Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Excellence Scholarship

The Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Excellence Scholarship will provide scholarships to students who have graduated from a community college receiving support from the Ratcliffe Foundation (Anne Arundel Community College, Community College of Baltimore County (including Essex campus), Harford Community College, Dabney S. Lancaster Community College or Eastern Shore Community College), be admitted to and in good standing at Salisbury University, and fulfill the following criteria: Full-time enrollment, majoring in any academic discipline and minoring in entrepreneurship or social entrepreneurship; have a transfer GPA or current GPA of 2.50 or better; students must demonstrate commitment to entrepreneurship through participation in the entrepreneurship activities directed and sponsored by the Perdue School of Business. Recipients will be encouraged to participate in the Entrepreneurship Competition and Shore Hatchery and in regional and community sponsored events such as Launch SBY. In addition, recipients must also attend a campus tour and meet with the Entrepreneurship team at the Dave and Patsy Rommel Center for Entrepreneurship in the Salisbury University Downtown building and the Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Hub in Perdue Hall at SU. Applicants must also submit a letter of reference/recommendation from the Ratcliffe Foundation Director at the attending listed community college. It is expected that the student join the Collegiate Entrepreneurship Organization and plan to take a leadership role in addition to being a student ambassador of entrepreneurship in the academic and business community. The scholarship can be renewed for one additional year if above criteria are satisfied. Scholarship funds may only be used for tuition, mandatory fees, room, board and books.