$668,118
in undergraduate support scholarships, travel including study abroad, and internship scholarships.
Celebrating 100 Years!
The School of Hospitality Business is gearing up for a truly historic milestone of a century of hospitality leadership.
From our beginnings in 1927, Michigan State has been the proud home of The School of Hospitality Business. Hospitality Business Spartans have driven innovation, led with integrity, and left their mark on organizations across the globe.
As we prepare to celebrate our centennial in 2027, we look boldly to the future. A $20 million fundraising campaign is focused on expanding scholarship opportunities, enhancing experiential learning, attracting top students, elevating our brand, and securing world-class faculty. Collectively, these pillars will ensure our School continues to set the standard of excellence in hospitality business education.
Stay tuned for Special Event Dates and an opportunity to attend as we celebrate across the globe!
Areas of Support
Elevating the Future of Hospitality Business – 100 Year Fund
We fund the future by supporting staff and faculty dedicated to attracting top students, increasing our enrollment, and elevating our brand. This ensures that we are exploring opportunities to engage with alumni and increasing widespread awareness of The School of Hospitality Business.
We invite alumni, students, faculty, staff, recruiters, industry partners, and friends to celebrate this milestone with us. Your support will help shape the next century of Spartan leadership in hospitality and beyond.
The School of Hospitality Business Student Support Fund
We aim to secure $6 million in scholarship support, making Hospitality Business education accessible to more students and providing 100% of students eligible for scholarships to receive funding. We are dedicated to secure $1 million for experiential learning and $1 million to endow student travel needs for conferences, competitions, workshops, and education abroad.
Gifts to this fund will help expand scholarship opportunities and enhance experiential learning. These opportunities will enable students to advance their career readiness.
A Glance Back in History
Student Scholarships: By the Numbers
$2,734
was the average scholarship awarded in FY25.
69.1%
awarded as scholarships in FY25.
30.9%
as student travel and internship scholarships.
169 students
were awarded academic scholarships in FY25.
81 students
awarded scholarships for travel to conferences, competitions, internships, and study abroad.
195 students
received aid directly from The School of Hospitality Business in FY25.
Celebrating a Century of Hospitality Leadership
For our 100th anniversary, we pause to reflect on how far The School of Hospitality Business has come from being the first hospitality business school in the nation to now being the #1 U.S. public program.
Consider joining us at an upcoming celebratory event and/or provide a donation in support of our 100th anniversary!
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