Scholarship for Career Development by Jeffrey L. Esser: $5,000 to $15,000. The Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship, offered by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), is designed to help public finance professionals who have worked for at least three years for one or more state or local governments progress their careers.
Part-time undergraduate students pursuing an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in public administration, (governmental) accounting, finance, or business administration (with an emphasis on government specifically) are eligible for the scholarship.