AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students 2014

Program Overview

The AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students provides financial awards to outstanding minority students to encourage their pursuit of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. Scholarship funding is provided by the AICPA Foundation, with contributions from the New Jersey Society of CPAs, the Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of CPAs, Virgin Islands Society of CPAs and Robert Half International.

Scholarship Background

The AICPA Minority Scholarship was created in 1969 with the purpose to increase the representation of ethnically diverse CPA professionals. For over four decades, this program has provided over $14.6 million in scholarships to over 8,000 accounting scholars.

Scholarship Amount/Payments

Recipients receive individual awards of up to $5,000 per academic year. Scholarship aid may be used only for the payment of expenses that directly relate to obtaining an accounting education (e.g.; tuition, fees, room and board, and/or books and materials only). Scholarship payments are sent directly to the student's financial aid office on behalf of the student at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.

How to Apply

All applicants must submit a completed scholarship application by April 1, 2014 at 11:59 p m  EST. The application process is completed in two rounds.  Students selected to advance to the second round will be notified via email by May 1, 2014. Round 2 applicants must provide additional documentation once notified of advancement (See “Round 2 Applicant Materials” below.)

A student may save his/her application and make changes up to April 1, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Once the applicant clicks the “submit application” button, no further changes can be made. Incomplete applications will not be accepted for review by the AICPA. You may confirm receipt or review the status of your application in the “My Application(s)” box on the “My Profile” page when logged into ThisWayToCPA.com.

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