The American Institute of CPAs announced that undergraduate and graduate-level accounting students can now apply online for scholarships for the 2014-15 academic year, including a new scholarship for students who have earned a finance-related associates degree and declared intent to major in accounting at a four-year college or university.
The AICPA Foundation Two-Year Transfer Scholarship awards $1,000 to recipients who have earned an associate’s degree in business, accounting, finance or economics with a declared intent to major in accounting at a four-year college or university.
“The AICPA recognizes that education is not one-size-fits-all, and everyone takes their own path to becoming a CPA,” stated Scott Moore, AICPA director, student and professional pathways. “By expanding our scholarship program to provide tuition assistance for students transferring from two-year colleges, we’re acknowledging the hard work of these future CPAs.”
The two-year transfer scholarship is the latest addition to the AICPA’s Legacy Scholars program, established in 2011 to award recipients with a one-year scholarship and offer continued benefits through the AICPA Legacy Scholars Alumni.
The AICPA will award more than 100 scholarships totaling more than $300,000 for the 2014-15 academic year.
“In addition to reviewing the scholarships offered through the AICPA’s Legacy Scholars program, I encourage all students to take advantage of ThisWayToCPA’s National Scholarship Search, which features more than 100 different accounting scholarships,” Moore said.
Students can learn more about the scholarships at
AICPA/Accountemps Student Scholarship AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students AICPA Foundation Two-Year Transfer Scholarship
