Scholarships List

Benjamin '05 and Beth Hesse Endowed Scholarships

Since the establishment of the Benjamin '05 and Beth Hesse Endowed Scholarship Fund for Investment Management in 2013, the Hesse family has gone on to create six additional scholarships at Columbia Business School. These merit- and need-based awards are intended for promising students in a wide range of areas, including entrepreneurship, healthcare, public and non-profit leadership, real estate, social entrepreneurship, and veteran leadership. Ben Hesse '05 currently serves as Chief Operating Officer: Asset & Wealth Management at JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Sarah Min '02 and Matt Pincus '02 Scholarship

This need-based scholarship was created in 2019 to help increase the diversity of Columbia Business School’s student body. Preference is given to applicants who have a background and/or interest in entertainment, media, social enterprise, or the nonprofit or public service sectors. Sarah Min ’02 is a digital media consultant who works with top companies and nonprofits to carry out their digital vision and strategy. Matt Pincus ’02 is co-founder and CEO of MUSIC, an independent music publishing firm.

Russo Family Scholarship

Established by Tom Russo P’11 in 2007 via the Cooperman Scholarship Challenge Fund, the Russo Family Scholarship is a need-based award with preference given to a student interested in value investing. Tom Russo is managing member of Gardner Russo & Gardner and sits on the advisory board of Columbia Business School’s Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing. Mr. Russo founded the Heilbrunn Center’s 5x5x5 Russo Student Investment Fund in 2014, the first-ever student investment fund at the Business School.

There is no separate application process to be considered for the School’s many scholarships. Recipients are chosen through the need-based scholarship process for full-time MBA students.

In addition to the awards highlighted, we offer a variety of named scholarship funds.

• A. Lorne Weil Scholarship
• Aaron Webb '27 Memorial Scholarship
• African American Alumni Association Scholarship
• Albert and Violaine Rice Scholarship
• Albert Verme Scholarship
• Alejandro Zapata '96 Scholarship
• Alice M. '88 and Thomas Tisch Scholarship
• Ann Reed Scholarship
• Ann and Ian Pereira Scholarship
• Anne M. Busquet Scholarship
• Arnhold Family Scholarship
• Arthur Samberg Scholarship
• Barber Family Scholarship
• Benjamin Botwinick Scholarship
• Bergmann & Wailand Scholarship
• Bernhaut Family Scholarship
• Bernice G. Coester Scholarship
• Bronfman Program Alumni Scholarship
• Business Alumni Scholarship
• Burt & Francine Steinberg Scholarship
• Business School Alumni Scholarship 
• Business School General Scholarship
• Carolyn and Patrick Francis Dolan Scholarship
• Carson Family Scholarship
• CBS Dean's Financial Aid Fund
• CBS Scholarships
• C.Y. Lin Scholarship
• Charles Grossman/PREA Real Estate Scholarship
• Charles H. Brunie Scholarship
• Chazen Institute Scholarship
• Chrin Family Scholarship
• Classes of 1976 and 1977 Memorial Scholarship
• Class of 1976 Scholarship
• Class of 1981 Scholarship
• Class of 1986 Scholarship
• Class of '87 Memorial Scholarship
• Class of 1991 Scholarship
• Class of 1996 Scholarship
• Class of 2000 Scholarship
• Class of 2001 Scholarship
• Class of 2006 Scholarship
• Class of 2011 Scholarship
• Class of 2016 Scholarship
• Columbia Women in Business (CWIB) Scholarship
• D.L. Dodd Excellence in Finance Scholarship
• Daniel J. Sullivan Scholarship
• Daniel E. Offutt '61 Scholarship
• David ’83 and Meg Gately Scholarship
• David De Leeuw Scholarship
• David W. Miller Scholarship
• de Nicola Family Scholarship
• DeShaun Harris & William "Billy" McGuire Memorial Scholarship
• DG Scholarship
• Dolores Arton (Class of 88) Memorial Scholarship
• Donald Bibeault Scholarship
• Downie D. Muir Scholarship
• Dr. Boris Yavitz Scholarship
• Dr. Frederick Horn Scholarship
• Dr. Jan Kehoe and Colonel Michael J. Kehoe Scholarship
• Dr. Victor Z. and Loreen H. Brink Scholarship
• Duff Scholarship
• E & S Gluckman Scholarship
• Edward A. Filene Scholarship
• E. Stephen Benson Scholarship
• Edward Koliver Scholarship
• Edward T.C. Lau Scholarship
• Edwin B. Hathaway Scholarship
• Ela Lemelbaum Scholarship
• Epling Family Scholarship
• Erwin S. Wolfson Scholarship
• Evelyn & Simon Gluckman Scholarship
• F.K. Tang Scholarship
• Ference EMBA Scholarship
• Florence and Leonard Masius Scholarship
• Fragrant Harbor Scholarship
• Frances Alexander Scholarship
• Fredericks Family Scholarship
• Galluccio Family Scholarship
• Gantcher Family Scholarship
• Garland E. Wood Fellowship
• General Motors Scholarship
• George Alfaro Scholarship
• George K. II '98 and Karen P. Kollitides Scholarship
• Gerardo Werthein Scholarship
• Gus Grammas Memorial Scholarship
• Haberman Scholarship
• Harry J. Cebron Scholarship
• Harry Kadell Scholarship
• Hedwig C. Belin Scholarship
• Heffernan Family Scholarship
• Heilbrunn Scholarship
• Henry & Edith Hoffman Scholarship
• Henry Bronner Scholarship
• Henri Ceulemans Scholarship
• Henry J. Krooss Scholarship
• Henry P. Willis Scholarship
• Hugh Frater Scholarship
• Hughes and Smith Family Scholarship
• Isabel Villafuerte Scholarship
• Irwin & Beatrice Klipstein Scholarship
• J. Dohr/F. Stanley Scholarship
• J.T. Battenberg, III Scholarship
• JAMAKEPE Foundation Scholarship
• James S. Yu Scholarship
• Jeffrey A. Barclay '83 Memorial Scholarship
• Jerome Chazen Scholarship
• Jim Beams and Maliz Finnegan Beams '85 Scholarship
• Jimmy L. Thomas Scholarship
• John J. & Teresa M. Azrack Scholarship
• John C. “Sandy” Burton Scholarship
• John R. and Maria L. Chrin Family Scholarship
• John and Catherine Farahi Family Scholarship
• John W. Liang Scholarship
• John C. Walter Fund
• Joseph G. Tompkins Scholarship
• Karl G. & Elizabeth Homberg Scholarship
• Keith L. Parker ’50 Scholarship
• Ken Choon Kian Kho Scholarship
• Kenneth B Tator '68 Scholarship
• Kurt Feuerman Scholarship
• Leavy Family Scholarship
• Leon Cooperman Scholarship
• Leonard C. Lane Memorial Scholarship
• Lihong Wang '99 and Zhihong Li '99 Scholarship
• Lillian M. Vernon Scholarship
• Linda B. Meehan Scholarship
• Lisa Arning ’97 and Kevin Mayer Scholarship
• Lois Kaalund '54 Scholarship
• LunaCap CBS Scholarship
• Madam Wun Tsun Tam Scholarship
• Malek Turk '12 Scholarship
• Mamady Taghinia-Milani Scholarship
• Margaret M. Cannella '76 Scholarship
• Marie Vittoria Scholarship
• Mark F. ’90 and Kirsten Dzialga Scholarship
• Mark Hinckley Willes Scholarship
• Maslin Scholarship
• MBA Scholarship
• Memorial Class of '76/'77 Scholarship
• Michael Adler Scholarship
• Michael C. Mauer Family Scholarship
• Michael J. Gillette Scholarship
• Ming Chu Hsu Scholarship
• Morris Gold MBA 1973 Scholarship
• Nada and Elias Doumet Scholarship
• Nasima Simjee Memorial Scholarship
• Nicholas & Suzanne Samstag Scholarship
• Nursalim Scholarship for South East Asian Students
• O'Neill Petals Scholarship
• Ora and Rose Morgan Scholarship
• Pam Chase Scholarship
• Paul B. Guenther Scholarship
• Paul Calello Scholarship
• Paul Ferri Scholarship
• Paul L. Heffner Scholarship
• Pedro Urquidi Scholarship
• Pedro Vulovic Scholarship
• Peter Berger '74 Scholarship
• Peter Dix Memorial Scholarship
• Philip L. Gilmer '53 Scholarship Quasi Endowment Fund
• Prem Parameswaran Family Scholarship
• Rebecca John '01 and Daniel Flores '02 Scholarship
• Rachel Jacobs ’02 Memorial Scholarship
• Richard C. Ma Scholarship
• Ricardo dos Santos Jr. Scholarship
• Richard Karl Goeltz Scholarship
• Robert & Christina Seix Dow Scholarship
• Robert Heilbrunn Scholarship
• Robert & Hiroko Davidow Family Scholarship
• Robert N. Fried Scholarship
• Robert W. Lear Korean Scholarship
• Robert Y.F. Tam Scholarship in honor of Meyer Feldberg
• Rose & Kurt Josephy Scholarship
• Roswell C. McCrea Scholarship
• Safwan Masri Scholarship
• Sajjad Ebrahim '73 Scholarship
• Sandra and Tony Tamer Scholarship
• Samuel Brandt Scholarship
• Schlosstein-Hartley Family Scholarship
• SK Scholarship
• Stefan Robock International Scholarship
• Stegelmann Family Scholarship
• Stephen Benson Fellowship
• Stephen T. and Elizabeth F. Scott Scholarship
• Stolyarenko Scholarship
• Stone Family Scholarship
• Suhail & Janwa Sikhtian- Goldman Sachs Scholarship
• Sumitomo Bank Global Foundation Scholarship
• Sung & Fumi Lee Scholarship
• Suzi S. Bergmann Scholarship
• The Value Investing Program Scholarship
• Tracey Thomas Travis '86 Scholarship
• UBS Financial Services Scholarship
• Victoria London '74 Scholarship
• Walter D. Smith Scholarship
• Wesley G. McCain Scholarship
• William J. Heffernan Scholarship
• William Randolph Hearst Scholarship
• Yosaji Morita Scholarship
• Youngsuk Charles Chi '84 Scholarship