ACAMS Scholarship

The ACAMS Scholarship Program is designed for a small global cohort of high-potential, early-career anti-financial crime professionals who are already contributing to the field and committed to shaping its future.

 

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Personal Information

Do you have more than 18 months’ of experience in anti-financial crime?
Do you have less than 5 years’ of experience in anti-financial crime?
Please ensure it includes your employment and education history. Enter ‘N/A’ if you don’t have a LinkedIn profile.

 

ACAMS Certification and Membership

Which ACAMS certification would you like to undertake as part of this scholarship? (Select one)
Are you an ACAMS Member?
Have you completed or are you enrolled in any of the ACAMS certifications below? (Select all that apply)

If you don’t have a LinkedIn profile, please upload your CV.

Please ensure it includes your employment and education history.

One file only.
Max file size: 100 MB
Accepted file types: txt rtf pdf doc docx odt ppt pptx odp xls xlsx ods

 

Cover Letter

Tell us why you are applying and why you should be selected to receive this scholarship (3000 characters max)

 

Experience in Research

Do you have any experience researching in topics that relate to anti-financial crime, sanctions, fraud or illicit finance?
Describe any research experience related to anti financial crime, sanctions, fraud, or illicit finance, including the extent of your involvement. Where possible include tangible outputs or evidence of published work.

 

Experience in Campaigning / Volunteering

 

Do you have any experience in campaigning or volunteering for one or more of ACAMS social impact pillars?

 

  • Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
  • Environmental Crime and Illegal Wildlife Trade
  • Exploitative Crimes (e.g., online child exploitation, elderly fraud, romance baiting)
  • Humanitarian, Conflict, and Instability
Outline any campaigning or volunteering activities aligned to one or more of ACAMS’ social impact pillars, including your level of involvement. Your response may describe the nature, duration, and outcomes of these activities, where applicable. Where possible, include evidence of your experience in these activities, your leadership and measurable outcomes.

 

Ability to Create and Sustain Meaningful Community Impact

Do you have the ability to create and sustain meaningful community impact within the AFC field?
Provide examples of how you have contributed to community impact within the AFC field. Your response may describe initiatives or activities you have participated in, your role in them, and any evidence of impact and sustainability of the programs. Where possible, include evidence of these projects and impact.

 

Education

 

Professional Experience

Please provide a summary of your career path thus far.

Experience 1


Experience 2


Experience 3

 

Consent Notice

In order to submit this application, you will be required to provide ACAMS with personally identifiable information (“PII”) in the required fields. By submitting your application, you agree that ACAMS will use your PII to evaluate your application for an ACAMS Scholarship, assess your qualifications to take the CAMS, CAFS or CGSS exams, and gain insights into applicant demographics to help inform ACAMS’ products and services. You also acknowledge that ACAMS may share your PII with third-party judges who may not be ACAMS employees. All judges are bound by obligations of confidentiality.

 

AI tools assist our initial application review; all final decisions are made by human reviewers.

 

Your PII will be held pursuant to the ACAMS Privacy Policy and you may always exercise your privacy rights at ACAMS Privacy Preferences. Please note that if you elect erasure of your PII before the scholarship is awarded, we will not be able to consider your application. 

 

Please note that ACAMS reserves the right to revoke the scholarship award at any time it is determined that the scholarship applicant has provided false or misleading information in their application. 

 

By submitting this form, I confirm and declare that the information provided is true and correct, and I expressly consent to calls, emails, and/or texts regarding my training options from ACAMS, its affiliates and contractors using an automated dialing system to the number and email address provided.