The CINTAS GRADUATE ETHICS FELLOWSHIP
For Graduate Business Students
Scholarship to support ethics related education for business students
Introduction
The Cintas Graduate Ethics Fellowship (CGEF) was established to help students enhance their exposure to Values
Based Leadership by taking courses related to Ethics, Governance, Leadership, and Sustainability. Upon
successful completion of all the Fellowship requirements, including the Values Based Leadership MBA
concentration, awardees will be reimbursed the cost of either:
1. a three (3) credit hour MBA course (in the evening or weekend programs) from Xavier University, plus a
trip to an ethics conference, with reasonable expenses reimbursed by the Cintas Institute for Business
Ethics. The reimbursed course must have Values Based Leadership as one of its main themes, to qualify for
reimbursement.
2. 90% of the program fees for the London – Paris International Ethics course (2016 estimate for the program
fees are $4,000, so the reimbursed costs would be $3,600). Students would be responsible for tuition for
this course, plus 10% of the program fees (approximately $400). The $4,000 program fee covers airfare,
hotels, transfers, some admissions and some meals.
There is no set maximum of Graduate Fellowships that will be awarded in any given year.
Eligibility
 Applicants must have already taken, or are currently enrolled in, at least six (6) credit hours of Xavier MBA
graduate courses, which have Values Based Leadership, as one of its main themes. 1
 Students must be fully admitted (meaning admission with GMAT scores) into the MBA program.
 Students must be in good academic standing (3.0 GPA or better)
 Students must complete an essay on their experience, and write a “letter of thanks” to the Farmer Family
Foundation.
 Students must attend events related to Values Based Leadership, sponsored by the Cintas Institute for
Business Ethics.
 Students must develop a multimedia project, which could include but not be limited to a print piece,
sculpture, a video piece or a display, about an event or person that demonstrates the principles of Values
Based Leadership. With the approval of the Co-Directors of the Cintas Institute for Business Ethics, CGEFs
may work with outside artists, sculptors or videographers.
 To complete the Fellowship, once admitted, Cintas Graduate Ethics Fellows must also complete the
coursework of the Values Based Leadership MBA Concentration from the Xavier University Williams
College of Business.
Application Requirements
 Application
 Transcripts – both undergraduate and graduate
 Personal essay
 Xavier University Faculty Reference/Recommendation
 Personal resume
 Enrolled in or completed two (2) MBA electives from the Values Based Leadership MBA concentration
Selection Criteria
Fellowships will be awarded to business students based on:
 Demonstrated interest in Values Based Leadership
 Ability to show how Values Based Leadership will enhance your business knowledge/career potential
 Level of maturity and personal integrity as demonstrated by life experiences and involvements.
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The following courses have already been approved as qualifying courses: BUAD 609: Business Ethics Through Film,
BUAD 625: Healthcare Law and Ethics, BUAD 681: International Ethics (Doing Business in London-Paris international
study trip), BUAD 690: Corporate Governance, MGMT 614: Principles of Leadership, MGMT 621: Corporate
Citizenship – Sustainability, MKTG 670: Ethical Issues in Marketing.
Application Deadlines
For Fellowship
beginning in:
Spring 2015
Application deadline
December 7, 2015
Awards chosen
December 15, 2015
Funds distributed
After successful
completion of the
Values Based Leadership
courses, and the
creative expression
project.