Scholarship Opportunities for the 2025 CSMFO Annual Conference are Available!

Mark your calendars now for the 2025 CSMFO Annual Conference in San Jose! CSMFO is shaping the conference experience to include excellent training, programs, and networking events. Regular attendee registration is open!

Learn about two scholarship opportunities at next year’s 2025 Conference! Applications are due by Friday, October 25, 2024.

The Host Committee is pleased to offer both a Student Scholarship and First-Time Scholarship for the 2025 CSMFO Annual Conference. If you are a member who wants to attend and have either not attended an in-person annual conference in the past or are a student member, see if you qualify!

Qualification Information

Student Scholarship:

• Must be a student member of CSMFO
• Student membership is free to all students who are interested in local government and special district finance

STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

First-Time Attendee Scholarship:

• Must be a member of CSMFO, and
• Must be attending your first in-person CSMFO Annual Conference

FIRST-TIME SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Meet the qualifications? Submit the online scholarship form!

Mentor Program

Student and First-Time Attendee scholarship recipients will participate in our conference mentor program! You’ll be introduced to one of our seasoned CSMFO conference-goers who will assist with any questions you may have or serve as another resource or colleague to connect with at the conference. More information will be provided closer to the event.

Your application and responses will be reviewed, and a decision will be made by November 11th, 2024. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will receive a confirmation by email by the end of November.

The application must be completed by October 25, 2024.

Please note that the scholarships do not cover travel expenses for the conference, such as flights, parking, and lodging costs, or the Tuesday pre-conference sessions, and are not reimbursed by CSMFO. If you are interested in pre-conference sessions, you will need to register separately and pay the respective fees for those events.

There are a limited number of scholarships. Scholarships are awarded to qualified applicants and are reviewed/awarded by the 2025 Conference Scholarship Committee.

Have Questions?

Please contact Marisa Anticevich at marisa.anticevich@staff.csmfo.org. Visit csmfo.org in the coming weeks to learn more the offerings at this year’s conference!