Kahn Career Entry Awards

The 2026 Esther B. and Albert S. Kahn Career Entry Awards are bestowed annually on outstanding CFA students. Each spring, students completing their last semester of graduate or undergraduate studies are eligible to compete for the award. Finalists are chosen based on the students’ submitted proposals detailing how they would use the award to launch their careers, their concern for social issues, and their take on the artist’s role in contemporary society. Each of the finalists receives $5,000 and the final award winner, selected by a panel of expert jurors, receives a total of $20,000.

The Kahn Career Entry Award Fund was established in 1985 with an endowed contribution of $1 million from Esther Kahn (Wheelock’55, Hon.’86).