Minority Accounting Student Scholarship

For the purpose of this scholarship, minority students are defined as those of Black, Native American/Alaskan Native, Middle Eastern, Asian or Pacific Islander, or Hispanic ethnic origin.

ELIGIBILITY

A) Be an NCACPA member (NCACPA student membership is FREE! If you aren't already a student member, join today)

B) Be enrolled as a full-time accounting student in an accredited North Carolina college or university

C) Have lived in North Carolina for the last year

D) Have completed at least four college or university level accounting courses.

E) Have completed at least 36 semester hours (or equivalent) by the start of the spring semester.

F) Have both a cumulative and accounting course work GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

REQUIREMENTS

A) Completed Application

B) Submission of an 500-750 word essay in Microsoft Word on one of the approved topics

C) Submission of an Unofficial Transcript

D) Submission of two Letters of Recommendation

E) Participation on a phone or face-to-face interview with reviewers if selected as a top candidate