29 Accounting Scholarships (November 2023)

The purpose of the AICPA/Robert Half Student Scholarship is to support students who are accounting majors planning to become CPAs. Applicants must be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate-level degree in accounting or an accounting-related major and planning to pursue the CPA licensure. Students must be attending a public or private, not-for-profit four-year college or university in the U.S. or its territories and have completed at least 30 semester hours of college coursework, including at least six semester hours in accounting. Applicants must maintain an overall and major minimum 3.0 GPA and be enrolled as full-time undergraduate or graduate level students.

The purpose of the Willa S. Bellamy Scholarship is to aid South Carolina students who are interested in government finance careers. Applicants must be South Carolina residents who are rising undergraduate sophomores, juniors or seniors at an accredited public college or university located in South Carolina. They must be majoring in accounting, finance or business administration with a concentration in accounting or finance. They must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and must be full-time students. Selection is based on the overall strength of the application.

The purpose of the William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarship is to support accounting Ph.D. candidates who demonstrate significant potential to become mentors for the next generation of CPAs. Applicants must have a minimum of three years of professional accounting experience and earned an undergraduate or a master's degree in accounting. Students must be CPAs and U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must have either applied to a full-time accounting Ph.D. program and are awaiting word on acceptance, received acceptance into a full-time accounting Ph.D. program or matriculated into a full-time accounting doctoral program and pursuing appropriate coursework.

The purpose of the AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship is to support non-business related degree holders who are pursuing graduate studies in accounting. Applicants must be full-time students who have obtained a liberal arts or other non-business undergraduate degree and have earned 12 credits or fewer in accounting or business. Applicants must be pursuing their CPA. Two essays are required.

The purpose of the AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students is to support minority students who demonstrate significant potential to become accounting educators. Applicants must be minority full-time students who have applied to a doctoral program or have been accepted to a doctoral program and plan to pursue the CPA exam.

The purpose of the Risk Management Association Foundation Scholarship is to support students who have already completed two years of college. Applicants must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen who is a current undergraduate student interested in pursuing a career in the banking industry and has completed a minimum of two years of college majoring in accounting, business, finance, economics, banking or related fields of study. Students must be attending full-time and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

The purpose of the Jenese Lynn Krysa Scholarship Fund is to assist students in the Greater Kansas City area. Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, undergraduates or graduate students, who intend to further their education at a two-year or four-year accredited college or university in Missouri and are pursuing a degree in accounting, business or marketing. Students must have a have a permanent address in Jackson County, Missouri with preference given to students residing in Lee's Summit or Eastern Jackson County. Applicants must have a minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA.

The purpose of the Donald L. Moede Memorial Scholarship is to assist students in the Fox Valley Region. Applicants must be graduating seniors from Shawano High School who are planning to obtain post secondary education in the accounting field at an accredited college, university or technical college with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.

The purpose of the IMA Memorial Education Fund Scholarship is to support students in fields related to management accounting. Applicants must be full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students, be IMA student members and declare which four- or five-year management accounting, financial management or information technology-related program they plan to pursue as a career or list a related field. Candidates should submit applications, resumes, transcripts, two recommendations and statements. Advanced degree students must pass one part of the CMA/CFM certification.

The purpose of the Stuart Cameron and Margaret McLeod Memorial Scholarship is to help management accounting students. Applicants must be full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate students, be IMA student members and declare which four- or five-year management accounting, financial management or information technology related program they plan to pursue as a career or list a related field. Candidates should submit applications, resumes, transcripts, two recommendations and statements. Advanced degree students must pass one part of the CMA/CFM certification.

The purpose of the Stephanie Lynn Nicholas Scholarship Fund is to assist students in the Pittsburgh area. Applicants must attend Kiski Area High School as graduating seniors and reside in Westmoreland County. Students must pursue a degree or studies in business, accounting, marketing, finance, business management or other related fields and have a minimum GPA of 3.0.

The purpose of the Edward and Beverly Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship Fund is to support local students as they pursue advanced education. Applicants must be West Noble High School seniors attending a 2 or 4-year college or university with evidence of community service/volunteer involvement. Preference to students with a GPA of 2.50 to 3.00 and to those students pursuing the field of study in the following order of agriculture, education (teaching), social work, or accounting.

The purpose of the Harry J. Donnelly Memorial Scholarship is to honor the "father" of the TKE Educational Foundation by recognizing outstanding current members. Applicants must be initiated Tau Kappa Epsilon members in good standing and full-time students. They must be undergraduate students in accounting or graduate students in law and plan to be full-time students in the following academic year. Applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0, demonstrate outstanding leadership in their chapter, campus and community and include a statement describing how they have benefited from TKE membership.

The purpose of the TACTYC Accounting Scholarship is to aid accounting students who either are pursuing a two-year undergraduate degree or who are moving to a four-year institution after having completed a two-year accounting degree. Applicants must be undergraduate accounting students. They must be pursuing a two-year degree or must be pursuing a bachelor's degree in accounting after having completed a two-year accounting degree program. Selection is based on recommendations, GPA and stated career goals.

The purpose of the National Academic Scholarships is to support public financial management students. Applicants for full-time or part-time scholarships must be an AGA member or family member (spouse, child or grandchild), and scholarships must be used for full-time or part-time undergraduate study in a financial management academic area such as accounting, auditing, budgeting, economics, finance, electronic data processing, information resources management or public administration. Essays and transcripts are required. There are two categories for high school students/graduates and undergraduates/graduates. The Academic Scholarships are based on academic achievement and the student's potential for making a contribution to public financial management. A reference letter from an AGA member and from another professional such as a professor, guidance counselor or employer is required. Applicants to the Community Service Scholarships do not have to be AGA members, must be pursuing a degree in a financial management academic discipline and must be actively involved in community service projects. The awards are based on community service and accomplishments. A letter of recommendation from a community service organization and from another professional are required.