College Scholarships

SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

PATRICK W. KELLY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The Government Finance Officers Association of Alabama (GFOAA) plans to award individual scholarships, which will range between $1,000 and $3,000. The scholarships are awarded for a period of one year (for two semesters during the award period - 1/2 of the award will be  reimbursed per semester). The 2025-2026 scholarship award period begins summer semester 2025 and extends through spring semester 2026.

Award recipients will also receive a free one-year membership with GFOAA. The membership year will end on February 23, 2025. 

An undergraduate award recipient may reapply for the scholarship as a graduate student.

To receive the scholarship funds, the recipient must submit receipts for tuition, books, and/or fees, as well as a copy of the transcript at the end of the term to the GFOAA. Checks will be made payable to the scholarship recipient.

General Qualifications:

1.                   Applicant must be a U.S. citizen.

2.                   Priority is given to those students who demonstrate a career interest in the area of government finance.

3.                   The applicant must be attending an accredited Alabama four-year or graduate college or university during the time of the scholarship award period.

4.                   Recipients may be a GFOAA member, as long as all applicable qualifications are met.

Other Qualifications 

Undergraduate applicants:

1.                   Must be of sophomore, junior or senior standing.

2.                   Should have a course of study majoring in accounting, business administration or finance.

3.                   Must have completed Intermediate Accounting I or equivalent at the time of application.

4.                   Must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater (computed on a 4.0 scale) in overall coursework at the time of application.

5.                   Should reference coursework in government accounting, internship, part time/full time work in government finance, or other information as evidence of interest in the government finance area (if applicable).

6.                   For reimbursement, students must complete a minimum of six semester hours each semester with a maximum of two academic semesters funded by the GFOAA scholarship per calendar year. In addition, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 overall must be maintained.

Graduate applicants:

1.                   Must be accepted and/or enrolled into graduate school at the time of application.

2.                   Should have a course of study majoring in accounting, business administration, finance or public administration, as well as:

a.                   An undergraduate degree in accounting, business administration or finance, or

b.                   A concentration in accounting as defined by the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy

3.                   Must have completed Intermediate Accounting I or equivalent at the time of application.

4.                   Must have a GPA of 3.5 or greater computed on a 4.0 scale if any graduate coursework has been completed at the time of application. Otherwise, the undergraduate GPA criteria applies.

5.                   Should reference coursework in government accounting, internship, part time/full time work in government finance, or other information as evidence of interest in the government finance area (if applicable).

6.                   For reimbursement, students must complete a minimum of six semester hours each semester with a maximum of two academic semesters funded by the GFOAA scholarship per calendar year. In addition, a cumulative GPA of 3.5 overall must be maintained.

All application material must be submitted in a single email.

Deadline: All applications must be emailed by February 23, 2025. The award recipients will be notified by email no later than March 31, 2025. 

Send Applications to: [email protected] and [email protected]