CFA Vancouver is pleased to offer several scholarships related to the June 2009 CFA exam
Click here for the Scholarship application for June 2009 candidates
What does the scholarship cover?
Up to ten recipients will receive a scholarship that covers the Enrollment and the Registration fee for any level of the June 2009 sitting of the CFA exam (Levels I, II or III).
Scholarship recipients will also receive a complimentary one-day practice examination prepared by the Boston Security Analysts Society to be held in spring 2009 in Vancouver (date still to be finalized).
Who is eligible for a scholarship?
There are no restrictions as to who is eligible for a scholarship, except for the following:
(1) Scholarships cannot be awarded to CFA Vancouver’s officers, directors, employees or their immediate families; and,
(2) If an applicant is an undergraduate student, he or she must attend a college or university within 200 miles of the society and be in his or her final year, scheduled to receive a bachelor’s degree.
(3) The selection committee will not award a scholarship to an applicant who has previously received a scholarship for the level in which he or she is enrolled. (i.e., if you received a scholarship for Level 1 but did not pass, you are not eligible for a second scholarship for Level 1. You may re-apply once you are enrolled for Level 2.)
You may apply for a scholarship at each level. Be advised, however, that strong preference will be given to those applicants who (a) have successfully met the application criteria and (b) have not previously been awarded a scholarship.
How do you apply for a scholarship?
(1) Complete the attached application form.
(2) Return the completed application (including all attachments) to CFA Vancouver at education@cfavancouver.com in PDF or other electronic format. In the email, please indicate your first and last name in the subject line.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit in electronic format. However, if you are unable to return the completed application in electronic format, please mail or deliver a hard copy to:
CFA Vancouver
Attn: Daren Atkinson, CFA
PO Box 76007
Vancouver, BC V6E 4T2
(3) The application deadline is January 2, 2009 at 5:00 PM local time. Successful
applicants will be contacted by late January.
How will scholarship winners be selected?
The criteria for awarding the scholarships are based upon a combination of financial need, your response to the question “Why do you want to achieve the CFA Charter” (as per page two of the application form) and the completeness of your application.
In the section pertaining to financial need please outline, if applicable, what financial support your company will be providing in terms of the CFA Program.
If you receive a scholarship:
- You will be sent an email advising that you will receive a scholarship. (Please note that CFA Vancouver does not provide scholarship winners with additional documentation confirming their receipt of the scholarship.) Unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.
- Complete the Verification Form (to be distributed to scholarship winners in mid January) and mail it to Daren Atkinson at the address below. Please write neatly and carefully. If the form is not legible or accurately filled out it will not be accepted.
Daren Atkinson, CFA
CFA Vancouver
PO Box 76007
Vancouver, BC V6E 4T2
- Verification Forms need to be received by January 30, 2009.
- Unless written notification is sent to the Education Chair by January 15, 2009, CFA Vancouver reserves the right to publish the names of the scholarship recipients.
CFA Vancouver reserves the right to rescind all or a portion of the scholarship if the specific circumstances warrant.
Questions?
Please direct any questions with respect to the scholarship program to Daren Atkinson. Contact the CFA Institute directly with all enquiries about enrolling for the CFA Program.