Scholarships in Accounting

John M. and Mary A. Shanley Memorial Scholarship

Award: $20,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Charlotte, Hendry or Lee County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in accounting, agriculture, architecture, computer science, dentistry, education, engineering, law, medicine, or ministry. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Citizens Bank of Bay City Educational Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Bay County, Mi who attends Delta, SVSU, Northwood or CMU full-time for accounting, finance, management, or another business degree major and is a current customer of Citizens Bank. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Harold F. Willis Memorial Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: March 25

Applicant must be a graduating senior male from Troy or Miami East High School who will attend The Ohio State University majoring in accounting and/or finance.

 

Greater Springfield Accountants Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must have completed their sophomore year of college and be pursuing a degree in accounting or finance.

 

Dortha Dever Business Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduate of an Oklahoma high school attending Oklahoma City University for business. Minimum 2.8 GPA required.

 

Accounting Alumni Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: February 13

Applicant must be a junior or senior accounting major at Grand Valley State University. Minimum 3.2 overall GPA and 3.5 accounting GPA required.

 

Jim Martin Scholarship Fund

Award: $2,000, Deadline: June 1

Applicant must be majoring in accounting who has a potential in the ministry of business. Financial need is required.

 

ADP STEM Scholarship

Award: $2,600, Deadline: None

Applicant must be a current student (junior or senior) who is majoring in a STEM discipline (biology, chemistry, or mathematics), business field (business administration, accounting, marketing, management, international business, or management information systems), or secondary education teacher candidates majoring biology education or mathematics education. Minimum 2.5 GPA required. Recipient must commit to a position as a RA (research assistant) or TA (teaching assistant) in the Department of Mathematics, Sciences & Technology, the Department of Education, or the Department of Business Administration.

 

BSO Seidman Endowed Scholarship in Accounting

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be an entering freshman at Hofstra University who is majoring in accounting and has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement.

 

Brooke Tibbles and Cobalt Mortgage Dollars for Scholars Award

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 31

Applicant must be a member of a Boys and Girls Club or YMCA near a Cobalt Mortgage Branch Office who will study accounting at the University of Washington. Minimum 3.4 GPA required.

 

Elba L. and Gene Portteus Branigin Foundation Endowed Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be a graduate of an Indiana high school who will major in accounting, business, economics, political science or pre-law at Franklin College.

 

Mid-State Chapter of the Minnesota Society of CPA's Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: February 1 (admitted deadline); February 15 (scholarship application deadline)

Applicant must be an incoming freshman who is majoring in accounting. Applicant must be from one of the following cities in Minnesota: Detroit lakes, Bemidji, Fergus Falls, Alexandria Brainerd, Theif River Falls, Hutchinson, or Litchfield.

 

William Paradise Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1 (admitted deadline); February 15 (scholarship application deadline)

Applicant must be a full-time sophomore student who is majoring in accounting and has a minimum 3.0 GPA.

 

Cindy Esther Moncarz Memorial Scholarship

Award: $300, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be an outstanding accounting student.

 

KPMG Citizen/Scholar Award

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 1

Applicant must be studying accounting at the Isenberg School of Management. Selection based upon academic excellence and demonstrated significant commitment to community service.

 

Charles and Selma Knauss Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time entering freshman, current student, or graduate student enrolled in the College of Business. Minimum 2.75 GPA (undergraduates) and 3.0 GPA (graduates) required.

 

Conant, Trent, & Conant Company Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a full-time junior or senior student who is majoring in accounting. Minimum 2.75 GPA required.

 

Les Watts Memorial Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: June 30

Applicant must from Bakersfield, CA who is enrolled in an accounting program or have declared accounting as a major or area of concentration. Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA and 3.25 GPA in accounting courses required.

 

Central Coast Chapter Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: October 1

Applicant must be one of the following: (1) a Cuesta Community College or Hancock Community College applicant who has applied to an accredited four-year college or university with a concentration in accounting or (2) a Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo sophomore or junior accounting student. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Accounting Software Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 23

Applicant must be a currently enrolled full-time college freshmen, sophomore, or junior or a high school in the United States who plans to attend college. Applicant must write an essay that addresses the following question: Today, with online banking, debit cards, and Paypal payments, managing your personal finances may seem easier. But with no actual cash changing hands, tracking your account balances becomes increasingly important. If you were teaching a course on managing personal finances, using your own experiences as an example, how would you instruct your students to take charge and manage their finances effectively?

 

AfterCollege Finance and Insurance Careers Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: March 31; June 30; September 30; December 31

Applicant must be a current student working toward a bachelor's, master's or doctorate degree in: accounting, actuarial sciences, banking, economics, finance, financial management, insurance, risk management, or related majors. Minimum 3.0 GPA and good standing in program required. Applicant must click the blue Apply button on the AfterCollege application page and complete their AfterCollege profile which will be the criteria (with specific emphasis on the personal statement) used to determine the recipient of the award.

 

Phil Ellis Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 7

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Burbank, Glendale, Montrose, La Crescenta, La Canada or Verdugo City high school who will major in accounting, business, economics, or marketing at an accredited post-secondary institution.

 

AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a legal minority U.S. citizen who is a full-time student interested in becoming a CPA. Completing at least 30 semester hours, minimum 3.0 GPA, financial need, and AICPA student affiliate membership required.

 

AICPA Accountemps Student Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate-level accounting student who has completed at least 30 semester hours. Minimum 3.0 GPA and two essays required.

 

John L. Carey Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a full-time student who has obtained a liberal arts or other non-business undergraduate degree and has earned 12 credits or less in accounting or business. Applicant must be pursuing their CPA. Two essays are required.

 

AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students

Award: $12,000, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a minority full-time student who has applied to a doctoral program or has been accepted to a doctoral program and plans to pursue the CPA exam.

 

CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Business Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: May 2

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who is attending college and pursuing a degree in the business field. Financial need, resume, essay, and unofficial transcript required.

 

The Kaplan Group Annual Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 27

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing a business or law-oriented degree program (accounting, business administration, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, law, management). Minimum 2.5 GPA required.

 

MillerCoors National Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: May 30

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen of hispanic descent who is a junior or senior college student pursuing a degree in the field of business at a partnering university (list of partnering universities on sponsor's website). Minimum 3.0 GPA, full-time enrollment status, two letters of recommendation required.

 

Big John's Plumbing Business Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: July 25

Applicant must be planning on attending a college or university during the next semester and be taking or plan on taking business or business-related (accounting, finance, etc.) courses. Minimum 3.0 GPA and essay required.