NASBA will fund and distribute a maximum of three grants totaling up to $25,000 for one-year research projects. Faculty and postdoctoral researchers at U.S. academic institutions are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.
Preferred research areas include, but are not limited to:
• Increase in accrediting bodies and their impact on accounting education
• Variables in accounting programs that impact CPA exam performance
• Impact of work/internship experience on the success of CPA exam candidates
• Effectiveness of non-traditional teaching and delivery methods.
• Characteristics of successful CPA Exam candidates
• Lack of appeal/barriers to entry into the accounting profession for underrepresented groups,
Grant proposals must be submitted electronically. The deadline for submission is 11:59 p.m., Central Time, April 14, 2016. Grant recipients will be announced Spring 2016.
For additional information regarding the NASBA Accounting Education Research Grants Program, head to NASBA’s