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BWPF Scholarship Program

Scholarship Program

Past Winners:

2025 – Melody Masunda, Suffolk University
2024 – Lindsey Snider, Emmanuel College
2023 – Vivian Dzimey, Suffolk University
2022 – Rachel Saal, Brandeis University

In keeping with its tradition of supporting young women in their aspirations of achieving successful careers in the finance industry, The Boston Chapter of Women in Public Finance, Inc. offers an annual scholarship.

The purpose of the Boston Chapter of Women in Public Finance Scholarship is to:

  • Recognize women that are enrolled in undergraduate or graduate school who have exhibited scholastic achievement and demonstrated leadership skills.
  • Encourage young women to consider careers in public finance.
  • Provide an opportunity for award recipients to meet women established in the public finance industry and learn about various career options and opportunities available to them.

Scholarship Program Overview and Qualifications

Boston Chapter of Women in Public Finance operates a scholarship program that provides a $2,500 scholarship each year, as determined by the financial resources of the organization. The winner of the scholarship will be automatically advanced to the National Women in Public Finance (“National WPF”) organization for consideration of an additional scholarship award from National WPF. In 2025, National WPF awarded 5 scholarships totaling $15,000. The first-place winner received $5,000 and the remaining four winners received $2,500 each.

For 2026, the scholarship will be awarded to an applicant who meets the following criteria:

  1. Identify as a woman;

  2. Live in the New England region or currently enrolled in an institution of higher education in the New England region;

  3. Are enrolled in an institution of higher education in the fall/winter of 2026-2027;

  4. Applicants must demonstrate good academic standing;

  5. All applicants must exhibit leadership skills through extracurricular activities, work experience, volunteer positions, and/or community service;

  6. Have an interest in pursuing a public finance-related career, which may include the fields of finance, banking, government, non-profit, or bond law; and

  7. Complete and submit the following documents, which comprise one (1) complete scholarship packet. It is preferred that documents be submitted as a single PDF:
    • Application Signature Page
    • Resume (including work history, community service and activities)
    • A copy of your official or unofficial academic transcript that reflects no less than three years of completed course work; however, a longer academic history is welcomed.
    • Short Answer Question
    • Essay (Option A or B)
    • If applying for a scholarship to support an industry specific exam, provide a copy of your resume that details work experience

  8. All completed scholarship packets are to be sent via e-mail in a single PDF file to [email protected] and must be received no later than 11:59 P.M., Eastern Time, on May 1, 2026.

Please note that incomplete applications or applications submitted in formats other than described above, including multiple documents or files, will not be reviewed. In the event an applicant is not able to submit an application in the format requested, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Selection and Recognition

Boston Chapter of Women in Public Finance will select a scholarship recipient based on the qualifications of the candidate as demonstrated by the completed application, official transcripts, and submitted essay.

The scholarship award will be mailed to the recipient’s institution of higher education no later than September 1 for the upcoming academic year in the form of a check made out to the year’s recipient for college or graduate school. Before we send the scholarship check, the recipient must provide (i) proof of college registration and (ii) appropriate contact information for the individual/department at their institution of higher education to which the scholarship check should be sent.

The scholarship recipient will be notified no later than June 15 and the winner will be posted on this website.


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