Scholarships
Looking for a better way to pay for college? Look no further. Below is a listing of NCACPA, AICPA, and other organizations’ scholarships that can help you on your way. Remember to contact your college financial aid office for other potential sources of financial aid.

• North Carolina CPA Foundation Scholarships
   
• 2009 Foundation Scholarship and McCoy Scholarship Winners
   
• Contribute to the NC CPA Foundation
   
• Outstanding Minority Accounting Student Scholarship
   
• AICPA, Organization, and CPA Firm Scholarships
   

North Carolina CPA Foundation Scholarships
In 2009, the North Carolina CPA Foundation’s annual merit scholarship program received a total of 130 applications from students at 38 North Carolina colleges, universities, and community colleges. Thanks to our members’ generous contributions, this year the Foundation was able to award 58 scholarships totaling $68,000 to very deserving students. Additionally, there were 13 awards totaling $13,000 made from the James L. McCoy Accounting Scholarship Endowment Fund.

The awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. In addition, all qualified applicants were offered a complimentary one-year NCACPA membership. Applications are available online from December 1 to February 10. To find out more, contact NCACPA at (800) 722-2836.

Outstanding Minority Accounting Student Scholarship
The North Carolina Association of CPAs, through the North Carolina CPA Foundation and the Minority Issues Committee, recognizes the extraordinary achievement, leadership, and talent of the state's top minority accounting students each year. This competitive, merit-based scholarship is designed to reward minority accounting students for their achievements both inside and outside the classroom and to support them on their way to a career in accounting. Please contact the Minority Issues Committee staff liaison at (800) 722-2836 for more information.

2009 Outstanding Minority Accounting Student Scholarship Winners

$3,000 Scholarship
Nichole Onome-Yembra, UNC—Chapel Hill
Read Nichole's essay

$1,000 Scholarships
Marc Xavier, North Carolina Central University
Darin Curtis, North Carolina State University

AICPA, Organization, and CPA Firm Scholarships

AICPA Graduate Accounting Scholarships

Liberal arts students wishing to pursue graduate accounting study can receive financial aid through the AICPA John L. Carey Scholarships Program. Scholarships are available to all liberal arts degree holders of any regionally-accredited U.S. institution who wish to pursue a CPA certificate. For more information on the John L. Carey Scholarship program, please visit www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/jlcs.

AICPA Minority Accounting Scholarships
AICPA offers a Minority Scholarships Program that supports minority accounting students at the undergraduate and several specific graduate level programs. Applications can be downloaded at: http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm

For more information about this program, please call Paulette Myers at (212) 596-6223 or visit http://www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/smas.htm.

Other AICPA and Organization Scholarships

Many organizations offer financial assistance to pursue an accounting education through scholarships. Scan this link for a partial list of scholarship opportunities. AICPA, Organizations, and Other Scholarships
 

2009 Foundation Scholarship Winners

$5,000 Scholarship               
Graham Hunt, North Carolina State University
Read Graham's essay

$4,000 Scholarship
Caroline Gibson, North Carolina State University

$2,000 Scholarship (Tied)
Rachel Greene, Meredith College
Sean Kerschen, Wake Forest University
Adam Ward, North Carolina State University

$1,000 Scholarship
Allison Baker, UNC—Chapel Hill
Daniel Booth, Campbell University
Bryan Collins, High Point University
Erin Collins Jones, UNC—Chapel Hill
Fred Duyck, North Carolina State University
Camron Faulkner, UNC—Wilmington
Shannon Ford, North Carolina State University
Rachel Gable, North Carolina State University
Kathryn Godbold, North Carolina State University
Kristy Grady, East Carolina University
John Gravitt, Chowan University
Olivia Grieser, North Carolina State University
Lindsay Hackett, UNC—Greensboro
Amanda Hayes, UNC—Chapel Hill
Mary Higginbotham, North Carolina State University
David Hutto, North Carolina State University
Lucile Jackson, High Point University
George Kariuki, North Carolina State University
Jared Korver, Appalachian State University
Sydney Linney, UNC—Chapel Hill
Maria Maldonado, East Carolina University
Michelle McCullough, Davidson County Community College
Kossandra McDuffie, North Carolina State University
Thaddaeus McKinnon, Appalachian State University
Kyle Minges, UNC—Chapel Hill
Robert Mitchell Jr., East Carolina University
Clay Nowlin, Wingate University
Manda Ritch, Meredith College
Daniel Roebuck, East Carolina University
Allison Scott, North Carolina State University
Donna Scott, North Carolina State University
Manjeet Singh, UNC—Greensboro
Jennifer Smyla, UNC—Chapel Hill
Kathleen Stefanick , North Carolina State University
Elizabeth Taylor, North Carolina State University
George Timmons, UNC—Chapel Hill
Deborah Trout, North Carolina State University
William Weeks, North Carolina State University
Margaret Williams, East Carolina University
Douglas Wilson, UNC—Chapel Hill 

McCoy Scholarship Winners—$1,000 
Loretta Byrd, North Carolina State University
Bunyanech Corbett, Alamance Community College
Sydnie Fiesel, UNC—Pembroke
Abner Hunter II, UNC—Greensboro
Lucile Jackson, High Point University
George Kariuki, North Carolina State University
David Kaylor, UNC—Asheville
Robert Rouse, Wake Technical Community College
Donna Scott, Lenoir Community College
Kathleen Stefanick, North Carolina State University
Effa Tadrus, Central Piedmont Community College
Deborah Trout, North Carolina State University
Robert Willis, Johnston Community College