The NC CPA Foundation offers three scholarship levels to support aspiring CPAs. Your eligibility will determine which scholarship level you qualify for—the application will automatically match you with the appropriate option.
To apply for an NC CPA Foundation Scholarship, you must be an NCACPA member, and either (i) enrolled in a North Carolina college/university and attending on campus, or (ii) enrolled in an online program provided by a North Carolina college/university and residing in North Carolina. Student membership is FREE and simple to obtain through this link. Previous scholarship recipients are eligible to reapply each year.
The 2024 scholarship application window is now closed. Thank you to all who applied! Selected applicants will be notified on Friday, December 6.
Who Should Apply?
The Foundation seeks applicants who understand the critical role that CPAs play in our society and who are eager to join a profession built on a commitment to serve the public interest. The CPA of the future must have the ability to analyze complex information and communicate it in ways that people can understand.
The Foundation encourages applications from students who:
- Enjoy finding practical significance in abstract ideas
- Have strong interpersonal skills
- Are technologically adept
- Highly disciplined
- Equally productive, whether working alone or with others
Applicants are asked to provide information demonstrating that they possess these traits or have the potential to develop them.
Foundation Scholarship Levels
COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
$1,500 SCHOLARSHIPS
The Foundation offers scholarships to students enrolled at North Carolina community colleges are pursuing a two-year associate degree with the intent to enroll in a four-year program and have the potential to become a CPA.
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM
$2,000 SCHOLARSHIPS
Four-year college/university students are encouraged to apply if they are enrolled in a program that will allow them: 1) to achieve the accounting concentration required to sit for the CPA Exam or 2) to earn the undergraduate hours needed to enroll in a graduate program in order to achieve the concentration.
GRADUATE
PROGRAM
$2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS
Students enrolled in a graduate accounting program that will allow them to achieve the accounting concentration required to sit for the CPA Exam are encouraged to apply.