Graduate Schools of Banking and Trust Scholarships

Program Overview:
The CSBS Education Foundation conducts an annual competition to award scholarships to state banking department personnel to attend graduate schools of banking or graduate trust schools of their choice.

Award Details:

• Amount: Up to $3,000 per year covering tuition, registration fees, lodging, board, text materials, transportation, and graduation expenses for the top three applicants
• Term: Up to three consecutive years depending on school curriculum
• Fourth Place Award: The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado provides an additional $1,500 scholarship per year of attendance to the fourth place winner
• Requirement: Recipients must attend each session, satisfactorily complete assigned problems, and remain employed by a state banking department

Eligibility:
All nominees must be state banking department personnel who meet the following qualifications:

• Nominated by state bank supervisors
• Demonstrate excellence in examination work
• Up to three nominations per state per year

Program Goals:

• Encourage and assist qualified bank and trust examiners to prepare for expanded duties and responsibilities
• Broaden examiner understanding of banking or trust operations
• Encourage excellence in bank and trust examination
• Provide recognition of outstanding examiners
• Raise proficiency levels of state banking departments

Graduate School Locations:

• Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Graduate School of Banking, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Pacific Coast Banking School, University of Washington, Seattle
• Southwestern Graduate School of Banking, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas
• ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Graduate School of Banking, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Geographic Scope: United States (state banking department personnel)

Application Process

1. Nomination Period: The 2026 nomination period is now open
2. Deadline: Nomination forms due December 12, 2025 (note: this deadline has passed as of today's date April 3, 2026; next annual cycle deadline would be December 12, 2026)
3. Who Nominates: State bank supervisors nominate candidates using official nomination forms
4. Submission: Email completed nomination forms to Katie Hoyle, Director, Workforce Development
5. Review Process: Completed forms are consolidated and referred to a panel of judges for consideration and final selection
6. Notification: Upon completion of review, the CSBSEF Chairman notifies nominees of results
7. Registration: Selected nominees are asked to register with the graduate banking or trust program of their choice

Required Materials:

• Completed nomination form (may be duplicated or entered into computer but format must remain as in original)
• Evidence of candidate qualifications as specified in program requirements

Submission Details:

• Submit to: Katie Hoyle, Director, Workforce Development [email protected]