Students

ALPFA provides many programs and benefits to aspiring Latino students interested in accounting, finance, business, or related career professions. Benefits of student membership include access to scholarship opportunities, skills development workshops, networking with key hiring professionals and sponsors, and discounts on various ALPFA events.

Student programs and events include: 

 

ALPFA’s Annual Scholarship Program 

ALPFA offers scholarships to students, in the US or Puerto Rico, who are pursuing undergraduate/graduate studies. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage those students who have demonstrated academic excellence and financial need to continue pursuing their professional careers. Over the past 3 years, ALPFA has awarded students over $457,000 in scholarship money. 

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and ALPFA 

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and ALPFA have partnered to provide financial resources to assist outstanding Latino students.  The award amount ranges from $1,000 to $10,000. 

Some of the students selected are invited to attend the ALPFA with all expenses paid for.  All those who apply will also receive a complimentary ALPFA Student membership. 

Those interested in learning more about The Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) and ALPFA, please click here. 

MSCPA/ALPFA Scholarship ($2,500) 

The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage students from diverse ethnic backgrounds who have demonstrated academic excellence and financial need to pursue a career in public accounting in Massachusetts. 

Two scholarships, in the amount of $2,500, are made possible through the generosity of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA) and the Educational Foundation of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA). 

Click here to learn more. 

 

New England College of Business & ALPFA Partnership 

New England College of Business and Finance (NECB) is a proud partner with ALPFA. In addition to offering two graduate scholarships annually to ALPFA members, NECB is extending tuition discounts of up to 25% toward the completion of an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree, or a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at New England College of Business and Finance.

The tuition discount and credit transfer offer is extended to any ALPFA Member and their immediate family members. 

ALPFA members will have access to: 

  • A Century of Academic Tradition
  • Convenience
  • Relevant Degree Programs
  • Credit Recognition
  • Affordability
  • Experienced Faculty 

Click here to learn more. 

ALPFA Boston Student Summit

This annual multi-sponsor event offers student members and companies an opportunity to engage each other around internships, career opportunities, and company product and service offerings.  Our Student Summit offers 

  • A pre-event career fair,
  • Welcome reception
  • Keynote remarks
  • Professional development tracks, and;
  • A scholarship/networking reception 

 

ALPFA Annual Convention 

The event brings together students and professionals from across the U.S. 

  • Professional development sessions and networking opportunities with countless sponsoring companies.
  • Student Workshops – career-enhancing workshops designed to prepare students for the work environment.
  • Career Fair – dozens of companies share and highlight the careers, products or services that their organization offers to students.
  • Student Members are entitled to significant discounts on annual convention registration fees.

Student Workshops 

Career-enhancing workshops designed to prepare students for the work environment. 

Career Fair & Expo 

Dozens of companies share and highlight the careers, products or services that their organization offers to students and professionals.

KPMG Case Study Competition 

KPMG sponsors the ALPFA student case study competition, which brings together accounting students from over 30 schools to solve complex accounting cases and present their findings to KPMG and ALPFA accounting professionals at ALPFA’s annual national convention. The competition teams students with KPMG professionals for several months of case preparation. The KPMG advisor provides their knowledge, experience, and time to assist the students as they research potential solutions to their cases. The experience exposes the students to the possibilities of what it may be like to work at a Big Four firm.

Regional Student Symposiums 

A program designed specifically to foster professional development, training, and career growth. 

Program includes: 

  • Educational Workshops
  • Networking Luncheon
  • Career Fair 

 

ALPFA Boston Student Chapters 

 Babson College
  231 Forest Street
  Wellesley, MA 02481
  www.babson.edu
  president.babson@alpfaboston.org

 

Bentley University
175 Forest Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452
www.bentley.edu
president.bentley@alpfaboston.org

Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02453
www.brandeis.edu
president.brandeis@alpfaboston.org

Hult International Business School
1 Education Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
www.hult.edu
president.hult@alpfaboston.org

Suffolk University
8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108
www.suffolk.edu
president.suffolk@alpfaboston.org