Ben’s zest for life, family and lifelong learning were only a few of the qualities that made him a great classmate and a growing leader in his professional field. Ben saw great value in continuing education, which is why he decided to pursue his master’s degree later in his career, while holding a demanding finance leadership role and raising his two sons, Zachary and Aidan.

Award: $2,500 (one-time) tuition credit during the scholarship award period. Up to four scholarships may be awarded.

Contact: Rhonda Bush at rhonda.bush@utdallas.edu

Requirements, Terms and Conditions:

• Applicants must be incoming or current graduate students at UT Dallas.
• Applicants must be pursuing a graduate degree within the UT Dallas Executive Education department area.
• Applicants must have a cumulative GPA between 3.0 and 3.5. (If your GPA is above 3.5 or below 3.0, you will not be eligible.)
• Applicants must be enrolled in at least six (6) credit hours each semester.
• Applicants must demonstrate financial need by completing either a financial statement or FAFSA.
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or international students.
• Applicants must have a minimum of 10 years work experience and/or military service following the completion of their undergraduate degree.
• Among equally qualified applicants, preference shall be given to applicants who demonstrate the greatest financial need or to applicants who received their undergraduate degree from UT Dallas.
• Recipients may compete for a second year of funding, provided they have maintained at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and will be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credit hours per semester during the second year of funding. Recipients seeking a second year of funding must reapply through the Jindal School.
• Recipients must sign a release form, in accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA), allowing UT Dallas to use application material for fellowship purposes.

Essay:

In 400 words or less, describe how the degree program curriculum is helping you achieve your professional goals.

Stephen E. Guisinger Memorial Int’l Management Scholarship

This fellowship was established in memory of Jindal School faculty member, Dr. Stephen E. Guisinger, to support graduate students in International Management. Professor Guisinger was co-founder and director of the Jindal School’s MS in International Management Studies (MIMS), which later became the Global Leadership Executive MBA, the Global Leadership MBA (GLEMBA). Scholar and leader, consultant to the World Bank, prominent international-business economist, Dr. Guisinger taught at the UT Dallas Jindal School from 1976 until his death in 2001 at the age of 60.

Award: $1,500 (one-time) tuition credit during the scholarship award period for each scholarship. Up to one scholarship will be awarded.

Contact: Rhonda Bush at rhonda.bush@utdallas.edu

Requirements, Terms and Conditions:

• Applicants must be enrolled in the UT Dallas Global Leadership MBA program.
• Applicants must have at least a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA at UT Dallas.
• Applicants may be U.S. citizens, permanent residents or international students.
• Scholarship award is non-renewable and cannot be stacked or combined.

Essay:
In 400 words or less, describe why you are interested in studying international management.