Explore Available Scholarships
Our variety of scholarships allow more people to participate in CFA Program. View our full list of scholarships below. All scholarships include a waived enrollment fee and discounted registration. Scholarships are awarded on a rolling basis, allowing candidates to select from multiple upcoming exam offerings.
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| Who Is This For? | Registration Discount | |
|---|---|---|
| Access Scholarship | For individuals who may not be able to afford the program fees. Applicants must meet all CFA Program enrollment requirements. | Exam registration reduced to USD250 |
| Women's Scholarship | For women who are interested in earning the CFA charter, do not qualify for other CFA Institute scholarships, and have not yet registered for their next exam. | Exam registration reduced to USD350 |
| Student Scholarship | For students currently attending an affiliated university and have not yet registered for their next exam. | Exam registration reduced to USD350 |
| Professor Scholarship | For full-time college/university professors or administrators/department heads who teach a minimum number of credit hours at qualified institutions and have not yet registered for their next exam. | Exam registration reduced to USD350 |
| Regulator Scholarship | For employees of financial regulators, central banks, securities commissions, qualifying stock exchanges, SROs and/or government entities. Specifically, those entities that oversee or regulate operations, standards of practice or business conduct of the investment management industry and which have entered into a program agreement with CFA Institute. |
Exam registration reduced to USD350 |
*The media scholarship is no longer accepting new applicants. Please review the scholarships above and apply to one of our other scholarship options.
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