The Illinois CPA Society is accepting applications for 2021-2022 academic scholarships.
More than 40 scholarships worth up to $4,000 each will be awarded via the Accounting Scholarship Program. Applicants must be accounting students enrolled at local Illinois colleges who have demonstrated financial need, notable academic achievement and leadership attributes. The application process will require just one completed application to apply for any and all of the student scholarships.
The accounting profession is making an effort to attract more young accountants to fill the pipeline of retiring CPAs, especially looking to expand diversity.
“Pursuing my passion for accounting hasn’t always been easy due to family hardships, but this scholarship is making it possible for me to be the first member of my family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree and prepare for the CPA exam,” said Jianna Keska, a Dominican University student who received the ICPAS Women’s Executive Committee Advancing Women in Accounting Scholarship in 2020. “It’s absolutely worth the time it takes to apply.”
This year's scholarships include:
- Illinois CPA Society Accounting Scholarships for seniors or graduate students (with a separate scholarship application for minority freshman);
- Herman J. Neal Accounting Scholarships for African American juniors, seniors or graduate students;
- James A. Sikich Visionary Scholarships for seniors or graduate students;
- Jovencio P. and Violeta R. Mangahas Accounting Scholarships for seniors or graduate students; and
- Women’s Executive Committee Advancing Women in Accounting Scholarships for female seniors or graduate students.
The application deadline for the scholarships is April 1, 2021. More information is available on ICPAS's
