Professional Development

ACFO-ACAF Scholarships Program

As part of ACFO-ACAF’s commitment to professionalism and lifelong learning, the ACFO-ACAF Scholarships Program was created in 2016 to support the educational pursuits of the CT Community and of the next generation of professionals in Canada.

Two of the following scholarships will be awarded in 2023, for a total of two winners:

The Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship. Established in honour of ACFO-ACAF founder and former president Merdon Hosking, the one-time $2,500 scholarship is awarded to a child or dependent of a member of the CT Community that is currently enrolled in a post-secondary degree or diploma program at a recognized institution.

Application process & deadline

A call for scholarship applications is sent out during the summer every year.

The Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship

Applicants are required to submit:

A completed application form
Personal resume.
A letter outlining personal contributions to society (150-200 words).
A letter outlining contributions they intend to make to society in their adult life (150-200 words).
Academic records.
Two letters of recommendation from sources (not family members) who are familiar with their abilities and performance records.

Applications for the 2023 scholarships are now open! Please submit your complete application to scholarships@acfo-acaf.com or by mail to the address below by September 14, 2023.

ACFO-ACAF
193 Richmond Road
Ottawa, ON
K1Z 6W4

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered and it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure applications are complete.

Evaluation

The evaluation of applications and selection of winners are done by an independent committee. To make the process more fair and unbiased, all personal identification is removed from the applications before they are sent to the evaluation committee.

To facilitate discussion, the committee members will examine the application in detail assigning a score from 1 – 5 on each of the following assessment criteria:

Resume
Present Contributions to Society
Future Contributions to Society
References
Academic records

Their judgment is based on the application and supporting documents.

Selection committee members are not required to provide written appraisals of individual applications. An evaluation scoring grid will be the basis of their decisions.
Should there be no clear winner, one face-to-face meeting may be required to select the eventual winner.

Appeals for reconsideration can be entertained only on the ground that due process, in an administrative case, was not followed.

Scholarship winners are announced at the ACFO-ACAF Annual General Meeting in October.

Winners

2023

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Anushka Kothari
CT Community Professional Scholarship: Joshua Ryan Valcourt

2022

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Samantha Yee
CT Community Professional Scholarship: Melody Coulter

2021

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Tirpat Sekhon
CT Community Professional Scholarship: Meghan Gaudet

2020

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Mingde Yin
CT Community Professional Scholarship: Justyna Korczynski

2018

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Hovhannes Gasparyan and Lilit Gasparyan

CT Community Professional Scholarship: Daniel Da Silva and Gowthtiriga Nirmalathithakumar

2017

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Alexandra Eva Machicado-McGee and Grant Wolters.

Alexandra Eva Machicado-McGee, one of the recipients of the Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship poses with ACFO-ACAF president Dany Richard.

CT Community Professional Scholarship: Courtney Miller and Yiwen (Maria) Shao.

CT Community Professional Scholarship winners Yiwen Shao (left) and Courtney Miller (right) pose with ACFO-ACAF president Dany Richard.

2016

Merdon Hosking Youth Scholarship: Marie-Ève Trahan.

CT Community Professional Scholarship: Jack Diao.