Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program 2018-19, USA

Through the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship, the ACFE Foundation supports the education of students who have an interest in pursuing a career in fraud examination. The scholarship provides an opportunity for students to advance their education and anti-fraud career paths. Many of these outstanding and deserving students go on to become Certified Fraud Examiners.

The Ritchie-Jennings Memorial scholarship award amounts are $10,000, $5,000, $2,500, and $1,000. Scholarships are awarded in U.S. dollars and include a one-year ACFE Student Associate membership . Awards will be paid directly to the award recipient’s university.

Eligibility

Scholarship applicants must currently be enrolled full-time and similarly enrolled during the 2018-2019 academic year at an accredited, four-year college or university. Applicants must have a declared major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance or criminal justice and demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.

• The candidates applying for Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program, 2018-19 should be enrolled full-time at an accredited, four-year college or university.
• The applicants should have a minor or major in business administration,
• criminal justice, finance, or accounting.
• The candidates should have the interest to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.
• The undergraduate applicants should be enrolled 9 semester hours per term.
• The graduate applicants should be enrolled 6 semester hours per term.
• The candidates who are past scholarship recipients, or high school, junior college, or community college students, or students graduating in 2017, or ACFE Chapter directors or officers are not eligible

2018-2019 Scholarship Schedule:

Application Deadline – Completed online by January 29, 2018

Scholarship Award Recipients Announced – April 20, 2018

Scholarship Awards Distributed – April 30, 2018

Documents Required

• The candidates applying for Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program, 2018 should submit a Completed Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship application.
• The applicants should also submit official transcripts of all completed college or university courses.
• Three recommendation letters should be submitted on the applicant’s behalf out of which one letter should be from a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Official Link

Deadline: Varies