Accounting Scholarships

The Accounting Department at the University of St. Thomas awards merit-based scholarships to current undergraduates declared as accounting majors who reach at least sophomore standing by the start of the next fall semester. Funding comes from corporations, public accounting firms, professional associations, and private donors, including memorial awards honoring faculty members Frank J. Coglitore and Patrick McGowan. Students apply by March 2027 and are notified at the Accounting Club Banquet. Contact Dr. Wen Yu in the Accounting Department for additional information about specific donor-funded awards within this program.

The Accounting Transfer Scholarship at Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business supports outstanding students transferring from a two-year college into the accounting major. The initial award is $1,000 for the first semester at Texas Tech and is renewable for one additional semester when recipients achieve at least a 3.5 GPA in their first semester, remain full-time, and enroll in required accounting courses. Initial eligibility requires at least 30 transferable hours with a 3.5 cumulative GPA, grades of A in ACCT 2300 and 2301 equivalents, admission to Rawls College, and enrollment in ACCT 3101, 3304, and 3307 during the first semester.

The Fifth Year Accounting Scholarship at UHD provides an initial six thousand dollars per academic year, paid as three thousand dollars each fall and spring semester, with a maximum lifetime award of twelve thousand dollars for students in the fifth-year accounting pathway. Awards are based on FAFSA-documented unmet financial need, requiring at least three thousand dollars of need in a semester. Eligibility details and the application process are published on the UHD Master of Professional Accountancy scholarships page referenced from the continuing-student scholarships listing. The scholarship supports Texas residents pursuing CPA licensure through UHD's accounting programs.

The Calhoun & Company Accounting Endowment supports full-time Austin Peay undergraduate juniors and seniors majoring in accounting who maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Preference is given to students from Hopkinsville, Kentucky and surrounding counties, and the scholarship is renewable while recipients continue to meet criteria. It aims to keep qualified accountants in the western Kentucky and northern Tennessee region served by the firm. Award amounts vary with endowment earnings rather than a published fixed figure.

Endowed accounting scholarship at Bemidji State University for undergraduates majoring in accounting who have demonstrated strong academic performance, leadership achievements, and financial need. The Department of Accountancy awards need-based and academic-performance scholarships through the centralized BSU Foundation Scholarship Application; no separate departmental form is required for campus-wide consideration. Incoming and continuing accountancy students must be accepted or enrolled at BSU and should file the FAFSA to document need. The Foundation Scholarship Application deadline is March 2 annually for all BSU foundation awards, with a February 1 priority window published for many scholarships.

The UIL State Accounting Scholarship at Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business rewards high-performing UIL State Meet accounting competitors who enroll as accounting majors. The initial award is $2,000 for the first semester, with continuing awards of $2,000 for the second, third, and fourth semesters when recipients maintain at least a 3.5 GPA and full-time enrollment. Eligible students must be one of the top six individual finishers in their UIL conference or a top-three scoring member of a first-place UIL accounting team, admitted to Texas Tech and Rawls College as an accounting major. Applications are due May 15.

The Justin Ebner Endowed Accounting Scholarship provides scholarship assistance to junior accounting majors at Santa Clara University who show a love of accounting and work to help and inspire others, honoring Justin Ebner, an accounting major who passed away during his junior year. Justin excelled in accounting courses and tutored classmates generously. The endowed fund supports students in perpetuity through annual distributions. Eligible declared accounting majors apply through the Accounting Department scholarship application, which typically opens in March and closes in early April, with awards presented at the annual Accounting Awards Dinner.

Endowed scholarship established by N. Douglas Butler, an NAU accounting alumnus, to support undergraduates pursuing a bachelor of science in accountancy at the W. A. Franke College of Business. Recipients must be full-time accounting sophomores, juniors, or seniors with a 3.0 or higher GPA and remaining cost of attendance not covered by other aid excluding loans. Awards are made through ScholarshipUniverse during the January 15 through April 15 application window. The Franke College scholarship committee matches applicants to endowed funds based on individual scholarship criteria.

The Scholarship of Distinction in Accounting supports outstanding UNA students pursuing the BBA in Accounting, Master of Accountancy, or related Sanders College accounting pathways. Awards can cover up to the full cost of tuition and are not stackable with UNA academic or presidential merit scholarships; they replace those awards for eligible recipients in designated programs. Applicants complete the Scholarship of Distinction in Accounting application on the UNA Scholarships of Distinction site and must meet program academic standards including a built-in probationary period. Recipients are selected from motivated students in UNA accounting programs with strong academic credentials.

Department of Accountancy scholarship at Bemidji State University for junior or senior accounting majors with a minimum 3.5 GPA who intend to enter public accounting after graduation. Awards are distributed through the centralized BSU Foundation Scholarship Application, which covers more than 450 departmental, alumni, and university scholarships with one form. Eligible students must be enrolled in the accountancy program and may strengthen their application by documenting leadership and extracurricular involvement on the foundation form. Apply after admission by the March 2 campus-wide deadline. File the FAFSA when seeking additional need-based awards in the same application cycle.