[OSFA] FW: 2016 GFOA scholarship applications

[MCINTOSH MAC]

On behalf of GFOA

From: Kathie Schultz [mailto:kschultz at gfoa.org]
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 11:54 AM
Cc: Kathie Schultz
Subject: 2016 GFOA scholarship applications

MEMORANDUM

To:                   Provincial and State Presidents and Representatives

From:               Steven Solomon, Deputy Technical Services Director
                        Technical Services Center

Date:               October 15, 2015

Subject:           2016 Scholarship Information

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The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) will administer four scholarship programs that are available for award in the Spring of 2016.  GFOA seeks your assistance in promoting these scholarships in your province or state.

All of these programs are intended to benefit students planning to pursue careers in state and local government finance.  The submission deadline for applications for the 2016 awards is February 19, 2016.  Following are brief descriptions of each of the scholarships:

The Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship of $13,000 is for graduate students in public finance who are enrolled in a full-time master's program.  Funded by the Girard Miller Foundation.

The Frank L. Greathouse Governmental Accounting Scholarship of $8,000 (each award) is available for award to two undergraduate or graduate students enrolled full time in an accounting program (an undergraduate student must be in the process of completing at least their junior year by the time of the scholarship award).

The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship of $8,000 is for upper-division undergraduate or graduate students of public administration, accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration (with a special focus on government or nonprofit management).  To be eligible for this award students must belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or Asian. Funded by Tyler Technologies.

The Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship of $8,000 (each award) is available for four employees of a state or local government enrolled in part-time graduate study preparing for a career in state and local government finance.

Information on the 2016 scholarships has been mailed to higher education institutions throughout Canada and the United States.  For your information I have enclosed the informational flyer that was sent for each of the four programs.  Also, enclosed are the applications for each of the four programs.

Our mailing list is divided into undergraduate and graduate institutions.  Graduate institutions were sent information about all four of the programs.  Undergraduate students are only eligible for certain programs.  Accordingly, information was only sent to undergraduate institutions for the following scholarships:

Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
            Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship

Please use these materials to assist with your promotion of these scholarship programs in your province or state.  If you need additional materials for distribution (e.g., at provincial conferences, state conferences, or other meetings) please feel free to photocopy the enclosed items.  Additionally, the applications for all four programs are available in the "Student Opportunities" section of our website, www.gfoa.org<http://www.gfoa.org>.  Be sure to scroll down to the section for "GFOA Scholarships."

If you have any questions contact me by e-mail at ssolomon at gfoa.org<mailto:ssolomon at gfoa.org>, or by phone at (312) 977-9700 or Robert Kotched at rkotchen at gfoa.org<mailto:rkotchen at gfoa.org> or (312) 977-9700.

Thank you.


Thank you,

Kathie

Government Finance Officers Association
203 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60601

312-977-9700
312-578-5452 - Direct phone number

kschultz at gfoa.org<mailto:kschultz at gfoa.org>

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