ASWA Scholarships
Welcome to the Scholarship website for the ASWA Seattle Chapter. Our chapter is pleased to provide access to two sources of scholarship funds - the ASWA Seattle Chapter Scholarship Fund and the ASWA Educational Foundation (ASWAEF). Each scholarship fund has its own deadline date, application form and set of criteria. Please read the instructions carefully.
For details and application forms, click on these links:
ASWA Seattle Chapter Scholarship
ASWAEF Scholarships
If you have further questions, contact the Scholarship Committee.
Scholarship Committee News
Scholarship winners for the year 2008-2009
The Seattle Chapter of ASWA is pleased to announce the winners of six scholarship awards totaling $16,000 for the upcoming 2008-09 academic year. This brings our total awards since inception in 1962 to $189,120.
The awards were in laddered amounts to four different schools, including three winners from the University of Washington, and one each from Gonzaga University, Seattle University, and Bellevue Community College. We welcome each of the recipients with a complimentary membership in ASWA, and look forward to their participation in the profession.
Vildana Kunduklija, University of Washington, $5,000.
Leah Rourke (repeat winner), Gonzaga University, $5,000.
Stephanie Chu, University of Washington, $2,000.
Melissa Cheesman (repeat winner), Seattle University, $2,000.
Darlene Johnson, Bellevue Community College, $1,000.
Megan Yeung, University of Washington, $1000.
In addition, the Seattle Chapter of ASWA sponsored a $2,000 Women in Need Scholarship through the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting to Jill Kershaw, attending St Martin’s University.
We hope to have the opportunity to meet them all, perhaps at the next Scholarship Dessert Auction (9/24/08) or at our annual Student Night. Congratulations to each of them!
Report from the Endowment Fund Trustees
The ASWA Seattle Chapter No. 9 Scholarship Endowment Fund was established to encourage, receive and administer gifts in perpetuity for the purpose of granting scholarships for college and post-graduate studies in the field of accounting.
During fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, the fund received $10,545.00 in permanently restricted contributions. The fair market value of the principal balance was $138,446.18.
The Scholarship Endowment Fund earned $5,668.39 during the year. This amount has been transferred to the Chapter's scholarship fund.
The trustees have continued to use the same investment management firm for investment advice. Karen O'Brien and Joe Hebert of TrueNorth Financial Services LLC have agreed to provide the trustees with investment management advice on a pro-bono basis. We very much appreciate their professional assistance.
Contributions, made payable to ASWA Scholarship Endowment Fund, may be sent to the chapter treasurer or to Susanne Lindsley, Trustee, 1218 Third Avenue, Suite 508, Seattle, WA 98101.
Respectfully submitted,
Susanne Lindsley, Trustee
Christina Anderson, Trustee
Linda Landerdahl, Trustee
Scholarship Application Deadlines - 2009-2010 School Year
May 15, 2009 is the application deadline for ASWA Seattle Chapter 2009-2010 Scholarships.
February 1, 2008 was the application deadline for the ASWA-EF Scholarship.
Other organizations that offer scholarships for accounting students:
Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) www.efwa.org
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) www.aicpa.org
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