BIT Scholarships
The Department of Business Information & Technology supports students with specific departmental scholarships*. All students who meet the scholarship criteria should apply by the scholarship deadline dates.
Mitzi Pitts Scholarship
- Declared BIT Major
- Must be a full time junior or senior
- Must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
- Preference given to students who demonstrate financial need and/or are considered non-traditional age Special consideration given to prior year's recipients who meet criteria
MIS Advisory Council Scholarship
- Candidates who are classified as juniors and/or seniors and have declared BIT as a major, and/are enrolled in 12 credits or more
- Preference will be given to Tennessee and/or Memphis metro students
- Preference will be given to candidates who have demonstrated financial need and/or considered non-traditional students
- Must maintain a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA
- Special consideration given to prior year's recipients who meet criteria
Gary Lasko Scholarship
- Declared BIT major
- Must be a full time junior or senior
- Must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher
- John Tigrett Scholarship
- Full time Undergraduate majoring in business
- Must have a 2.5 cumulative GPA or higher
- Must demonstrate financial need
- Proven involvement and commitment to volunteer service
- Must have demonstrated creativity, entrepreneurial aspirations and passion for innovation
- Preference given to students pursuing a degree in an academic program associated with the FedEx Institute of Technology, including but not limited to supply chain management, logistics and business information & technology.
Lisa & Brian Janz Scholarship
- A full-time underrepresented undergraduate student in the BIT Department, or, secondarily, the Management Department
- A student who has completed 60 credit hours, or will completed 60 credit hours, prior to the semester the scholarship award would begin.
- Special consideration will be given to the prior year's recipient provided that the student continues to meet or exceed set criteria
- Scholarship may be awarded for up to two years for undergraduate study within the Fogelman College of Business & Economics
BIT Charles & Edna Neumann Scholars Program
- Registered and in good academic standing
- Preference given for non-traditional student status, 1st in family, 1st generation, and/or single parents.
- Provide a one-page reflection paper about how technology has influenced the person's life for the better.
BIT Charles & Edna Neumann Travelers Program
- Registered and in good academic standing
- A student is eligible to receive only one Research Presentation or Conference Travel Award per academic year and per conference.
- A student is eligible to receive funds for a study abroad trip related to business or to further his or her professional development.
- Provide a one-page reflection paper about how technology or study abroad has influenced the person's life for the better.
*We strongly encourage students to explore all scholarship opportunities, not just departmental scholarships. Visit the University of Memphis Scholarship page and the Tiger Scholarship Manager for more opportunities.
Scholarship Advisor: Felicia Roddy-Jackson