ACAMS Awards Scholarships to Upskill Anti-Financial Crime Professionals Across Africa and Facilitate Networking with the Global Compliance Community
WASHINGTON, Feb. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ACAMS, a leading international membership organization dedicated to the fight against illicit finance, is offering 20 Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) scholarships to anti-financial crime (AFC) professionals from countries that are part of the African continent. Under the global scholarship program, the 20 winners will receive a one-year membership to ACAMS and a full waiver of all fees, including costs for study materials and access to virtual classroom courses for their CAMS certification.
- More than 86% of applicants were not ACAMS members, underscoring how the program will create new career paths for recipients and aid ACAMS' goal of creating diverse, peer-to-peer networking for AFC professionals globally.
- This opportunity to acquire a globally recognized qualification will also equip professionals with a compliance toolkit to aid their understanding of emerging topics and trends in anti-financial crime.
- "ACAMS embraces these opportunities to provide scholarships that remove obstacles to professional development for individuals who are passionate about building careers focused on combating financial crime," said ACAMS CEO, Neil Sternthal.
- Details about the judges and recipients of the CAMS Scholarship Africa are available here: http://www.acams.org/scholarships/cams/africa
Find out more about ACAMS Scholarship initiative here: www.acams.org/en/resources/diversity-equity-inclusion/scholarships