Scholarship Opportunities

CFA Scholarship Opportunities

If you are aspiring to Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) status, you can reduce the cost of registering for CFA examinations through scholarships awarded by the Department of Finance CFA Committee. Each academic year, the committee awards 16 scholarships to students planning to sit for the June or December CFA Level I examinations. These eliminate the cost of enrollment and registration and reduce the fee for study materials to $350 (a $1,050 savings).

The fees for the June 2019 exam are as follows:

Costs and Fees Without Student Scholarship Costs and Fees With Student Scholarship
  CFA
Enrollment		 Registration
and eBook		 Total CFA
Enrollment		 Registration
and eBook		 Total
 
Early
Registration
(Before Oct. 17)		 $450 $650 $1,100 - Waived - $350 $350
Regular Registration
(Oct. 17 – Feb. 13)		 $450 $950 $1,400 - Waived - $350 $350

Application Process

  1. Complete the online application on the CFA Institute website. For detailed instructions on how to submit your online application, please reference the “ how to apply for a student scholarship ” guidelines.

  2. Submit the following information to Finance Lecturer Kelly Ko at [email protected]:

    • A brief essay discussing your present career and future aspirations, how the scholarship would complement these and how the CFA program will assist in achievement of career goals. The essay should be no longer than a single page.

    • A current résumé.

    • An unofficial university transcript.

    • A recommendation from a faculty member at Cal State Fullerton or another college or university. A brief email message from a faculty member stating their endorsement of you as a candidate for the scholarship can be provided in lieu of a formal letter of recommendation.

Deadlines

Dec. 31 — Students preparing to take the June examination
June 30 — Student preparing to take the December examination

Scholarship applications will be reviewed by the Finance Department CFA Committee. You will be notified by the middle of January if you are a June examinee or in July if you are a December test-taker. You should not register for the examinations until receiving a final confirmation on the status of your scholarship application.