Expanding Opportunities For Marketing Students
American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) scholarships are for marketing students who are leaders on campus and in the classroom. We believe in empowering the next generation of marketers who will make an impact for good and help make our industry more diverse.
Applications are now open for 2024-2025 scholarships!
All scholarships can be accessed through Submittable:
Available Scholarships
The Diversity Leadership scholarship recognizes underrepresented students who demonstrate leadership in their chapter activities or in other areas of their lives.
Eligibility
- Your “Diversity” status pertains to any of the following underrepresented groups: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
- Your activities on and off campus demonstrate “Leadership” qualities:
- You are an AMA student leader in terms of your role in leading chapter activities, initiatives, events, projects, or other aspects of your collegiate programming.
- You have leadership accomplishments in other areas of your life outside of your AMA collegiate chapter.
- You are an AMA student member or part of an active AMA collegiate chapter
- You must have an overall GPA of 2.75 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- You are a full-time undergraduate student who plans to return to full-time status in the upcoming Fall semester.
The Robert DeLay Social Impact scholarship program recognizes those students creating this positive change in the marketing profession and in the world.
Eligibility
- You hold a leadership role within your AMA collegiate chapter and have used your marketing skills to make an impact both on and off campus:
- You are an AMA student member and part of an active AMA collegiate chapter
- You must have an overall GPA of 2.75 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- You are a full-time undergraduate student who plans to return to full-time status in the upcoming Fall semester.
The EBSCO Student Scholar Award presents tuition scholarships to exceptional marketing students involved in developing their marketing skills on and off campus, including demonstrating leadership within their AMA collegiate chapter.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be current AMA student members and members of an active AMA collegiate chapter.
- Candidate must be a full-time undergraduate student returning to full-time status in the upcoming Fall semester and have achieved an overall GPA of 3.25 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- The candidate should be involved in developing their marketing skills both on and off campus, including a demonstrated leadership role within their AMA collegiate chapter.
The Stryker Buoncristiano Scholarship supports talented undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds with broad skill sets who have a common desire to pursue a career in marketing.
Eligibility
- Candidates must be a full-time undergraduate student returning to full-time status in the upcoming Fall semester
- Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.00 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- The candidate should demonstrate an interest in marketing.
AMA collegiate membership is not required to qualify for this scholarship.
The Lee Epstein Scholarship supports talented undergraduate students with a passion for marketing.
Eligibility
- Candidates must be a full-time undergraduate student returning to full-time status in the upcoming Fall semester
- Applicants must have an overall GPA of 3.00 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- The candidate should demonstrate an interest in marketing and be located in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
AMA collegiate membership is not required to qualify for this scholarship.
Application Key Dates
- Mid-September 2024: Applications open!
- January 8th, 2025: Deadline to submit applications
- Mid-January – March 2025: Scholarship applications review process begins
- April 2025: Awardees are announced and honored at the AMA International Collegiate Conference
Single Form For Easy Applying
When you start the application process, we’ll ask a few questions to guide you into the right scholarship opportunities for you. What to have ready?
- Your current academic transcript
- Your current resume
- A letter of recommendation from your faculty advisor (if applicable)
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About the AMAF
As the philanthropic arm of the AMA, the American Marketing Association Foundation (AMAF) seeks to elevate marketing visionaries, empower future generations, inspire a more diverse industry and ensure marketing research impacts public good. Learn more.