Economics, Law & Politics Department Scholarships

MSUM Department of Economics, Law and Politics offers a variety of scholarships for current and incoming students including, economics, international studies, paralegal and political science. Students can apply for university scholarships through the online scholarship application October 1-February 1.

Economics Alumni Emerging Scholar's Award

This award is for newly entering first-year students and is made possible through the generosity of alumni of the MSUM Economics program.

Requirements:

  1. Applicant must be an entering freshman and a declared major in Economics.
  2. Applicant must be enrolled in at least six credits in Economics in the first year and 30 (thirty) credits overall by the end of the spring semester.
  3. Applicant is eligible for a second year of funding by maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.25 in the Economics classes specifically and an overall GPA of 3.25 for the first year.  The second year must include at least 12 credits of Economics courses and 30 (thirty) credits overall.

Submit an essay of no more than 600 words on:  "Given the recession caused by COVID-19, should the Federal Government provide more fiscal stimulus?"

Essays will be evaluated on content, clarity, grammar and style.

Economics General

Applicants must declare Economics as their major and must demonstrate a strong academic standing.

No additional requirements needed

Eugene Philipps

Requirements:

  1. Applicant must be a declared major in Economics.
  2. Applicant must have completed at least six credits in Economics by the end of spring semester with a minimum GPA of 3.25 in Economics classes.
  3. Applicant must have completed 54 total cedits with a minimum overall GPA of 3.25.
  4. Applicant must be enrolled for Fall 2022 semester.

Attach a copy of your current transcript or DARS (both available on eServices for MSUM students).

Curt and Pam Gudmundson Scholar
  1. Applicant must be an entering freshman and a declared major in Economics.
  2. Applicant must be enrolled in at least six credits in Economics in the first year and 30 credits overall by the end of the spring 2022 semester.
  3. An applicant is eligible for renewed funding by maintaining a minimum GPA of 3.25 in the Economics classes specifically and a cumulative GPA of 3.25.  As a second-year Economics major, the student must be enrolled in at least 12 credits of Economics courses and 30 credits overall.

Submit an essay of no more than 600 word addressing this year's theme "Given the recession caused by COVID-19, should the Federal Government provide more fiscal stimulus?"

Essays will be evaluated on content, clarity, grammar and style.