The Patrick Horsman Scholarship is a twice-annual $2,500 award for undergraduates studying entrepreneurship. Founded by serial entrepreneur and investor Patrick B. Horsman, it helps deserving students ease the financial burden of college while pursuing the education that builds great founders.
In addition to his success as a serial entrepreneur, Patrick Horsman is known for his generosity, philanthropy, and commitment to giving back to the community. He continually looks for ways to share his experience and knowledge with the next generation, and he is particularly interested in helping students achieve their goals as entrepreneurs.
Patrick attended the University of Arizona, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2002 with a triple major in finance, accounting, and entrepreneurship. After graduation he co-founded Blue Sand Securities, one of many firms he would found or co-found over the next two decades, predominantly in the alternative investment space across hedge funds, private equity, and real estate.
That track record is exactly why he created this scholarship: to instill the principles and character for success in students who, like him, want to build something of their own.
Each scholarship is worth $2,500, awarded directly to help a deserving student with the cost of their education.
Two scholarships are awarded annually, one per semester, to well-qualified and talented applicants.
A short, honest essay on why you want to be an entrepreneur, evaluated personally by Patrick himself.
This scholarship is part of Patrick's wider philanthropic work through Patrick Horsman Giving, which also supports Paradiso College Preparatory, a tuition-free charter school network in Puerto Rico.
Visit Patrick Horsman Giving →Beyond the scholarship, Patrick shares practical ways students can fund their education without taking on heavy student-loan burdens, from grants to working through school.
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