PNW Chapter's Joseph R. Dervaes Scholarship
The ACFE PNW Chapter's Joseph R. Dervaes Scholarship is named after the founder and former president of the Pacific Northwest Chapter of the ACFE. Joe was a fraud fighter for over 40 years, giving 25 years in service to the Chapter during that time. He founded the chapter in 1993 and is the chapter’s only President Emeritus. In 1995 he was awarded the first Chapter Distinguished Achievement award and is only one of four people to attend 25 consecutive ACFE Annual Fraud Conferences. In 2021, Joe was inducted into the ACFE's Hall of Fame.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements to apply for the PNW Chapter Scholarship:
- Must currently be enrolled as a full-time student for the 2024-2025 academic school year in a 4-year degree program at an accredited college or university in the State of Washington.
- Must have declared a major in accounting, business administration, finance, criminal justice or similar anti-fraud discipline.
- Must also not be a winner of an ACFE Foundation's Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program for the same year in which the student applied for the PNW Chapter Scholarship Program.
- Provide the following application documents to the Chapter President at info@acfepnw.org by APRIL 30, 2024 using their student/college email account:
- Scholarship ACFE PNW Chapter Scholarship Application Form
- Student's Transcript(s)
- 2 letters of recommendation - Outlined in the Scholarship Application Form
- Student's Resume - Highlight On-Campus Student Activities, Off-Campus Community Activities, and Employment History.
Application Deadline
Application Period Opens: September 2023
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
Winner Announcement: Late May 2024
Scholarship Disbursement to Student’s University: June 2024
To be considered for the 2023-2024 PNW Chapter Joseph R. Dervaes Scholarship Award, applicants must email their Scholarship Application form, transcript(s), 2 letters of recommendation and student resume by April 30, 2024. Students that applied for the Ritchie-Jennings Scholarship cannot apply for the PNW Chapter Scholarship. Application and attachments can be sent via email to info@pnwacfe.org.
Selection Process
Once a student's scholarship application is received by the Chapter, the Chapter Board of Officers, serving as the Chapter Scholarship Committee, will review all applications and select a candidate for the Chapter's student scholarship winner. Accordingly, the Chapter Board of Officers will then select the next most eligible student to receive the Chapter's student scholarship of $1,500.
If that candidate wins an ACFE Foundation Ritchie-Jennings Memorial scholarship award (one scholarship award per student for their entire university study years), they are ineligible for the Chapter's student scholarship award for that year. However, they may apply for the Chapter’s student scholarship program in a subsequent year (again, one scholarship award per student during their entire university study years).