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Northwood Offers Scholarship for Young Aspiring Entrepreneurs

MIDLAND -- Northwood University last week announced the Betsy and Dick DeVos Scholars for Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Scholarship Competition.

This is an annual scholarship available to new students in the full-time bachelor's in business administration or four-year BBA/MBA program. The students who win the renewable scholarship competition will receive up to $10,000. This may be combined with Academic Merit Scholarships which can be over $10,000 per year and other awards for which they may qualify.

The awards are based upon submission of a scholarship application and essay by Feb. 10, academic merit and a student's demonstrated talent in entrepreneurship in which the student must submit a demonstrated entrepreneurship activity in which they participated or initiated.

In addition, a visit to Nortwood's Midland campus is required on Feb. 18, 2012, Feb. 25 or March 3, for applicants to make a presentation and be interviewed. Students must describe how their activity aligns with entrepreneurship, free enterprise and the meaning of the American Dream.

"We are excited to offer bright, young entrepreneurs this scholarship opportunity and enable them to work toward their dream of growing a start-up business," said Northwood president Keith A. Pretty.

To apply for this scholarship, visit www.northwood.edu/pds. For more information, contact either Provost William Bateman, batemanw@northwood.edu or (989) 837-4125, or John O. Young, vice president of marketing and enrollment management, at young@northwood.edu or (989) 837-4423.

Northwood University is committed to the most personal attention to prepare students for success in their careers and in their communities; it promotes critical thinking skills, personal effectiveness, and the importance of ethics, individual freedom and responsibility.

Private, nonprofit, and accredited, Northwood University specializes in managerial and entrepreneurial education at three full-service, residential campuses located in southern Florida, mid-Michigan and northern Texas. Adult Degree Programs are available in eight states with many course delivery options including an online option. The DeVos Graduate School offers day and evening programming in Michigan, Texas, Florida and Switzerland. The Alden B. Dow Center for Creativity and Enterprise in Midland specializes in creative thinking and innovation development. International education is offered through study abroad and in Program Centers in Switzerland, China, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

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