The objectives of the National Scholarship Program areto recognize graduating high school seniors foracademic achievement, to provide financial assistancethat they may accomplish their future financialmanagement baccalaureate educational goals, and toincrease local chapter scholarship programs.

• Applicant must be a graduating high school senior in the final half of his/her school year, or a high school graduate within ten months of the application deadline. Students who have won a national scholarship in previous years may qualify for continuing assistance.
• Applicant must be entering a field of study directly related to financial/resource management (such as business administration, economics, accounting, finance).

Submission Requirements

• Application from high school applicants must have an SDFM chapter endorsement letter. Chapter presidents may submit up to three applications each award year.
• Nomination must be submitted through the Awards Online website. No local chapter forms are accepted.
• Applicants must have a recommendation from an academic official, signed and dated.
• Applications from prior winners will require document support of a GPA of 3.0 or higher and a letter from the academic institution confirming continued work in the area of financial management.

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