Accounting Scholarships/Financial Assistance
Financial aid helps you cover the costs of your college education. Most financial aid is given on the basis of eligibility or need, which is determined by the school you are attending, information you provide about you and your family's ability to pay for your education and a set of formulas established by law.
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 Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Recipient: Minority doctoral program students who show significant potential to become accounting educators.
Amount: Up to $12,000 per year
AICPA website
AICPA Foundation CPA Exam Scholarship
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 $5,000-$10,000
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
AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Recipient: Liberal arts degree holders pursuing graduate studies in accounting and the CPA licensure.
Amount: $5,000 per year
AICPA website
AICPA/PCPS George Willie Ethnically Diverse Student Schoalrship
Sponsor: Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) in collaboration with the AICPA Foundation
Recipient: Minority accounting students pursuing studies in accounting-related majors at the undergraduate or graduate level. CPAs are not eligible for scholarship.
Amount: $10,000
AICPA website
AICPA Scholarship Award for Minority Accounting Students
Sponsor: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)/Minority Initiatives Committee
Recipient: Minority accounting students pursuing studies in accounting-related majors at the undergraduate or graduate level. CPAs are not eligible for scholarship.
Amount: $2,500 - $10,000
AICPA 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
Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA)
Sponsor: Department of Defense
Recipient: Military spouses of active duty service members.
Amount: Up to $4,000 in financial assistance toward education and testing
MyCAA 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
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
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
Government Finance Professional Development Scholarship
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Graduate student enrolled part-time preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
Amount: $10,000
Information: (312) 977-9700
GFOA website
Minorities in Government Finance
Sponsor: The Government Finance Officers Association
Recipient: Minority undergraduate or graduate student preparing for a career in state and local government finance.
Amount: $10,000
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
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
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
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: $10,000
RSM 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
Stantec Website
