2025 Colorado ACFE Chapter Scholarship Program

The Colorado Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is accepting applications for academic scholarships for $7,500, each to be awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year. Please visit the COCFE website for more information: https://www.cocfe.org
To be eligible:

• The applicant must be a student member of the Colorado Chapter of the ACFE and the Global ACFE.
• The applicant must also be currently enrolled full-time (12 semester hours undergraduate; 9 semester hours post-graduate, or equivalent per term) at an accredited Colorado four-year college or university with a declared major or minor in accounting, criminal justice, or other fields related to fraud examination.

If you need financial assistance or information on joining the organization, please contact JIncampo@jeffco.us (John Incampo) for further information. Previous applicants may reapply

The following persons are not eligible for the CO-ACFE Scholarship:

• Past scholarship winners+
  Students who are related to any CO-ACFE Board or Scholarship Committee Member
  To be considered for the award applicants must submit packet in a single (not multiple files) PDF by 5 pm MDT May 2, 2025. Application packet should include the following items:
  1. Scholarship Application – https://www.cocfe.org/scholarship/2025-cocfe-scholarshipapplication- fillable.pdf
  2. A copy of unofficial transcript(s), showing all completed college or university courses (scholarship winners may be asked to provide official transcript(s)).
  3. Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which must be from an instructor in accounting or criminal justice. Additional recommendations may come from advisors, faculty members, or employers.
  4. An original 250 – 500-word essay explaining why the applicant is seeking the scholarship and how fraud awareness will affect his or her professional career development.