2025 Entrepreneur Scholars Application Form

First Name

Last Name

Preferred or Nickname

Contact information:

	Email Address
	CSB/SJU ID #
	Cell Number
	Major
	Graduation Year
	Major
	Minor

Please choose your current class.

	1st Year
	Sophomore

How did you hear about the E-Scholars Program?

Please select an option or other and tell us more.

If you selected a person/club for the question above please let us know.

If you selected other please describe it here

Are you planning on studying abroad?

If yes, please select Spring or Fall.

Which of the following describes your interest in Entrepreneurship?

	I have a business venture.
	I want to start a business venture.
	I have a lot of ideas.
	I am not interested in starting a business venture, but would like to be in this program.

If you selected I have a business venture above please share business name and general description. Please include link to your website and/or social media presence(s).

Why do you want to become an E-Scholar? What do you hope to learn from this program?

Describe your past experiences relevant to entrepreneurship.

What leadership roles have you had in the past?

Describe how you faced a challenge and navigated or resolved it.

Please upload a current resume.

Please upload a copy of your current academic transcript (does not need to be official).

Recommendations:

Please send this link: Entrepreneur Scholars Recommendation Form to the people you would like to submit a recommendation on your behalf. You need at least 2 recommendation forms to complete your E-Scholar application.

1) One recommendation should come from someone who can speak to your academic engagement on campus (this might be a professor or an academic advisor).

2. One recommendation should come from someone who can speak to your character & engagement outside of the classroom (this might be a boss, supervisor, coach, FR or RA). *Both recommendations should come from someone who knows you well enough to complete these forms.

** Although not required, you may choose to have a third recommender.

Names of recommenders

This is so we can follow up with them if we are missing your forms

	Name				Email address
	Name				Email address
	Name				Email Address

Background Check

To whom it may concern, I am applying to become an Entrepreneur Scholar beginning fall 2020. I understand that part of the process is to complete a background check. By putting my name and the date below, I give permission for the Office of the Dean of Students to provide the McNeely Center for Entrepreneurship any information about disciplinary situations that I have been involved with on the College of Saint Benedict and St. John’s University campuses.

Name

Date

Social Media

As part of the application process, the Center will be conducting a survey of your social media presences on several social media platforms.

	Yes		No
	Spring		I'm unsure at this time
	Fall