Accounting Scholarships
The MNCPA is proud to support the next generation of accounting professionals by providing scholarships through endowments established at the following schools. Scholarship availability, eligibility requirements and application processes may vary by school. Check directly with each school’s financial aid or accounting department for specific details.
Augsburg College Minnesota State University, Mankato
Bemidji State Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Bethel University Saint John's University
College of St. Benedict St. Cloud State University
College of St. Scholastica University of Minnesota - Carlson School
Concordia College - Moorhead University of Minnesota - Duluth
Gustavus Adolphus College University of St. Thomas
Metropolitan State University Winona State University
The accounting industry provides hundreds of thousands of dollars in aid to students pursuing accounting degrees. Below is a listing of some of those programs. You can also search the internet for other scholarship and financial aid opportunities.
AICPA Foundation CPA Exam Grant
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Recipient: Current students and graduates who are CPA candidates with some of the costs associated with taking the CPA Exam.
Amount: Up to $1,000
AICPA website
AICPA Foundation Fellowship for Accounting Doctoral Students
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Recipient: CPAs starting or already pursuing a full-time accounting Ph.D. or DBA degree at an AACSB-accredited accounting/business school who demonstrate significant potential to become accounting educators.
Amount: $15,000
AICPA website
AICPA Foundation Scholarship for Future CPAs
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Recipient: Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate-level degree in accounting or an accounting-related major. Planning to pursue the CPA licensure but not presently a CPA.
Amount: $3,000 - $10,000
AICPA website
AICPA Foundation Two-Year Transfer Scholarship Award
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Recipient: Currently completing courses at a two-year college/university planning to transfer with a declared intent to major in accounting or an accounting-related field at a four-year college/university. Planning to pursue the CPA licensure but not presently a CPA.
Amount: $5,000
AICPA website
AFWA Undergraduate Scholarships
Sponsor: Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance
Recipient: College students who are past their sophomore year and are pursuing an undergraduate degree in accounting or finance.
Amount: Varies
AFWA Website
AFWA Master’s Scholarships
Sponsor: Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance
Recipient: Individuals enrolled in a master’s program in pursuit of an accounting or finance degree at an accredited college or university. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Amount: Varies
AFWA Website
Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Recipient: Full-time students enrolled in accounting, business administration, finance or criminal justice programs. Graduate or undergraduate students.
Amount: $2,000 - $10,000
Information: (800) 245-3321
ACFE website
Vets covered for CPA exam
Sponsor: Department of Veterans Affairs
Recipient: Veterans in any state can take and have the expense of the CPA exam eligible for reimbursement.
Amount: Up to $2,000
Department of Veterans Affairs website
The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting Scholarship
Sponsor: Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA)
Recipient: Women pursuing accounting degrees at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels.
Amount: $1,000 - $16,000
Information: (937) 424-3391
EFWA website
Betty Jo Harker Professional Development Scholarship
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Part-time students with career interest in state and local government finance.
Amount: $10,000
Information: (312) 977-9700
GFOA website
Clark Burrus Public Service Academic Scholarship (formerly Minorities in Government Finance Scholarship)
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
Amount: $10,000
Information: (312) 977-9700
GFOA website
Deloitte Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU)
Recipient: Full- or part-time undergraduate student pursuing a degree related to accounting, business, or technology at a HACU member institution.
Amount: $2,500/semester over the course of four semesters (totaling $10,000)
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Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Undergraduate or graduate student enrolled full-time preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
Amount: $10,000
Information: (312) 977-9700
GFOA website
Goldberg-Miller Public Finance Scholarship
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Full-time graduate student preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
Amount: $20,000
Information: (312) 977-9700
GFOA website
Jeffrey L. Esser Career Development Scholarship
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Part-time students pursuing an associate’s degree in public admin, governmental accounting, finance, or business admin (with a focus on government). Must have been employed for at least three years by one or more state or local governments.
Amount: $5,000-$15,000
GFOA website
Laurels Fund
Sponsor: Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA)
Recipient: Women pursuing a PhD in business with a concentration in accounting. Applicants must be attending an AACSB-accredited college or university.
Amount: $3,000
EFWA Website
Louisan Mamer Fellowship
Sponsor: Women’s International Network of Utility Professionals
Recipient: Women seeking advanced degrees in fields related to the utility industry including careers in engineering, business admin, accounting, environmental sciences, communication, information tech and more.
Amount: $500
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Lyle Mamer Fellowship
Sponsor: Women’s International Network of Utility Professionals
Recipient: Women seeking advanced degrees in fields related to the utility industry including careers in engineering, business admin, accounting, environmental sciences, communication, information tech and more.
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Minnesota Association of Public Accountants Scholarship
Sponsor: Minnesota Association of Public Accountants
Recipient: Accounting students in Minnesota who intend to practice in the field of public accounting and maintain a 2.5 GPA or higher.
Amount: $750
MAPA Website
NABA Scholarship Programs
Sponsor: National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
Recipient: African-American who is a full-time undergraduate or graduate business major and a NABA member who meets a minimum GPA requirement.
Amount: $1,000 - $10,000
Information: (301) 474-6222
NABA website
North Star Promise
Sponsor: Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Recipient: Minnesota residents with a family Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) below $80,000.
Amount: Covers the remaining costs for tuition and fees after all other aid has been awarded.
North Star Promise website
RSM's Power Your Transition Community College Scholarship
Sponsor: RSM US LLP
Recipient: Community college student who will graduate in spring/summer with an associate’s degree with a 3.0 GPA or above, who plans to attend a four-year college or university bachelor’s degree program in business or technology by the fall.
Amount: Up to $10,000
RSM website
Surety Bond Authority Scholarship
Sponsor: Surety Bond Authority
Recipient: High school and College students seeking an accounting, banking, finance, or business-related degree.
Amount: $1,500
Surety Bond Authority Website
The Stantec Equity & Diversity Scholarship
Sponsor: Stantec
Recipient: Students studying any of the STEAM fields. Applicants will need to create a login through the international scholarship and tuition services (ists).
Amount: $1,500-$10,000
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