[BusinessGrad] CFA Exam Scholarship Deadline Feb 1st

[Yerkes, Rusty]

Dear Students,

As a CFA Institute University Affiliation Program<https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/about/universities/university-affiliation#first=60&f:_99DF75D5-FDB5-4414-BBD9-D793CAD18210=[United%20States]>, we have 7 scholarships available for graduate and undergraduate students to take the Level I CFA Exam in June 2019.

An Affiliated University signals to you and to employers that our curriculum is closely tied to the practice of investment management and is helpful to you in preparing for the CFA® Program exams.

Please see the attached document or click here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__info.cfa-2Dinstitute.info_ykXTwog70v0cHR61Hv00010&d=DwMFaQ&c=GTxgfYI6i4KYikqC6GK_Jzn2mYGEh-v4HEPYCyQcJzU&r=mxXZu1ct6uSAcCZgR2Ouf0LSUw9uBpfFHyNNzpE_YVU&m=maGVuIxrHZnkUK1ItR6y2Ce72zVmcvK_FFmkAEyupCM&s=U0NFU8xyw7apOD7j84ecP4Y7p-FI11tijBN-esgN22E&e=> for instructions on how to apply.

The application deadline is February 1st and I look forward to seeing some great applications from Samford!

About the CFA® Program:

Achieve the highest distinction in the investment management profession—the CFA® designation

The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Program helps you capitalize on your strengths, supercharging your education and work experience into a charter that will tell the world you have the skills necessary to compete and excel in today’s complex and evolving investment industry. The CFA charter is the gold standard for the investment industry.  Charterholders enjoy a mark of distinction throughout the world.

The CFA Program provides the strongest foundation in advanced investment analysis and real-world portfolio management skills for a career advantage that you will use at all stages of your career. This globally recognized, graduate-level credential is held by over 150,000 professionals across 163 countries.

The CFA Program is a self-study, graduate-level program divided into three levels of exams. Passing these exams is one step to becoming a CFA charterholder.

Find out how to become a charterholder<https://www.cfainstitute.org/en/programs/cfa/charter>

Take our assessment to see if the CFA Program is the right path for you<https://info.cfainstitute.org/cfa-fy19-gateway-etp-smo.html?utm_source=CFAWeb&utm_medium=Organic&utm_campaign=CFA_19A&utm_content=AllSeg&s_cid=dsp_CFA19A_CFAWeb_AllSeg>

View the fact sheet (PDF)<https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/factsheet/cfa-charter-factsheet.ashx>

View the June 2018 CFA Program candidate survey results (PDF)<https://www.cfainstitute.org/-/media/documents/support/programs/cfa/june-2018-cfa-program-candidate-survey.ashx>



Rustin T. Yerkes, Ph.D., CFA, FRM
Assistant Professor of Finance
A. Gerow Hodges Scholarship Fellow, 2018-2019
Board Member and Chair, FMA International Student Chapter Committee

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