Deadline: October 1, 2015
Credit Suisse is proud to sponsor the Americas CEO Awards Scholarship for outstanding junior year students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds (Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and/or Native American descent), interested in a career in either Asset Management, Equities, Fixed Income, Global Markets Solutions Group (GMSG) or Investment Banking.
The scholarship further demonstrates our dedication to diversity and inclusion as we strive to increase the awareness of a career in financial services to students of underrepresented backgrounds.
Selected students will receive a summer internship within Asset Management, Equities, Fixed Income, Global Markets Solutions Group (GMSG) or Investment Banking in one of our offices in the US. Students can rank their options amongst the following offices: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. Additionally, students will receive a $10,000 stipend to be used toward tuition, academic and living expenses.
Successful applicants will demonstrate a strong interest in pursuing a career in financial services and have a history of academic and professional achievement and a proven record of leadership.
Eligibility
Candidates must be a member of the Class of 2017 (Junior), enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program in the US & able to participate in an internship during the summer of 2016; and be from a traditionally underrepresented background (Black/African-American, Hispanic/Latino, and/or Native American descent).
Application Details
For consideration please ensure that you submit the documents below as one (1) pdf to the 2015 Credit Suisse Americas CEO Awards Scholarship Application under Diversity Programs at www.credit-suisse.com by October 1, 2015.
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Essay Response (Please chose one of the topics below OR incorporate the spirit of both topics into an essay of 500 words or less)
- Topic 1 – A CEO is a leader, visionary, and a strategist for the organization they oversee. Tell us how you have embodied the traits of a leader in your life journey.
- Topic 2 – Tell us about a time when you faced a challenge or setback and how you overcame it.
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