CFDD National Scholarship Award Application

For CFDD Members without Company Support

This completed application form should be submitted with the information requested and must be received by July 15 Additional CFDD Scholarship Guidelines can be found on the last page of this application. Please send your application as e-mail attachment to . Please name your application as follows: LastNameFirstName. Example: SmithJohn. If attaching supplemental information, please name each attachment as LastNameFirstName1,2,3, etc.

If you are applying for a scholarship in more than one category, please rank your preference. Members are eligible to apply for scholarships two times in each year.

This application deadline is July 15.

Name (Include Designation) / Company Name
Address / City / State / Zip
E-mail / Telephone / Fax
CFDD Chapter or Direct Member
# Preference / Designation Application Fees (Select One) / 100% of Application fee
CBAsm Application / CCE® Recertification
CBFsm Application / ICCE Application
CCE® Application / ICCE Recertification
# Preference / Course Registration Fees (Select One)
NACM Certificate Session / 50% of registration fee
Any CBA or CBF Required Course Offered by an NACM Affiliate
(Upon Completion with a Passing Grade) / 50% of registration cost
FCIB International Credit and Risk Management Online Course Fee / 50% of registration fee
NACM Online Courses (Select One) / 50% of registration fee including book and/or materials
Business Credit Principles / Business Law
Basic Financial Accounting / Credit Law
Financial Statement Analysis I
# Preference / NACM Self-Study Courses (Select One) / All materials
Best Practice Workplace Negotiations / Planning and Leading Productive Meetings
How to Manage Conflict in the Organization / Planning and Managing Change
Leadership Skills For Managers / Strategic Supply Management
Performance Management
# Preference / NACM Designation Exam Online Review Package via Credit Learning Center (Select One) / 100% of cost
CBAsm / CBFsm / CCE®


CFDD National Scholarship Award Application

For CFDD Members without Company Support

Business Experience:
Years in Credit / Years in Position / Title / Number of Employees Supervised
Duties of Your Position
Does your employer provide financial support for education such as payment for tuition or registration fees?
Education:
College: / College Attended / Years Completed / Degree Granted
College: / College Attended / Years Completed / Degree Granted
Other Courses: / Course Sponsor / Name of Course / Year

NACM® DESIGNATIONS HELD: CBAsm CBFsm CCRAsm CCE® CICP ICCE

CFDD Involvement
Local and National – List Activities and Dates / CFDD Chapter or Direct Member / Number of Years/Months as Member
Type of Involvement / Local/National / Year(s)
NACM® Involvement
(Affiliate and National, i.e., FCIB, GBG, APG, etc. / Are you your firm’s designated representative to the Local NACM® Affiliate?
Yes No
Type of Involvement / Local/National / Year(s)
Type of Involvement / Local/National / Year(s)
Type of Involvement / Local/National / Year(s)

Please answer 3 of the 7 questions below, using as much detail as possible.

1.

Have you ever attended or completed the event/selection for which you are requesting a scholarship? / Yes No
If yes, what was the event and when did you attend?

2.

How long have you been a member of CFDD? / Years Months / What percentage of the meetings have you attended in the last year?
What leadership positions in your CFDD chapter have you held? Do you have future plans for participation as a leader within CFDD? yes/no If yes please explain

3.

If someone asked you to tell them about CFDD, what would you tell them?

4.

Have you been awarded an NACM®-National, CFDD or NACM® local affiliated association scholarship? / Yes No
If yes, what was the scholarship for and when was it awarded?

5.

Have you attended credit seminars put on by other organizations? / Yes No
If yes, who were the sponsors and what were the topics covered?

6.

Are you a member of or have you participated in other Credit Groups (National, Regional, or Local)? / Yes No
If yes, what groups and what was your level of involvement?
Applicant’s Name
Reason and/or Need for Applying for this Scholarship:

• Please share your reason or need for the scholarship you are requesting. Also include how an awarded scholarship will help you achieve your academic or career goals. How this CFDD scholarship and your benefit from it will be shared with other CFDD members. Applications without a reason and/or need will not be considered. Use additional pages if needed.

Preference 1
Preference 2
Preference 3

If awarded a scholarship you will be required to submit and article for the CFDD National Newsletter on your experience and personal achievement by participating in this event on a scholarship from CFDD.

Applicant’s Name

CFDD Scholarship Guidelines

A. CFDD will award scholarships annually. Scholarship awards may be funded with proceeds (interest, dividends, and asset appreciation) from the Scholarship Fund and/or by contributions made and received by March 31st. One scholarship per candidate may be awarded per year.

B. In order to be eligible to receive a CFDD National scholarship fund award, the applicant must be a CFDD member in good standing for at least six months at the time of submission and at the time of disbursement.

C. All scholarship applications must be received by CFDD National by March 15 or July 15 of each year to be considered. If March 15 or July 15 is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the applications must be received on the first business day following the 15th.

D. An application must receive an average score of 65 in order to qualify for a CFDD National Scholarship.

E. Any recipient of a CFDD National Conference or NACM Credit Congress registration award must attend at a minimum of 80% of conference educational sessions. Attendance will be verified using the system in place to record and document Continuing Education Units with the NACM-National Education Department. Failure to attend the required 80% of the event, may disqualify the member from future scholarship awards.

F. Self Study Scholarship Award recipients must complete the awarded course within 12 months of the date of receipt of course material. Non-completion within 12 months may disqualify the member from future eligibility for National Scholarship awards.

G. A scholarship recipient must redeem their scholarship within 12 months of the award.

Your signature, represented by typing your name, attests to the validity of the information within this application to the best of your knowledge and that you understand and agree to the guidelines above.

Applicant’s Full Name (representing signature) / Date

NACM – CFDD

8840 Columbia 100 Parkway

Columbia, MD 21045

P: 410-740-5560

F: 410-740-5574

E:

February 2018