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Help Spread the Word to Students: accounting, business, finance, and information systems scholarships are available


The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) is the national professional organization for Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in the United States. The AICPA supports several scholarship programs for undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in business and accounting.

Listed below are descriptions of each program. Eligibility criteria and application forms are available online at https://www.aicpa.org/aec.

John L. Carey Scholarship - ten $5,000 scholarships to liberal arts degree holders who are preparing to enter a graduate accounting program.

Deadline: April 1, 2008

AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students - financial awards of up to $5,000 to undergraduate and graduate minority accounting students.

Deadline: June 2, 2008

AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students - awards nearly 20 minority doctoral students up to $12,000 each to increase the number of accounting educators who are also CPAs.

Deadline: April 1, 2008

AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship - five $2,500 scholarships to students pursuing a degree in accounting, finance or information systems.

Deadline: April 1, 2008

Questions or comments can be directed to the AICPA's Academic & Career Development Team by e-mail at educat@aicpa.org  


Ramon L. Rodriguez
Financial Aid Department
02/08/2008