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 studying public administration, governmental accounting, finance, economics, or business administration with specific focus on government, and be employed at least two years by one or more state or local governments.

Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student

Eligible Majors: Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Finance

Residency Requirement: No residency requirement

Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement

Deadline: December 31, 2024

Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.