The Connecticut Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners awards a scholarship each calendar year to encourage and assist applicants in taking the Certified Fraud Examiner examination.

The scholarship will cover the cost of:

  1. The ACFE's CD-ROM-based self-study CFE Exam Prep Course; and
  2. The CFE Exam itself.

These costs will be paid directly by the Chapter to the ACFE on behalf of the successful applicant.

Applicants can be either students or non-students. Please see the criteria below for each type of applicant.

CRITERIA FOR STUDENT:

  1. Applicant must currently be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in his or her 3rd or 4th year, or a part-time graduate student.
  2. Undergraduates must be enrolled 12 semester hours (or equivalent) per term and graduate students must be enrolled 6 semester hours (or equivalent) per term.
  3. Applicant must have a declared major in accounting, business administration, finance, or criminal justice at an accredited college or university. The Scholarship Committee reserves the right to approve exceptions on a case-by-case basis.
  4. Applicant must prepare an essay (1,000 words or less) on why he or she is pursuing a career in fraud prevention.
  5. Applicant must provide a copy of his or her most recent transcript showing all completed college or university courses (unofficial transcripts are acceptable but require review and acceptance by the Chapter Scholarship Committee).
  6. Applicant must have a 3.0 average (B) or better in his or her overall GPA.
  7. Prior to the interview, the applicant must submit a complete package for review to the Chapter Scholarship Committee. This package will include the following:
  8. A letter addressed to the ACFE Chapter Scholarship Committee applying for the scholarship, documenting:
  9. Compliance with the criteria above;
  10. Purpose(s) for which the funds will be used; and
  11. The mailing address, telephone number, and a contact person (if applicable) of the applicant’s designated institution to which a check will be mailed directly (if fees are to be reimbursed to an employer, etc.).
  12. Copies of transcripts (requested above) as support for meeting the criteria.
  13. The required essay on the pursuit of a career in fraud prevention.
  14. Once the package has been received and reviewed, the applicant must agree to be interviewed in person by the Scholarship Committee.

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CRITERIA FOR NON-STUDENTS:

  1. Applicant must prepare an essay (1,000 words or less) on why he or she is pursuing a career in fraud prevention.
  2. Prior to the interview, the applicant must submit a complete package for review to the Chapter Scholarship Committee. This package will include the following:
  3. Purpose(s) for which the funds will be used;
  4. The mailing address, telephone number, and a contact person (if applicable) of the applicant’s designated institution to which a check will be mailed directly; and
  5. The required essay on the pursuit of a career in fraud prevention.
  6. Once the package has been received and reviewed, the applicant must agree to be interviewed in person by the Scholarship Committee.

Our selection of a suitable recipient will be primarily based on the content of candidates' essays, which MUST include the candidate’s timeline of submitting the pre-exam and examination itself to the National office of the ACFE.

The CFE examination must be taken within twelve months of the award of a scholarship.

Please send all required documentation to the following address post marked no later than November 30, 2015:

CTACFE

PO Box 357

Wallingford, CT 06492