Columbia Central

Make a Dent Endowed Sports Management Scholarship

for incoming and continuing undergraduate students

The Make a Dent Endowed Sports Management Scholarship was established to recognize an outstanding, declared Sports Management student who has demonstrated academic and/or athletic excellence and has demonstrated financial need.

Deadline to Apply: February 01, 2025

• How to Apply - Incoming Students

  Incoming students whose intended major is Marketing with a concentration in Sports Management may apply for the Make a Dent Endowed Sports Management Scholarship from your Columbia Connect status page. Only complete scholarship applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the scholarship committee.

  Students must submit the following materials to make a complete Make a Dent Endowed Sports Management Scholarship application. There are three parts to the application:

  PART 1: ESSAY

  Share with the scholarship committee why you would like to study Marketing with a concentration in Sports Management.

  PART 2: WORK SAMPLE (OPTIONAL)

  Submit additional materials related to Marketing: Sports Management (writing or work samples, work experience, etc.) to support your application.

  PART 3: FAFSA SUBMISSION SUMMARY

  A current FAFSA Submission Summary must be on file. To receive a FAFSA Submission Summary, students must complete a 2025-26 financial aid application (FAFSA) by February 1, 2025.

• How to Apply - Continuing Students

  Continuing Sports Management students may visit Internal Scholarships and click on APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS to access the College-Wide Undergraduate Scholarship Application.  Only complete scholarship applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the scholarship committee. 

  Students must submit the following materials to make a complete Make a Dent Endowed Sports Management Scholarship application. There are three parts to the application:

  PART 1: ESSAY

  In a two- to three-page essay, please address the following:

  • Do you have past experience in Sports Management? If yes, please describe.
  • Describe any achievements you wish to be considered by the scholarship committee.
  • Express why you would be a good candidate for this scholarship.

  Your essay must be double-spaced and must include your name and MyColumbia ID number in the upper right-hand corner of each page. Please upload your response in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format.

   

  PART 2: WORK SAMPLE (OPTIONAL)
  
  Submit additional materials related to Sports Management (writing or work samples, work experience etc.) to support your application.

  Submit samples in the following formats:

  • Images: .jpg, .png, .gif
  • Video: .mov, .wmv, .flv
  • Audio: .mp3
  • Documents .pdf, .doc, or .docx

  Please Note: Upload size limit is 50MB.
   

   

  PART 3: FAFSA SUBMISSION SUMMARY

  A current FAFSA Submission Summary must be on file. To receive a FAFSA Submission Summary, students must complete a 2025-26 financial aid application (FAFSA) by February 1, 2025.
  
  

  Access online applications through Internal Scholarships.

   

• About Richard Dent

  The scholarship was created by the Make a Dent Foundation, founded and presided over by Chicago Bear 1985 Super Bowl MVP, Richard Dent. The goal of the Make a Dent Foundation is to increase educational opportunities for less advantaged students and communities, specifically in the area of sports management education.

  

• Scholarship Terms
  • Application must be submitted by February 1, 2025 (11:59 pm) for review by the committee
  • Previous amount of this one-year scholarship was $5,100, awarded half in Fall and half in Spring; scholarship does not apply to Summer semesters
  • Scholarship is applied toward tuition only and is not renewable
  • Students’ scholarships that are applied toward tuition may not exceed the amount of their tuition costs
  • Incoming students must be admitted to Columbia by February 1, 2025 to be considered. Scholarship recipients must confirm their attendance by May 1, 2025 and maintain full-time, undergraduate enrollment during the 2025-26 academic year
  • Continuing student recipients must maintain full-time, undergraduate enrollment during the 2025-26 academic year
  • Recipients must have submitted all outstanding documents to Columbia Central before the scholarship can be disbursed. Students can review missing documents in the MyColumbia portal under MyFinancials
  • Scholarship may be used toward a study abroad program through one of Columbia's student exchange programs, excluding Summer sessions. Please note: Recipients who enroll in an independent study abroad program will forfeit their scholarship during the semester spent abroad
  • The rules and regulations governing other sources of financial aid (federal, state, institutional and other grants, gifts, or loans) will apply
  • Columbia College Chicago reserves the right to withhold the scholarship in any year in which, at the sole discretion of the scholarship committee, suitable candidates cannot be found
  • Recipients will be expected to attend the Make a Dent Foundation charity events during the awarded academic year, and will be invited to attend the following year

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