FMI Ontario Chapter Scholarship 2012

2012 Scholarship Information

See below for this year's essay topic information!

Minimum Criteria for Applicants

Program: Applicants must currently be enrolled in an accounting, finance, or business program at a recognized Ontario college or university. 

Applicants should show an interest in working in financial management within the public sector upon graduation.  Holding a co-op position or internship in such a position would be a plus.

 

References: Up to two references may be submitted as part of an application.  One may be from an academic referee, and one may be from a professional referee (ie. FMI member, CA/CGA/CMA, public servant, etc).

 

Essay: Applicants must submit a 500 word essay on a topic chosen by the FMI Ontario Scholarship Committee each year. The topic will be selected by December 31^st each year, and will be communicated along with the application information. 

2012 Essay Topic:  

 

Explain the difference between financial and non financial analysis and why both are important for decision making by senior officials in the public sector.

Resume: Applicants will submit a current resume detailing their academic and professional history (including any extracurricular and/or volunteer activities)

Courses/Marks: Applicants will submit a copy of their current transcript, dated between March 1 and April 30, indicating the courses taken and marks received.

Applications are due no later than March 30, 2012 and scholarship winners will be notified on or before May 4, 2012.  Award recipients will also be invited to our final Professional Development Day held in late May in Toronto, to be presented with their award.

 

Number of Awards: up to 5 per year, with each  individual award valued at $2500.

 

Evaluation Criteria

• GPA/Average (across all years and courses, not just the past year or just accounting courses)
• Quality of Reference Letters
• Quality of Essay
• Professional Experience (co-ops, internships, etc)
• Involvement in extracurricular activities, volunteer activities, etc.

To apply, either:

1. Preferred method: Email PDF versions of your documents (including essay, resume, transcript and references) to:

FMIOntario (check email address)

or:

2. Mail documents to

Attention: Lori Glen, Chapter President, Ontario Chapter FMI

10 Dundas Street Street E

PO Box 47070

Toronto, ON

M5B 2G0

 

Note: applications must be received prior to March 31st, 2012.  Any applications received after this date will not be considered, regardless of the postmark date.

 

 

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