Awards & Scholarships — Other Scholarship Resources

Many organizations offer financial assistance to students pursuing an accounting education. Check out these links to find other scholarships available to accounting students. Remember to contact your college financial aid office for other potential sources of financial aid.

General scholarship information 

AccountingWEB 

  • AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship
    Recipient: Full-time students majoring in accounting, completed at least one semester or two trimesters; graduate or undergraduate level       
    Amount: $1,000 per year

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

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  • Scholarships for Minority Accounting Students
    Sponsor:     (AICPA)/Minority Initiatives Committee
    Recipient: Minority accounting student at the undergraduate level or in an approved graduate program
    Amount: Up to $5,000
    Information: (212) 596-6270
  • Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
    Recipient:     Doctoral Program students with a Master's Degree or 3 years professional accounting experience 
    Amount:     Up to $12,000 per year/renewable for 5 years
    Information:     (212) 596-6270
  • John L. Carey Scholarships
    Recipient: Liberal Arts degree holders pursuing graduate studies in accounting 
    Amount:     $5,000 per year 
    Information: (212) 596-6221 
    Email: educat@aicpa.org
  • AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship 
    Sponsor: (AICPA)/Accountemps 
    Recipient: Accounting student at the undergraduate level or in an approved graduate program
    Amount: Up to $2,500
    Information: (212) 596-6270

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Becker Professional Education
  • CPA Exam Review  
    Recipient: Seniors in final year or graduate students who have met (or will meet at time of graduation) exam requirements and are interested in sitting for the CPA Exam
    Amount: $3,245 value 
    Information:     (877) CPA-3424

Deloitte and Touche Foundation

  • Doctoral Fellowship Program
    Recipient: Doctoral accounting student who has completed two or more semesters
    Amount:     $5,000 during final year/$15,000 during subsequent year of writing a dissertation 
    Information:     (203) 761-3424

Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA); American Women's Society of CPAs, and the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA)

  • Educational Foundation Scholarship
    Recipient: Accounting major with 60 completed semester hours 
    Amount: $1,000–$4,000 
    Information: AWSCPA (800) 297-2721 ASWA (800) 326-2163

KPMG Foundation

National Association of Black Accountants

  • NABA National Scholarships    
    Recipient: NABA member who maintains an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher and is currently enrolled in a college or university at the undergraduate level or above   
    Amount:     $500–$6,000   
    Information: (301) 474-6222

National Society of Accountants (NSA)

  • NSA Scholarships 
    Recipient: Accounting student at the undergraduate level
    Amount: $500–$1,000   
    Information: (703) 549-6400 or (800) 966-6679

PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Scholars Program 
    Recipient: Minority business students who maintain a 3.3 GPA 
    Amount:     $5,000 per year

Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (TCVSCPA)