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Scholarship

Criteria & Overview

ACG Richmond supports the community through scholarships to qualified students. Candidates for these highly competitive scholarships are chosen through a rigorous selection process.

Qualified candidates should have an interest in pursuing a career in domestic or international business which could be in the area of accounting, corporate law, marketing, finance, investment banking, real estate, etc.

Selection criteria includes a combination of academic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability, desire to pursue a business career, work experience, community service and recommendations. Financial need may also be used as part of the selection criteria.

Scholarship awards are at the sole discretion of the ACG Richmond Scholarship Committee.

Applicant must be a legal resident of Central Virginia.

Accreditation is required of high schools and colleges.

Recommendation letters should be mailed to the ACG Richmond Chapter office. Email is not an acceptable method of transmission for recommendation letters.

2012 ACG Richmond Scholarship Application Dates are:

January 1, 2012 Applications open: Click here for the Scholarship Application.

April 2, 2012 at 5:00pm Eastern Time: Application Deadline

April 27, 2012 Recipients Notified (due to the volume of applications received only those being awarded scholarships will be notified)

May 11, 2012: Awards presentation meeting.

Scholarship Recipients

ACG Richmond, Inc. announces the recipients of the 2011 scholarship awards. Selection criteria includes a combination of academic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability, desire to pursue a business career, work experience, community service and recommendations.

Recipients of a $1,500 scholarship award are:

Gabriella Schnorbus Badura, Clover Hill High School
Sean-Evan Tyler Evaro, Matoaca High School
Thomas Lee Rice, Trinity Episcopal School
Nicole Tignor, Hanover High School
Preston Anderson Williams, Collegiate School

Recipients of a $1,000 scholarship award are:

D. Patrick Brown, II, Elon University
Kaitlin Carlyle, Clemson University
Olivia DeSalvo, Virginia Tech
David Thomas Fisher, The College of William and Mary
Matthew Gizzi, University of Richmond
Tyler Hechler, James Madison University
Neil Pathak, Maggie Walker Governor's School
Samantha Lynn Phillips, The College of William and Mary
Christopher Russell, Hermitage High School
Jonathan South, Virginia Tech

Organizations receiving funding are:

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Partnership for the Future
The Powell Foundation
The Community Foundation
Virginia State University

Over the past few years, ACG Richmond, Inc. has awarded over $130,000 in scholarships to organizations and students in Central Virginia pursuing business studies. Scholarship funding is made possible through the successful Virginia Capital Day Conferences hosted by ACG Richmond.