Educational Programs & Scholarship Information
The Hartford CFA Society offers a variety of educational programs targeted both at existing members and candidates. Information about our educational offerings is available here. Our Education Committee is growing and seeking additional volunteers. Please contact the Education Committee for more information or to volunteer.
We strive to give you the highest degree of investment industry programming, which means that our programs qualify as continuing education credit.
All Society members and interested parties are invited to participate in the Hartford CFA Society’s education program, whose primary purpose is to offer the latest insights into markets, trends, and other aspects of the financial services industry. These events are also a great opportunity to meet other charterholders and candidates.
The Hartford CFA Society educational events are traditionally held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays. Luncheons are typically held from 12:00pm to 1:00pm with registration and networking beginning at 11:30am. Breakfasts are held from 8:00am to 9:00am with registration and networking beginning at 7:30am.
For our current events, please see our Event Calendar by clicking on "EVENTS" in the navigation bar.
Continuing Education Credits
Through the CFA Institute event registration portal, CE credits are automatically applied to those members who are also CFA Institute members. Generally, breakfast and luncheon sessions provide 1 CE credit. (Some of our annual events provide more CE credits.)
Sponsorship Opportunity
The Hartford CFA Society is pleased to provide opportunities for vendors and sponsors to support programming for our members. Click on SPONSORS for more information.
Cancellation Policy
We recognize that scheduling conflicts can arise, so we accept cancellations with full refund up to the week prior to the event. To initiate this refund, please contact Rebecca Taylor at administrator@hartfordcfa.org one week prior to the event for which you registered.
University Outreach
The Hartford CFA Society recognizes the vital role played by our Universities and maintains strong relationships with the UCONN, Quinnipiac, University of Hartford, CCSU and other educational institutions. We currently host a regional CFA Institute Investment Research Challenge where student teams present investment research reports to local industry judges for the chance to move on to nationals.
If you are a student, we strongly encourage student membership in the Society, because of its reduced rates and many education and networking benefits.
CFA Exam Scholarships
How many scholarships are available?
In conjunction with our candidate program and CFA Institute, the Hartford CFA Society offers 10 scholarships to CFA Candidates. Our policy is to favor candidates most in need of such financial aid with a modest bias toward Level II and Level III candidates.
What does the scholarship cover?
For the current exam offering, the CFA Program enrollment fee (if applicable) is waived and the registration fee is discounted. Scholarship recipients pay only curriculum and shipping cost (US$185/eBook, $245/Print, or $275/eBook & Print) plus any applicable taxes and import duties. Scholarships cannot be deferred to another exam offering.
Who can apply?
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Any member of the Hartford CFA Society or anyone in the process of becoming a member at the time of scholarship application (applications for membership and scholarship may be submitted simultaneously).
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Society scholars must fulfill all CFA candidate requirements to register. If society scholars are undergraduate students, they must be in the final year of their degree program.
- Scholarships are not available to the immediate family of the Hartford CFA Society Officers, Directors and Committee Chairs or Hartford CFA Society employees or their immediate families.
When do I apply?
- December 2011 Candidates will be able to apply for the December 2011 exam scholarships beginning July 1, 2011 with a deadline of August 20, 2011.
- June 2012 Candidates will be able to apply for the June 2012 exam scholarships beginning October 15, 2011 with a deadline of December 31, 2011.
How to apply?
Please complete the application below and send to Chris Glaser, the Scholarship Chair of the Hartford CFA Society at Christopher.Glaser@conning.com. Please do not send applications directly to the CFA Institute.
CFA Global Investment Research Challenge
Overview
The Challenge is an equity research competition among student teams from the world’s top university business and finance programs. Students write an equity research report on a publicly traded company and present their findings to an expert panel. Local winners can move on to compete in the Americas competition and eventually a worldwide final.
Purpose of the Event
- Promote the Hartford CFA Society as an organization that is widely recognized, well respected, and highly valued by investors, academia, and the business community in our region
- Provide opportunities for members to enhance the value of the organization by volunteering
- Grow the organization by expanding student recruiting and awareness
- Develop a sense of community among members by involving many of them in a single event
We are currently seeking volunteers for the 2012 event. Please contact Rebecca Taylor at administrator@hartfordcfa.org for more information.