CFP® Exam Scholarship Programs

How it works:
  • 5 awarded each exam cycle
  • XYPN members who have met CFP® Board’s education coursework requirement and plan to take the CFP® Exam for the first time under XYPN membership may apply 
  • Those who are reimbursed by their employer for 50% (or more) of the cost of their CFP® exam are ineligible 
  • Those who received another CFP®-related scholarships within the past 24 months are ineligible
  • Those who are already registered for the exam are ineligible as registration must be completed using the scholarship award voucher
  • Recipients will be randomly chosen by XYPN 
  • 5 awarded each exam cycle
  • Advisors from under-represented groups within the financial planning community, including (but not limited to) women, people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBT+ advisors may apply
  • XYPN members and non-members may apply
  • Those who are reimbursed by their employer for 50% (or more) of the cost of their CFP® education are ineligible 
  • Those who received another CFP®-related scholarships within the past 24 months are ineligible
  • Those who are already registered for the exam are ineligible as registration must be completed using the scholarship award voucher
  • Applications will be scored on a scale of 1-10 by members of the XYPN Diversity Committee; scholarships will be awarded to those with the top average scores

It was truly a fight to the date of the exam. I felt fully prepared on that balmy morning in July. I took the exam and got a wonderful email saying that I PASSED!!! Of course, I was ecstatic. It was the most exhilarating feeling.

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Honey Singh

XYPN CFP® Exam Scholarship
2-Apr-01-2026-10-10-52-6962-PM

Patrick Brown

XYPN CFP® Exam Scholarship
6-Apr-01-2026-10-11-50-1751-PM

Holden Altemus

XYPN CFP® Exam Scholarship
4-4

Laura Allen

XYPN CFP® Exam Scholarship
9-4

Benito Ibarra

Diversity CFP® Exam Scholarship
8-3

Anna Snyder

Diversity CFP® Exam Scholarship
5-4

Houzhen Yan

Diversity CFP® Exam Scholarship
7-3

Christopher Anderson

Diversity CFP® Exam Scholarship
3-Apr-01-2026-10-15-51-0456-PM

Luisa Carrasco Brito

Diversity CFP® Exam Scholarship