Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship

Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship

AWARD: The Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship is available for award to an upper-division undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a course of study preparing for a career in state and local government finance.

ELIGIBI ITY REQUIREMENTS: -

• Currently a full- or part-time upper-division undergraduate or graduate student in public administration, governmental accounting, finance, political science, economics or business administration and expecting to be enrolled in the spring 2017 semester (including spring 2017 graduates). -
• Belong to one of the following groups (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau): Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino. -
• Citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada. -
• Recommendation from your academic advisor, the dean of the graduate program (graduate students) or department chair (undergraduate students). -
• Student has not been a past winner of a scholarship program administered by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

CRITERIA FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: -

• Statement of proposed career plan in state and local government finance and proposed plan of graduate study, if applicable. -
• Past academic record and work experience. - Strength of past coursework and present plan of study as it relates to a career in the public sector. -
• Letters of recommendations from your academic advisor, the dean of the graduate program, or department chair and others. -Undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) grade point averages. 

APPLICATION:

Applicants must submit the following documents for consideration by the scholarship selection committee:

• Application form. - Statement of proposed state and local government finance career plan and, if applicable, plan of graduate study. -Undergraduate and graduate grade transcripts.
• Resume. -Academic advisor's, department chair's, or dean's letter of recommendation. -Other letters of recommendation (optional). 

University Name: University of New Brunswick