Local Scholarships (The Mary. M. Fraijo Scholarships):
The local scholarships are awarded by the Spokane Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants. Local scholarships are awarded to students with a primary residence in the Spokane Area, Inland Northwest (Washington and Idaho). Our local chapter will be awarding two types of scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic year. These scholarships are designed to assist either women or men in accounting. We are non discriminatory.
The criteria for these accounting scholarships is based on the following:
If you are interested and qualify as a resident of the Spokane, and you are applying for a local scholarship, please complete the application form (see below) and return it along with a copy of your most current college transcript(s), financial aid transcript, and two letters of reference, if available, to:
Local Deadline - February 1, 2008
If possible, all applications should be typed. Only completed applications with all attachments will be considered for a scholarship award. All information is held in strict confidence. Successful local applicants will be notified of the award by June 15, 2008.
Fill in the appropriate form, print it out, and mail it to our chapter office.
- Certification - To support the exam fees of ASWA members for any one of the following certifications: CPA, CFP, CFE, CIA, CMA or CVA. CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
- Becker Review – To provide registration for a Becker CPA Review. CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
If you have any problems accessing the files, contact editor@aswa4.org.
From the Desk of Cathy Allen, CPA, 2007-2008 Foundation Scholarship Chair
Dear ASWA Chapter President and Scholarship Chair:
We are excited to deliver our 2008-2009 scholarship applications. We have attached two separate scholarship application forms for you to use if you wish. One form is for the 2 Year and Undergraduate Scholarships and the other form is for the Certification and Becker Review Scholarships. If you wish to use these forms, you should customize them with your chapter’s contact information before making them available to candidates.
IMPORTANT!!!! We are asking the Chapters to complete a submission letter and return only the submission letter and the applicant’s personal essay to the Foundation. These two items should be submitted by email to foundationscholarship@aswa.org. As a chapter, you can submit one application for each of the four different scholarships. For every scholarship that you submit applications for, you need to complete a submission letter and send the essay. You need to add your email address (this will be your signature) to the bottom of the submission letters so that we can contact you if we have questions.
In support of our mission, the program was developed by the leaders of the foundation for the purpose of assisting women in need of financial support to pursue their goals of higher education or certification. The application form template, eligibility requirements and criteria are provided as separate attachments to this email.
In this, the fourth year of the program, we hope to provide as many scholarships as possible but are limited by our fundraising activities. If you or your company are able to donate these important funds to the mission of the ASWA Educational Foundation, use the following link to make a secure online donation: ASWAEF Donation Form.
The 2008 – 2009 ASWA Educational Foundation scholarships are as follows:
- Certification - To support the exam fees of ASWA members for any one of the following certifications: CPA, CFP, CFE, CIA, CMA or CVA. CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
- Becker Review – To provide registration for a Becker CPA Review. CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
The chapter deadline for submitting completed applications to the Foundation is March 1, 2008. Chapters may nominate only one candidate per scholarship and only completed candidate submissions will be considered.
Each chapter establishes its own scholarship program, and the following are provided as suggestions to help you in that process (if your chapter does not have an established scholarship program, we suggest that you adopt the Foundation criteria as a model for your chapter scholarship program):
We suggest that you set a chapter deadline for receipt of applications that would allow sufficient time to submit your candidates to the Foundation by March 1, 2008.
Applications may be solicited by contacting the financial aid offices or accounting professors of your local colleges and universities. Or, consider accepting applications from residents who are enrolled in accredited institutions outside the chapter’s geographic area.
Your submission of candidates presumes that the chapter has verified the validity of the transcripts provided.
Submittals should be emailed to foundationscholarship@aswa.org.
Any questions regarding the scholarship selection process or this letter, may be directed to (703) 506-3265. The staff will be happy to assist you in any way they can.