2022 FFI GEN Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

Prepared Exclusively for FFI Members

January 28, 2022

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FI is fortunate to have a generous and expansive community of members. Their contributions to the field and to FFI are well known around the world. This year we are pleased to announce two new scholarships—both of them for the core certificate programs. One new scholarship focuses on DE&I applicants, and one focuses on applicants from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Applications for the 2022 Scholarships are now open and must be received by April 15, 2022. Go here to apply for any of the scholarships—four for the core certificate programs and two for the advanced certificate programs—listed below. Applicants do not have to be members of FFI.

Scholarships for Certificates in Family Business (CFBA) or Family Wealth Advising (CFWA)

de Visscher Advisors Scholarship

This scholarship, established in 2010, is for individuals from law, finance, management, and/or behavioral science who are interested in becoming family enterprise consultants and who may need financial assistance in making this transition.

de Visscher Advisors assists its clients in developing and analyzing financial solutions for the liquidity needs of the shareholders, the capital needs of the business, or both while designing highly effective family and corporate governance structures to assure the long-term sustainability of the family wealth across generations.

de Visscher Advisors congratulates the recipients of the de Visscher scholarship Award

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Scholarships

DE&I scholarships are sponsored by Green Associates, LLC, to further the diversity of thought, innovation, and better educational and practice outcome for students in the FFI GEN program. Up to three DE & I scholarships will be awarded in 2022.

Green Associates, LLC specializes in association management and fundraising for non-profit organizations. Green Associates combines a wide range of high-quality consulting services with a commitment to understanding and facilitating clients’ diverse and changing strategic and administrative needs.

Latin American – Caribbean Scholarship

This scholarship will provide the $5000 enrollment fee for either the FFI Certificate in Family Business Advising (CFBA) or Family Wealth Advising (CFWA), and the related courses and conferences.

This GEN scholarship is available to candidates from Latin America and the Caribbean. Candidates will also be professionals or academics in the fields of law, finance, behavioral science, or management science who are working with or conducting research on Latin American–Caribbean multi-generational companies. Applicants do not have to be members of FFI.

Waesche Family Scholarship

This scholarship was first awarded in 2018 and is intended for those in need of financial support to take the next step in their professional development within the field of family enterprise. Preference will be given to applicants who research and aid in the understanding of the inescapable influence of money on the family enterprise.

D. Randolph Waesche, FFI Fellow, is president and CEO of Resource Management, LLC, a Louisiana Registered Investment Advisory firm. Randy and his firm are long-time sponsors of the Family Business Review and the FBR Best Reviewer Award in addition to his family’s generous support of this scholarship.

Scholarships for Advanced Certificates (ACFBA and ACFWA)

AlTouq Group Scholarship

First awarded in 2019, this annual scholarship aims to support family business practitioners or Next-Gen family members who are committed to the field of family enterprise. Candidates for this scholarship are either (i) individuals with established credentials in the fields of law, finance, behavioral science, or management science who wish to specialize in advising or consulting with family enterprises; or (ii) next-gen family business members who would like to formalize or enhance their learning on the family enterprise.

The AlTouq Group is a Saudi Arabian Family Office established in the 1970s as an investment vehicle for the AlTouq family. It has grown into a sophisticated local and international investor with a global revenue generating asset base.

Fitzpatrick & Francis Family Business Continuity Foundation Scholarship

Established in 2013, this scholarship is for individuals who wish to pursue an Advanced Certificate, furthering their interdisciplinary mastery of the field.

The Fitzpatrick & Francis Family Business Continuity Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support for the training and education of family business advisors either through grants directly to individuals or to institutions that provide education and training to individuals.

Thanks to these sponsoring individuals and organizations, and congratulations to those who have been awarded scholarships in the past.

Interested in sponsoring a GEN scholarship?

As you can imagine, there are many qualified candidates in each of these categories. GEN scholarships provide students from around the world an opportunity to further their education and expand their abilities to contribute to the field. To help promote the field and the careers of individuals, please contact Susan Gabert for details on creating a named GEN scholarship.

Previous Edition

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 FFI Achievement Awards.

For more than thirty years, these four awards have widened in scope to honor the accomplishments of leaders in the field and to increase public awareness of the variety of skills and perspectives needed to work successfully with multi-generational families in business.