About Jefferies

A Firm Focused on Growth and Opportunity

At Jefferies, we believe that education is the foundation of growth and opportunity, and are committed to assisting our employees and their children meet the costs of tuition. We are proud to be associated with the Jefferies Family Scholarship and the dedicated individuals that have devoted their time and energy to this important initiative over the years. The financial support and emotional encouragement the program has provided to the children of the Firm's employees far exceeds any monetary sum, and has been of tremendous value to the Firm.

We encourage all of our employees and those who have benefited from the program to contribute in some way so that this program may continue recognizing outstanding achievement and offering assistance to those pursuing their academic goals.

About Jefferies
Focused on growing and mid-sized companies and their investors for nearly 45 years, Jefferies is a global, full service investment banking and institutional securities firm operating in more than 25 offices in six countries spanning three continents. We provide world-class investment banking, sales & trading, research and asset management to a diverse range of corporate clients, institutional investors and high net worth individuals. We are industry experts, specializing in aerospace & defense, energy, financial & business services, gaming & leisure, healthcare, industrials, maritime & oil service, media & communications, retail & consumer and technology, with a dedicated private equity coverage group.

For corporate clients, the Firm is a top M&A and restructuring advisor and underwriter of high yield and equity new issues. Serving institutional investors and high net worth individuals, we are a leading provider of trade execution and liquidity in equity, convertible, and high yield securities and a market maker of fixed income and commodity-linked products. Jefferies also offers top-tier private client services, prime brokerage, securities finance, correspondent clearing and NYSE brokerage services. The Firm has an award-winning research practice, covering equity, high yield and convertible securities, as well as a growing asset management practice utilizing a variety of asset strategies.

As a firm, we strive to add value and create opportunity in all that we do. We have worked with hundreds of corporate clients and thousands of institutional investors to make their business goals possible, wherever they do business. Our creative, hands-on approach, combined with our wide-ranging experience, expertise and extensive relationships has distinguished us.

To learn more about Jefferies, please visit www.jefferies.com


Attending university has not only inspired me within an academic sphere, but has also proved invaluable in presenting me with the opportunity to become involved in many clubs and activities. I also feel privileged to have made friends with people from different regions of the country and from abroad. I am very grateful for the support that I have been given by the Jefferies Family Scholarship, which has enabled me to enjoy much of the past year and develop my academic interests.

Richard Watts, JFS Recipient




  		• The average total cost for just one year at a private four-year college exceeds $33,000, according to CollegeBoard.com.
  		• For the last two years, forty percent of JFS recipients' parents reported total family incomes under $100,000 and many of our scholarship winners are being raised by single parents.
  		• Nineteen percent of Jefferies' employees make less than $75,000 per year.