Applications for the FINCAD Women in Finance Scholarships are now being accepted from eligible women across the globe. The goal of the $20,000 Women in Finance Scholarship is to assist and uplift gifted women working in the finance industry, particularly those who are pursuing graduate-level education.
This article describes the specifics of the FINCAD Scholarship, such as the requirements for qualifying, the program’s advantages, its length, and how to submit a winning application. The Women in Finance Scholarship is intended to uplift and assist gifted women who aspire to work in the capital markets in the fields of derivatives finance, market risk management, and financial asset management.
The scholarship program, which was first introduced in 2014 under the name FINCAD Women in Finance Scholarship, has persisted when FINCAD was acquired by Numerix in 2023. FINCAD, a Vancouver, Canada-based company, wants to make derivatives finance easier for its clients by giving them access to the data they need to monitor risks, determine fair values, and size trades appropriately.
Eligibility Criteria:
- be enrolled and studying a full-time Master’s or PhD program in finance
- have started their education no later than February 1, 2025, and no earlier than January 1, 2024.
- possess less than ten years of overall work experience, of which less than five are in the finance industry
- be a female citizen of any nation studying in a recognized university’s post-graduate finance program.
Host: FINCAD Numerix, Canada
Eligible Countries: All Countries
Benefits:
- An eligible woman receives a US$20,000 annual stipend to help fund her graduate-level finance courses.
- The recipient receives 50% of the reward directly, with the remaining 50% going for tuition assistance at the educational institution.
- Every calendar year, FINCAD staff members are entitled to two paid days off for volunteer work.
- FINCAD HOPE conducts organizational research to find appropriate projects, then matches the requirements with internal talent to find volunteers.
Deadline: June 14, 2024
