SCHABERG ENTREPRENEURSHIP SCHOLARS

The Schaberg Entrepreneurship Scholarship program prepares students to become business leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and encourages professional development throughout their college experience. The scholarship is established through Robert and Anna Lou Schaberg to support five first-year students with $10,000 in grant funding to learn and excel in entrepreneurship programming, within the campus of Michigan State University, allowing aspiring entrepreneurs to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey.

ELIGIBILITY

The Schaberg Entrepreneurship Scholarship is open to all first-year students, regardless of major, and will be awarded to qualified applicants based on the following criteria:

Applicants must be a first-year student at Michigan State University.
Applicants must have a demonstrated commitment to entrepreneurship, leadership potential, and/or capacity to contribute to their chosen professional area, community, or both through past or current experiences including, but not limited to, volunteer involvement, internships, employment, coursework, participation in student groups/organizations and/or research experience.
Preference: Applicants have owned or previously started a business.

REQUIREMENTS

If accepted as a Schaberg Entrepreneurship Scholar, scholars will be required to fulfill five milestones in their first semester, including:

Declare the Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Become a member of the Burgess Institute’s Venture Creation program
Join an entrepreneurial-related student organization
Attend scheduled meetings and events
Participate in a scholar demo day

APPLY

Applications are due by March 3, 2025, to be considered for the Schaberg Entrepreneurship Scholarship.

APPLY

QUESTIONS

For questions, contact Lori Fischer, fisch210@msu.edu.

Robert and Anna Lou Schaberg

After completing his Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1964, Robert Schaberg founded Amurcon Corporation of Virginia in 1978, a realty company specializing in multifamily housing. Robert and his wife, Anna Lou, have been a force for community advocacy and philanthropic efforts for decades.

In 1990 they founded the Virginia Nonprofit Housing Coalition, now known as the Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation, which works with more than 70 nonprofits to help financially unstable populations and provide housing solutions.

On top of their foundation work, the Schabergs have a substantial presence in the Spartan community, given their tremendous generosity toward athletics, academics, facility construction and scholarships. The Schabergs were each recognized with the 2021 Philanthropist Award for their outstanding impact and proven record of providing major, ongoing support to MSU.

They created the Ernest W. & Robert W. Schaberg Endowed Chair in Accounting, currently held by Ranjani Krishnan, in addition to naming the Minskoff Pavilion’s Welcome Plaza and supporting the Broad College’s first full-time director of student engagement. The Schabergs also provided student scholarships to the college’s Residential Business Community and helped finance the construction of the Spartan Stadium North end zone.

“Giving back to MSU is my way of showing appreciation for my MSU education. I’m proud to continue to invest in its success,” Robert said.