ACCA （特许公认会计师公会）日前已启动奖学金项目，以表彰并奖励在ACCA考试中取得优异成绩的学员。

每年将有5位ACCA专业资格考试的学员获得奖学金。该奖学金为获得者支付最多5年的考试费和年费。

这项奖学金由已故ACCA资深会员穆里.辛普森（Muriel Simpson）女士资助。她在遗嘱中表明要资助品学兼优的ACCA学员。 此外，奖学金获得者将会获得由ACCA官方出版商BPP和Kaplan提供的全套ACCA学习资料。

为取得获奖资格，ACCA学员必须在知识模块的考试中平均分数达到66分以上。同时，需提交一篇1,000字论文，题为“ACCA奖学金将如何帮助我发挥最大的潜力”。该奖学金的申请截止日期为2008年7月15日星期二。

对ACCA启动奖学金，ACCA行政总裁爱伦.布理维说：“作为专业会计师团体，我们致力于在全球范围内为那些愿意在财会、金融和管理领域一展宏图的能人志士提供机会。我们非常高兴辛普森奖学金从另一方面协助我们实现这一宗旨。我们相信奖学金将会为那些非常有才华但经济上困难的学员提供宝贵的支持。”

此外，布理维还说：“预计我们会收到成百上千份申请，评选的难度非常高。但我们一定会执行穆里?辛普森女士的遗愿，帮助尽可能多的学员实现他们的梦想。非常感谢ACCA官方出版商BPP和Kaplan愿为奖学金获得者提供全套的ACCA学习资料。”

注：

1．如果是知识模块获得免试的学员，至少有一门考试要达到66分以上。

2．奖学金获得者将会在2008年9月30日公布。

3．辛普森奖学金将支付下列费用：

* 考试费

* 学员年费

* 准会员年费

* 会员申请费

4．奖学金获得者将享受资助直到取得会员资格或满5年—不论哪种情况先发生。

5．ACCA官方出版商将向奖学金获得者提供学习资料。

Scholarships to help talented ACCA students announced

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has unveiled a scholarship programme which recognises and rewards talented students who have already excelled in their ACCA exams.

Each year, five ACCA Qualification students will be awarded the scholarship which will cover their exam and subscription fees for up to five years.

The scholarship was made possible by Ms Muriel Simpson, a Fellow of ACCA, who left money in her will to fund the further education of ACCA students who have already proven themselves to be of sufficient merit and distinction in ACCA Qualification examinations. In addition, scholarship winners will also receive complete sets of ACCA study materials from ACCA’s official publishers BPP Learning Media and Kaplan Publishing.

In order to qualify, students must have achieved an average of 66% or more in the Knowledge module of the ACCA exams. They must also submit a 1,000-word essay on: ‘How the award of a scholarship will help me to realise my full potential’. The next closing date for applications is Tuesday 15 July 2008.

Commenting on the launch of the scholarships, ACCA chief executive Allen Blewitt, said: “As an organisation, we aim to offer opportunity to people of application, ability and ambition around the world who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management. We are delighted that the Simpson Scholarship is another way that helps us do this. We know that the valuable support which the scholarship can provide will make a considerable difference to the lives of some our most talented students who may be finding it difficult to fund their studies.

“We expect many hundreds of applications, we know that judging will be tough, but we are determined that Muriel Simpson’s wishes will be carried out and we look forward to helping as many students as possible to achieve their dreams. I would also like to thank ACCA’s official publishers – BPP Learning Media and Kaplan Publishing – for their very kind offer of supplying complete sets of their ACCA study materials to scholarship winners,” added Allen Blewitt.

Notes to editors:

1.Students exempt from the Knowledge module of the ACCA Qualification are required to have achieved a minimum of 66% in at least one ACCA Qualification exam.

2.Scholarship students will be announced on 30 September 2008

3.Funding from the Simpson Scholarship will cover:

·Examination fees

·Annual student subscription fees

·Affiliate subscription fees 

·Membership admission fee

4.Scholarship winners will receive funding until membership is achieved or for a maximum of five years – whichever happens first.

5.Learning materials will be provided to successful scholarship applicants by ACCA’s official publishers.