The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada offers several annual scholarships to business students pursuing a career in government finance. The $10,000 Daniel B. Goldberg Scholarship is awarded to a student pursuing a master's degree. The $5,000 Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship is awarded to a student of finance at the graduate or undergraduate level. The $5,000 Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student of finance who is a member of an ethnic minority. Applicants must be citizens or permanent residents of Canada or the United States.
Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60601-1210
312-977-9700
gfoa.org
The Vanguard Scholarship Program provides scholarships of up to $10,000 to minority undergraduate students who are pursuing degrees in business or finance. To be eligible, a student must be entering his junior or senior year of college, must be a member of a racial minority and must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0. The annual deadline for application is Nov. 30.
Vanguard Scholarship Program
Scholarship Management Services
One Scholarship Way
St. Peter, MN 56082
800-537-4180
sms.scholarshipamerica.org
The organization Catching the Dream makes scholarship money available to Native American students pursuing degrees in business and finance. The MESBEC program (for math, engineering, science, business, education and computers) provides assistance to Native American business students, and the Tribal Business Management Program provides money for Native American students pursuing a degree in business or finance who intend to assist in the economic development of Native American tribes.
To be eligible for Catching the Dream scholarships, which range from $500 to $5,000, a student must be at least one-quarter Native American, a member of an enrolled tribe and attending a post-secondary institution in the United States.
Catching the Dream
8200 Mountain Road NE, Suite 203
Albuquerque, NM 87110
505-262-2351
catchingthedream.org