2019 Scholarship Challenge Update

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One of our most important duties as ACFE members is to support the next generation of fraud fighters. The ACFE Foundation Scholarship Fund depends on voluntary contributions from our members, and we encourage your chapter to donate to this worthy cause.

The ACFE challenges our chapters to donate to the ACFE Foundation, which helps provide scholarships to future anti-fraud professionals. In exchange for making a donation, ACFE chapters can receive merchandise and books, copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course, and even conference registrations.

The ACFE Foundation awards scholarships to students ranging from $1,000-$10,000 per student, with a total of $55,000 awarded each year.

So far, we have received $16,550 in donations from the following chapters:

  • Georgia Area Chapter - $6,000

  • Tallahassee Area Chapter - $2,550

  • Greater St. Louis Area Chapter - $2,500

  • South Florida Chapter - $2,500

  • Greater Chicago Chapter - $2,000

  • Hampton Roads Chapter - $500

  • San Antonio Chapter - $500

Since we began the Scholarship Challenge, every year we have surpassed the previous year’s total and hopefully we can continue this trend in 2019. Last year we raised $70,226.

How does the challenge work?

There are prize packages awarded to chapters for meeting the following levels of donations:

  • Bronze: Donations more than $500 – prize package of assorted books and merchandise

  • Silver: Donations more than $1,000 – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including one copy of the CFE Exam Prep Course

  • Gold: Donations more than $2,500 – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including two copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course

  • Diamond: Donations more than $5,000 – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including four copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course and one registration to the main conference at an ACFE fraud conference* (choose from the ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East, ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, ACFE Global Fraud Conference, ACFE Fraud Conference Canada or ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific)

  • Platinum: Donations more than $7,500 – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including four copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course and three registrations to the main conference at an ACFE fraud conference* (choose from the ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East, ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, ACFE Global Fraud Conference, ACFE Fraud Conference Canada or ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific)

  • Double Platinum: Donations more than $10,000 – prize package of assorted books and merchandise, including five copies of the CFE Exam Prep Course and four registrations to the main conference at an ACFE fraud conference* (choose from the ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East, ACFE Fraud Conference Europe, ACFE Global Fraud Conference, ACFE Fraud Conference Canada or ACFE Fraud Conference Asia-Pacific). The chapter will also be recognized at the ACFE Global Fraud Conference and given an award for their contribution.

*The complimentary registrations to an ACFE fraud conference must be claimed by the end of 2020.

Chapters can collect donations when members renew or register for events, or raffle off prizes during a seminar or networking function.

All chapters who participate will receive recognition on the ACFE Chapter News Site and on social media.

The deadline to submit your chapter’s donation is December 31, 2019. Please send your check, payable to the ACFE Foundation, to:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Attn: Joey Broccolo

716 West Ave

Austin, TX 78701

The mission of the ACFE Foundation is to increase the body of anti-fraud knowledge by supporting future anti-fraud professionals worldwide through the funding of the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program. The scholarship program provides an opportunity for men and women of all ages, races, religions and income levels to advance their education. Many of these outstanding and deserving students go on to become CFEs.