1. Applicants must be minority students in their first, second, third, or fourth year enrolled full-time in an accredited undergraduate business or management program at the time of award working toward a bachelor degree. Applicant must be a permanent resident of North Carolina or South Carolina.

2. Applicants must submit a two-page, double-spaced, APA format, typed essay in response to the following topic: 
How will your undergraduate degree help you to prepare for the globalization of education with anticipated competition from BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) whose students have the same tools as the USA?

3. Applicants must submit an official stamped high school, and if applicable, college transcript with their application. Applicant’s GPA must be 3.0 or higher