Spouse Fellowships

FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program

The FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship Program gives military spouses the opportunity to earn a career-enhancing credential—the Accredited Financial Counselor^® certificate—while providing volunteer financial counseling to the military community. The fellowship covers the costs associated with completing the AFC^® training and testing.

Created in 2006, the program is administered in partnership with the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education^® (AFCPE^®) and the National Military Family Association (NMFA). To date, the FINRA Foundation has awarded nearly 800 Military Spouse Fellowships—and participants have logged more than 148,000 hours of service back to the military community.

August 12, 2009 News Release Military Spouses Awarded Financial Counseling Fellowships   March 30, 2009 News Release Fellowships Available for Military Spouses to Earn Financial Counseling Accreditation   October 20, 2008 News Release Military Spouses Awarded Fellowships to Provide Financial Counseling and Education to Military Community				Featured Spouse Fellow Graduate   "Military families need to have their finances in order. There are many reasons why we need to have money in the bank, a plan for the future and a path to financial stability."—Kimberly Henne, Aviano Air Base, Italy Read Kimberly’s Full Profile View Additional Spouse Fellow Profiles
Read About the Accomplishments of Women in the Military. Recent News Coverage of FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellows Financial Counseling Fellowships for Military Spouses (August 17,2009, Audio, KPLU 88.5) FINRA Trains Finance Foot-Soldiers (August 17, 2009, FINS.com) Personal Finance: Money Guidance for Military Families (August 16, 2009, The Sacramento Bee) AFN Coverage of Two Spouse Fellows Teaching Military Youth About Money (video courtesy of AFN) Humberto Cruz’s Savings Game (February 11, 2009) (syndicated by Tribune Media Services)