Am I eligible?

You can apply for the Simpson Scholarship if you meet the following criteria.

You are registered as an ACCA student, and

You have paid your fees for the year ahead, and

You have no other fees outstanding, and

You have completed and achieved an average of 80% or more in the Knowledge module (Papers F1–F3)
of the Fundamentals level of the ACCA Qualification - at your first attempt, or

If you have exemptions from the Knowledge module (Papers F1–F3) of the Fundamentals level, then you
must have achieved 66% or more in at least two ACCA Qualification papers in the Fundamentals Skills
module - at your first attempt, and

You have completed the 2009 annual PER return.

How do I apply?

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If you meet the eligibility criteria for the Scholarship then the next step is to submit your application to
ACCA.

You, the applicant, must write an essay entitled:

'How the award of a Scholarship will help me to realise my full potential'.

Your application must be accompanied by a Scholarship submission form including two references. Full
criteria for the essay and Scholarship Submission form can be found in the sections below.

Essay check list

Submission form

Submitting your application

Completed applications must be submitted – preferably by email – to:

simpsonscholarship@accaglobal.com

Please do not submit queries about the Scholarship to this mailbox as you will not receive a response.
Any queries you have should be directed to ACCA Connect.

If it is not possible for you to submit your application by email, you will need to post it to the following
address.

ACCA

2 Central Quay

89 Hydepark Street

Glasgow

United Kingdom

G3 8BW

ACCA cannot accept any responsibility for postal applications that do not arrive before the closing date.

Closing date
The closing date for 2010 essay submissions is Friday 7 May 2010.

Any application received after this date will not be accepted.

Essay check list

Your essay must:

be typed in MS word or other similar word processing package

be a maximum of 1,000 words

be in 12-point sized, black font

be double line-spaced

have a 1-inch (2.5cm) margin at each side

be A4 size

include your student registration number, date and page number at the top of each page

be in English

be clear, concise and relevant to the title above.

If using tables and figures, six figures count as one word.

Handwritten submissions will not be accepted.

Submission form

You must complete and submit the Scholarship submission form with your essay. This form can be found
in the Related documents section of this page.

References

You will need to include the names and contact details of two referees.

Ideally, one of these should be from a current or past employer or a tutor/teacher. If this is not possible,
then your referee should be someone who knows you well. This should not be a family member.

Your referees will be asked to confirm your commitment to becoming an ACCA member.

What happens next?

Acknowledging your application

ACCA will send you an acknowledgement once your application has been received. If your application is
not eligible for submission – because you did not meet all the criteria listed - you will also be notified.

Selection Process
There are three stages in the selection process. Below are key dates and details on how the process will
be administered.

Key dates

7 May Closing date for receipt of applications

14 June 20 finalists selected for judging panel

15 July Five Scholarship winners selected by judging panel

30 July Scholarship winners announced

You will be notified if you are among the 20 finalists whose application will be reviewed by the judging
panel.

ACCA is not able to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted/successful.

The five Scholarship winners will be notified by ACCA, via e-mail, that their application has been
successful. All winners will be sent an information pack and letter confirming that they will receive funds
from the Simpson Scholarship.
What's included?

The winners of the Scholarship will have the following fees paid on their behalf, from the Scholarship
Fund, for a maximum of five years from the date of the award or until they have become members –
whichever happens first.

Payment of ACCA:

examination fees

annual student subscription fees

annual affiliate subscription fees

membership admission fee*

As an added bonus, ACCA’s official publishers – Kaplan Publishing and BPP Learning Media – have kindly
agreed to provide the Scholarship winners with a set of learning materials for each ACCA paper they are
studying.

* This does not include the annual membership subscription fee

About the scholarship

Miss Muriel Simpson FCCA died on 22 December 1977 and, in her Will, left her residuary estate to ACCA
to fund a Scholarship to be called the 'Simpson Scholarship'.
Miss Simpson's wishes were that the Scholarship Fund be used to fund the further education of ACCA
students who have already proven themselves to be of sufficient merit and distinction in ACCA
examinations.

SIMPSON SCHOLARSHIP FUND

REGISTERED WITH CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES CHARITY NO. 283763

REGISTERED WITH OSCR CHARITY NO. SC039878