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
   
• Outstanding Minority Accounting Student Scholarship
   
• AICPA, Organization, and CPA Firm Scholarships
   
• 2008 Foundation Scholarship Winners
   
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North Carolina CPA Foundation Scholarships
In 2008, the Foundation’s annual merit scholarship program received a total of 125 applications from students at 28 North Carolina colleges, universities, and community colleges. Thanks to our members’ generous contributions, this year the Foundation was able to award 44 scholarships totaling $55,000 to very deserving students. 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.

NCACPA has partnered with one of its most popular educational speakers, James L. McCoy, CPA, to award a scholarship  benefiting deserving North Carolina accounting students who have demonstrated academic achievement and financial need. Each year NCACPA donates proceeds from at least one of Jim McCoy’s educational seminars to the fund. The endowment fund is administered by the North Carolina CPA Foundation. McCoy Fund recipients are selected from eligible applicants for the Foundation scholarships. 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. The top award is $3,000, with two second place awards being given in the amount of $1,000 each.

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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
 

2008 Foundation Scholarship Winners
Thanks to the generous donations of NCACPA members, the Foundation was able to award more financial assistance this year than ever before. In 2008, the Foundation’s annual merit scholarship program received a total of 125 applications from students at 28 North Carolina colleges, universities, and community colleges. Thanks to our members’ generous contributions, this year the Foundation was able to award 44 scholarships totaling $55,000 to very deserving students.

$5,000 Scholarship
Jeffrey Goller, North Carolina State University

$4,000 Scholarship
Allison Ellmers, Elon University

$3,000 Scholarship
McKinley Mann, UNC—Chapel Hill

$2,000 Scholarships (Tied)
Shawn Hughey, Wake Technical Community College
Charles Roberts, UNC—Wilmington

$1,000 Scholarships
Daniel Armistead, Wake Technical Community College
Scott Bearrows, UNC—Chapel Hill
Veronica Beichner, UNC—Wilmington
Brittany Bumphus, North Carolina A & T State University
Greyson Burnett, North Carolina State University
Brenda Burton, Meredith College
Tara Carrington, Western Carolina University
Jacob Case, North Carolina State University
Jan-Rae Castillo, UNC—Wilmington
Brandi Clark, North Carolina Central University
Jared Cronk, North Carolina State University
Samantha Davis, Wingate University
Dean Duke, North Carolina State University
Taylor Eckel, North Carolina State University
Brenda Eldridge, UNC—Pembroke
Shamair Faison, UNC—Wilmington
Lindsey Ferguson, Western Carolina University
Jordan Frutig, UNC—Charlotte
Rachel Gable, North Carolina State University
David Geci, North Carolina State University
Whitney Goodson, UNC—Chapel Hill
Brandon Gray, East Carolina University
Brittany Gregory, North Carolina A & T State University
Ashley Gwaltney, East Carolina University
Bren Hall, UNC—Wilmington
Melanie Holmes, Haywood Community College
Kingsley Ikharo, North Carolina Central University
Will Kaylor, UNC—Asheville
Sean Kerschen, Wake Forest University
Ji Kim, North Carolina State University
Elizabeth Lee, North Carolina State University
Allayna Lopossay, North Carolina State University
Matthew Mastin, Wilkes Community College
Essie McLoughlin, North Carolina State University
Sarah Miller, North Carolina State University
Sarah Moore,Pfeiffer University
Angela Parris, Alamance Community College
Laura Pennington, Belmont Abbey College
Brooke Powell, North Carolina State University
Meredith Puntch, North Carolina State University
Adam Robinson, North Carolina State University
Amanda Salerno, North Carolina State University
Reid Satter, UNC—Charlotte
Doasheena Sullivan, North Carolina State University
Brandon Veler, North Carolina State University