Canadian
Scholarships
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Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Amount: $10,000. About: Each year, the Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Scholarship recognizes students who have organized and led an “extraordinary service activity” that benefited people or the environment. Applicants, on the deadline date, must be between the ages of 8 and 18, be permanent residents living in the United States or Canada, be…
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Goldberg-Miller Public Finance Scholarship
Amount: $20,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Goldberg-Miller Public Finance Scholarship is awarded to graduate students preparing for a career in state and local government finance. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled full time in a graduate-level program. Eligible Grade Levels: Graduate Student…
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Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship
Amount: $5,000-$15,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship is meant to advance the public finance careers of those employed for at least three years by one or more state or local governments. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be part-time students…
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Betty Jo Harker Professional Development Scholarship
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Betty Jo Harker Professional Development Scholarship (formerly, Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship) is awarded to part-time graduate students who work in government with a career interest in state and local government finance. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents, be…
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Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship is awarded to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying accounting and preparing for a career in state and local government. Applicants must be U.S. or Canadian citizens or permanent residents and be enrolled full time in an…
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UMWA-Lorin E. Kerr Scholarship Fund
Amount: $2,500. About: Each year, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) administers the Lorin E. Kerr Scholarship. Applicants must be current members of the UMWA or be the dependent or grandchild of a current member. Additionally, applicants must be admitted to or enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited college or university in…