The Education Issue Get a Head Start with a GSB Scholarship Below is a list of GSB scholarships available for the 2015 session. For more information and application instructions, log on to our website, www.arkbankers.org.
GSBC Future Leaders Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at Colorado - Boulder, CO Application Deadline: March 1, 2015 Total Value: $1,325 per year for up to three consecutive years Scholarship Requirements: The GSBC Future Leaders Scholarship is offered through GSBC’s co-sponsoring state banker associations, and is typically awarded to one banker per state, per calendar year. Recipients receive $1,325 per year for three consecutive years, and must enter as a first-year student. Second year students do not qualify for the Future Leaders Scholarship. The 2015 session will be held July 12 – 14.
Human Resources Management School Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at Wisconsin - Madison, WI Application Deadline: February 6, 2015 Total Value: $925 Scholarship Requirements: This one-week school, designed specifically for HR professionals in the financial industry, addresses today’s most critical HR issues. This school provides the foundation for new or veteran human resource professionals to tie together the important issues in human resource management with a bottom-line understanding about the business of banking. The 2015 session will be held April 19 – 24.
Prochnow Educational Foundation & Arkansas Bankers Association Scholarship Graduate School of Banking at Wisconsin - Madison, WI Application Deadline: April 17, 2015 Total Value: $1,300 for three years Scholarship Requirements: GSB at Wisconsin’s purpose is to meet the growing need for bank managers and others working in the financial services industry to acquire a broad knowledge and understanding of the major bank functions and their interrelationships and to develop the skills required to lead and manage effectively in today’s and tomorrow’s challenging banking environment. The program curriculum reflects the contemporary trends affecting the financial services industry. Core courses address broad areas of finance, marketing, management, and the environment in which banks operate. The 2015 session will be held August 2 – 14.
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SWGSB Millenium Scholarship Southwest Graduate School of Banking Foundation - Dallas, TX Application Deadline: March 31, 2015 Total Value: $1,500 per year for up to three years Scholarship Requirements: This scholarship is applied toward the first-year (new students) tuition for the School. In addition, the scholarship may be awarded the second and third year, as long as the scholarship recipient remains in the top 10% of the class. The scholarship must be used for the 2015 Session of the SW Graduate School of Banking, which will be held May 25 – June 5.
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The Arkansas Banker | January 2015