The Mary M. Fraijo Scholarships for Accounting, Business, and Finance Majors

Local Scholarships (The Mary. M. Fraijo Scholarships):Mary M. Fraijo and Ernest Fraijo 1945

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:

  • Students enrolling in a four year college who:
    • Shall be either a part-time or full-time student pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in accounting, finance, economics or an equivalent designated post-baccalaureate Certificate of Accounting;
    • Shall have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours with a declared accounting, finance, or economics major;
  • Students enrolled in a formal two year accounting program through a community college, a junior college or an accredited trade school.
    • These students must have completed the first year of the accounting program.
  • Shall be attending an accredited college, university or professional school of accounting; and
  • Need not be a member of the American Society of Women Accountants.

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) (unofficial transcripts are acceptable), financial aid transcript (if available), personal essay, and two letters of reference, if available, to:

Scholarship Committee
ASWA - Spokane Chapter No. 4
P.O. Box 3202
Spokane, WA 99220-3202

Local Deadline - March 1, 2009

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.

 
ASWA Members Only - Scholarships:
  1. Certification - To support the exam fees of ASWA members for any one of the following certifications: CPA, CFP, CFE, CIA, CMA or CVA.
Download Certification Form
  • 2009-2010 Scholarship Application
  • Certification Scholarships
  • ASWA Members Only
  • DUE March 1, 2009 or October 1, 2009
  • Submit to the Chapter
  1. Becker Review – To provide registration for a Becker CPA Review. 

Download Becker Review Form

  • 2009-2010 Scholarship Application
  • Becker Review Scholarships
  • ASWA Members Only
  • DUE March 1, 2009 for classes starting June through August 2009
  • DUE October 1, 2009 for classes starting January 2010
  • Submit to the Chapter
Public Scholarships - 2-Year College

For those attending Community, State or 2-Year Colleges towards an accounting or finance degree.

Download 2 Year Scholarship Form

  • 2009-2010 Scholarship Application
  • 2-Year Scholarships
  • DUE March 1, 2009 To The Chapter
Public Undergraduate/Graduate Scholarships

To support the costs of attending 3rd, 4th or 5th year towards an accounting or finance degree.

Download Undergraduate/Graduate Form

  • 2009-2010 Scholarship Application
  • Undergraduate Scholarships
  • DUE March 1, 2009 To The Chapter
If you have any problems accessing the files, contact editor@aswa4.org.
  • Please save the file.
  • Please print out the completed application (print one to keep for yourself).
  • Attach all the required materials and then mail it to:
    Scholarship Committee
    ASWA - Spokane Chapter No. 4
    P.O. Box 3202
    Spokane, WA 99220-3202

National Scholarships

From the Desk of Cathy Allen, CPA, 2009-2010 Foundation Scholarship Chair

Dear ASWA Chapter President and Scholarship Chair:

We are excited to deliver our 2009-2010 scholarship applications. We have attached separate scholarship application forms for you to use if you wish. The application forms attached are for the 2-Year and Undergraduate scholarships, the Becker Review scholarship and the Certification scholarship. 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 for the 2-Year and Undergraduate scholarships and the Becker Review scholarship and the applicant’s personal resume for the Certification scholarship 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 and or the resume for the certification submission. 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 fifth 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: Foundation Donation Form.

The 2009 – 2010 ASWA Educational Foundation scholarships are as follows:

  • ASWA Member Scholarships
    • Certification - To support the exam fees of ASWA members for any one of the following certifications: CPA, CFP, CFE, CIA, CMA or CVA.
    • Becker Review – To provide registration for a Becker CPA Review.
  • 2-Year College Scholarships - For those attending Community, State or 2-Year Colleges towards an accounting or finance degree.
  • Undergraduate Scholarships - To support the costs of attending 3rd, 4th or 5th year towards an accounting or finance degree.

The chapter deadline for submitting completed applications to The Foundation is April 1, 2009. 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):

  1. 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 April 1, 2009.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.