Scholarships
The Bard Center is committed to helping students achieve their entrepreneurial goals. Accordingly, students are encouraged to apply for scholarship support to help them pursue their business dreams. Awards range from $500 to $5,000, and over $40,000 is available annually for students currently enrolled in one or more Bard Center courses.
The following five scholarship funds are offered:
- Coulter Foundation Award
- Based on demonstrated financial need and involvement in civic or social nonprofit organizations
- Dean's Pursuit of Excellence Scholarship
- Based on demonstrated financial need and pursuit of excellence in the areas of general business, business ownership, novel idea development, or technology transfer
- Excellence in American Entrepreneurship Scholarship
- Awarded to high-performing entrepreneurs
- Harry Trueblood Scholarship
- Awarded to students who plan to earn a Certificate in Entrepreneurial Studies
- John Mehalchin Scholarship Fund
- Awarded to outstanding business students who are interested in becoming entrepreneurs
- Application Information
- Fall semester submissions are due August 24 (recipients are notified by September 25).
- Spring semester submissions are due January 1 (recipients are notified by February 25).
- Summer session submissions are due May 1 (recipients are notified by June 25).
Click here to download a scholarship application.
"New ventures seek seed capital in order to grow and this early stage financing plants the seed that enables an idea to grow into a business. Scholarships from the Bard Center are the seed capital students need to grow into budding entrepreneurs. Receiving the Excellence in American Entrepreneurship scholarship from the Bard Center is the confirmation that someone believes in me and what I want to accomplish and is willing to fund that success. For this I am truly grateful."—ER Wolf, Bard Center Student and Scholarship Recipient