Scholarships
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship is awarded to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying accounting and preparing for a career in state and local government. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled full time in an…
Amount: $5,000-$15,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship is meant to advance the public finance careers of those employed for at least three years by one or more state or local governments. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be part-time students…
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Betty Jo Harker Professional Development Scholarship (formerly, Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship) is awarded to part-time graduate students who work in government with a career interest in state and local government finance. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be…
Amount: $5,000. About: The credit card brand Discover offers a scholarship open to high school seniors, undergraduate, and graduate students. This scholarship is offered in the form of a sweepstakes on a monthly basis. Students need only fill out a short online survey in order to apply. Each applicant must be a U.S. resident, be…
Amount: $20,000. About: The Dell Scholars Program selects 500 students each year, providing them with substantial financial support and non-monetary aid, including access to academic, financial, emotional, and professional support networks. Dell Scholars receive $20,000 plus $500 annual Chegg credits to put toward textbook purchases and rentals and a laptop with a four-year warranty. Eligible…
Amount: $5,000. About: CrowdReviews.com “Transparency” Scholarship is a $5,000 award open to undergraduate and graduate students. The company, a guide for buyers that ranks products and services based on customer reviews, established this annual scholarship to support students who are interested in the study of online reviews, crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, and other peer-to-peer driven platforms that…