BERNIE MEINERT SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCED

Scholarship Application

Applicant Must:

1.      Be currently enrolled at a United States college or university as a full-time (12 credit hours or equivalent) undergraduate freshman, sophomore, junior, or first-year senior accounting or finance major or who is enrolled as a full-time graduate student (9 hours or equivalent) presently accepted in a masters-level business program.

2.      Have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 overall and a major grade point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.0 grade scale).

3.      Have an interest in pursuing a management accounting career.

Submit the following:

·         Completed application

·         Current official transcript

·         Current resume (maximum 1 page in length)

·         Personal biography of 250 words or less describing your rationale as to why you chose your major, your career objectives, leadership abilities and community activities

·         Two references

Mail application and materials to:

Institute of Management Accountants

Pittsburgh Chapter

Attn:  Scholarships

P.O. Box 3641

Pittsburgh, PA 15230-3641 

Applications must be postmarked or e-mailed by April 30, 2010

Note:  Applicants may also submit scholarship applications electronically to efascpa@cs.com with the understanding that the application is incomplete until the official transcript is received.  The postmark deadline applies to the official transcript. 

Thank you for assisting us in meeting our organization’s mission – to award scholarships to the best and brightest students

Ms. Weibel attends Carlow University where she is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Forensic Accounting.  She maintains a 4.0 grade point average in her major with an overall grade point average of 3.97. She was recently invited to present her accounting research paper, titled “Uncovering Fraud in Accounting” at Carlow University’s Scholarship Day. She is currently employed as a project/corporate accountant for a small real estate company in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. Jackelyn received a $500 scholarship.  Please join us in congratulating Jackelyn Weibel!