Scholarships

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Being an inspiring educator can mean any number of things. Maybe it's a teacher that taught you the theory behind quantum physics or maybe it's that guidance counselor or resident director who stays late every night talking with you about life's latest challenges. We know that there are teachers out there that go to work every single day and make an enormous impression on students like you, and we want to know about them!

CFA Institute is making available a needs-based scholarship opportunity for those unable to afford the full price of the CFA Program enrollment and registration fees. In collaboration with our member societies around the world, Access Scholarships will be awarded beginning with the 2013 exam cycle. Applications for the 2013 exam cycle are now available online and will be accepted through August 2012. The scholarship application deadline for both the June 2013 and December 2013 exams is 31 August 2012. Access scholarship awards reduce CFA Program enrollment and exam registration fees to $250, including the CFA Program eBook. (Scholarship candidates are responsible for any additional costs for substituting or adding the print option, including curriculum and shipping costs plus any applicable taxes and import duties.) Up to 2,500 scholarships will be awarded to CFA Program applicants each calendar year.

Operation Homefront and the Women's Self Worth Foundation are offering scholarships to the wives of uniformed service members to attend vocational training programs in the medical field.

The Washington State Opportunity Scholarship was created by Washington State Legislature in 2011 to address rising tuition at Washington colleges and universities. It is a public-private partnership funded initially with $5 million from the state of Washington. Boeing and Microsoft have committed $50 million combined.

The AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program is helping win back opportunity for low-income, 50+ women by funding education, training, and skill upgrades that can lead to better employment opportunities.

The New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) awards up to 10 scholarships each year to aspiring journalists through its Journalist Education Foundation of New England. College students or high school seniors who are planning on entering the journalist field are eligible to apply.

Negative Population Growth (NPG) is a national membership organization committed to education the public about the detrimental effects of overpopulation on the environment. NPG awards scholarships to students through an scholarship video contest and scholarship essay contest.

The Edward Palonek Scholarship is open to any 18 years of age or older full or part time student of an accredited college, university or trade school in the United States. To apply all a student needs to do is write a short paragraph as to why they deserve the award.

The University of Phoenix has partnered with the Manufacturing Institute to offer a scholarship program to manufacturing working learners. Applicants for this scholarship must either be working in a manufacturing-related field or enrolled in a manufacturing-related degree program.