Albers Graduate Scholarships

Albers graduate students have three opportunities to apply for scholarships while studying at Albers: Incoming scholarships, current scholarships, and the Genevieve Albers Fellowship. Find out more.

Scholarships Available

Students have three different opportunities to apply for scholarships while studying at Albers:

Incoming. This is our main scholarship. A student must apply for this scholarship during the graduate program application process.
Current. This is a scholarship available to students in their second year of graduate study.
Genevieve Albers Fellowship. This fellowship can be applied for either as an incoming student or as a current student.

Albers is pleased to offer scholarships to students taking 6 credits or more per quarter. Scholarship amounts cannot exceed tuition and do not cover university fees.

Incoming Student Scholarship

Who is eligible:

This scholarship is only available for incoming (new) students in the Professional MBA, MSBA, MSF, MPAC, and Early Career MBA program. If you are applying for the Online MBA, Online MSBA, or only a Certificate program, you are not eligible for the Albers scholarship. The scholarship application must be completed and included with your initial program application. For applicants applying for a start date of Fall 2022 onward: if scholarship is awarded it will be awarded for 6 quarters (not including summer quarter).

To apply and be considered for a scholarship:

Start your Seattle University Graduate Application.
Complete the Albers Graduate Scholarship Form. You will not be able to access this form until you've started an application.
Complete and submit the scholarship form and your program application by the deadline for the quarter in which you intend to apply.
Scholarship forms submitted after the priority deadline will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Please note the following important instructions: The form does not save in-progress work. Once the form is submitted, you will not be able to make changes or edits. If necessary, draft your responses in a Word document and then copy-and-paste them in the appropriate text box. Responses should be no more than 200 words per text box. The prompts are as follows:

Do you plan to take 6 or more credits (usually 2 or more courses) per quarter while attending Seattle University?
Why are you a good candidate to receive a scholarship?
State any special personal or family circumstances affecting your need for financial assistance.
What amount of financial assistance would impact your ability to attend Seattle University?

Current Students Scholarship

(Currently Enrolled Students Only. Must have 12 credits completed by spring quarter, 2024)

Albers is pleased to offer scholarships to students taking 6 credits or more per quarter. Scholarship amounts cannot exceed tuition and do not cover university fees. Scholarships are distributed in Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters only, unless otherwise specified.

The application for the Current Student Scholarship is now active!

Who is Eligible

Albers offers various scholarships to current graduate students in the PMBA, MBA SEM, MSF, MPAC, MSAA, and MSBA programs. Scholarships are based on financial need and academic achievement. Students need to complete and submit only one application form to be eligible for any of the scholarships noted below.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for these scholarships, domestic students should fill out a FAFSA via our Financial Aid Office. This FAFSA is necessary to help determine need for several of our available scholarships. International students are also encouraged to apply for the Albers Grad Scholarships. International students are not required to fill out a FAFSA.

Selection Process

Scholarship recipients are selected based on a short essay, and current graduate performance (GPA) and financial need. Scholarship recipients will be notified by the end of June.

Albers Graduate Scholarships Available

Albers Alumni Scholarship
Albers Graduate Students Endowed Scholarship Fund
Albert & Claire Wiegenstein Scholarship
Brotherton Scholarship
Ferry Family Scholarship
Geisen Family Scholarships
Jean Marie/Mary Lahiff Wiegenstein Scholarship

Genevieve Albers Graduate Fellowship

The Genevieve Albers Graduate Fellowship provides both a $15,000 scholarship and research assistant position that pays $7,000 over three quarters. This Fellowship is open to both incoming applicants and current students enrolled in a graduate program at Albers.

How to Apply for Albers Graduate Scholarships

If you are eligible to fill out the 2024-2025 FAFSA and have not done so already, please complete a FAFSA.
Please login to Scholarship Universe to view and apply for Albers Graduate Scholarships for the upcoming 2024-2025 year. Fill out all scholarship applications you are eligible for (that are displayed in your scholarship universe queue).
If you have problems with Scholarship Universe, please contact Financial Services.

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