Deadline:
February 05, 2025
Location(s)
Worldwide
Students Worldwide
Overview
Through the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship, the ACFE Foundation supports the education of students who have an interest in pursuing a career in fraud examination. The scholarship provides an opportunity for students to advance their education and anti-fraud career paths. Many of these outstanding and deserving students go on to become Certified Fraud Examiners.
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will open in September.
Details
The scholarship was named after two members of the ACFE, Larry Jennings, CFE, CPA, 49; and Tracy Ritchie, CFE, CPA, 41; both of Houston, Texas. They were among five people fatally wounded when terrorists in Karachi, Pakistan fired upon their vehicle on November 14, 1997. All five were employees of Houston-based Union Texas Petroleum Holdings Inc. Mr. Ritchie served as senior audit supervisor and Mr. Jennings served as audit manager for the company. They were en route to Union Texas' Karachi office.
Scholarships are awarded annually on the basis of:
- Completed scholarship application.
- Fraud-related interests, activities, goals and desired career path.
- Overall academic achievement demonstrated by transcripts.
- Letters of recommendation.
The ACFE Foundation does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability or sexual orientation in any of its programs or activities.
How to Apply
Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year will open in September and a link to them will become available on the website. The 2025-2026 schedule is as follows:
- Application Deadline - February 5, 2025
- Recipients Announced - April 19, 2025
- Awards Distributed - May 4, 2025
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility Requirements
Interested students must demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession and:
- Have a declared major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance, criminal justice or similar fraud-related discipline.
- Be currently enrolled full-time at an accredited, four-year college or university and be enrolled through the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Undergraduates must be enrolled in 9 semester hours (or equivalent) per term and must be a junior, senior, or at least in the second half of their sophomore year when applying.
- Graduates must be enrolled in 6 semester hours (or equivalent) per term.
Non-eligibility
- Past scholarship award recipients.
- High school, junior college or community college students.
- Undergraduates not in the second half of their sophomore year.
- College or university students graduating in 2025 (must be enrolled through 2026).
- ACFE chapter directors or officers.
Dates
Deadline: February 05, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
The Ritchie-Jennings Memorial scholarship award amounts are $10,000, $7,500, $5,000 and $2,000. Scholarships are awarded in U.S. dollars and include a one-year ACFE Student Associate membership. Awards will be paid directly to the award recipient’s university.
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