The scholarship covers the one-time CFA Program enrollment fee (if applicable) and reduces the exam registration fee (includes access to the curriculum eBook).
Applicants must meet all CFA Program enrollment requirements. Review the requirements
Access Scholarships are awarded on or before 1 December, to be applied to exams in the following year. Access Scholarship recipients may apply the award to the
You must wait until scholarship notifications occur in December before you register for the June exam, or you will be ineligible for the scholarship and your application will be voided. Because scholarship notifications occur after the early exam registration deadline has passed, CFA Institute offers a US credit toward the June exam registration fee for those applicants who do not receive an Access Scholarship but who still wish to register for the June exam. The credit is applied during the exam registration checkout/payment process.*
Access Scholarship Official Rules (PDF)
The Access Scholarship period is open March through September.
Note: CFA Program Awareness Scholarships are available to qualified applicants in the academic and financial communities.
*The exam registration fee includes access to the curriculum eBook.
Access Scholarships
Access scholarship application for December 2015 exam is now closed.
Access scholarship application for 2016 exams is available from 1 March until 15 September 2015.
Needs-based scholarship are awarded annually, in December, for exams in the following calendar year.
AwardWaive the CFA Program enrollment fee and reduce the exam registration fee (includes access to the curriculum eBook) to US$250.*
Award CycleAccess scholarships are awarded on or before 1 December, to be applied to exams in the following year. Access scholarship recipients may apply the award to the
Important DatesThe 2015 application submission period is closed. Award notifications will be sent on or before 3 December 2014.
More about Access Scholarships
Awareness Scholarships
Awareness scholarship application for December 2015 exam : deadline 2 September 2015
Awareness scholarship application for June 2016 exam: deadline 1 February 2016
Awarded on a rolling basis to key influencers in the academic and financial communities.
AwardReduce the CFA Program enrollment and exam registration fee (includes access to the curriculum eBook) to US$350.*
Award CycleAwareness scholarships are awarded as they are received and processed.
More about Awareness Scholarships
Learn more from CFA Institute about the CFA designation and its significance.
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