By Will Geiger

Will Geiger is the co-founder of Scholarships360 and has a decade of experience in college admissions and financial aid. He is a former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Kenyon College where he personally reviewed 10,000 admissions applications and essays. Will also managed the Kenyon College merit scholarship program and served on the financial aid appeals committee. He has also worked as an Associate Director of College Counseling at a high school in New Haven, Connecticut. Will earned his master’s in education from the University of Pennsylvania and received his undergraduate degree in history from Wake Forest University.

Updated: September 7th, 2021

Are you a student who loves numbers? Maybe math is your favorite class? If this sounds like you, then accounting may be a great option for a college major. Accounting is all about working with financial data and provides a wide range of career options. Accounting is also a lucrative career, with an average salary of over $70,000 per year. Students interested in accounting as a career should apply to accounting scholarships to help pay for their education.

Jump ahead to:

• Top Accounting Scholarships
• Summary of Accounting Scholarships
• Upcoming Scholarships

-Keep on reading to learn all about the eligibility, deadlines, and amounts for the top accounting scholarships!

Top accounting scholarships in 2021

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

• Eligibility: Women of any age pursuing a business program with major field of specialization in accounting, economics, finance, business management, marketing, and more
• Amount: $8,000
• Deadline: Contact your local club for the deadlines, which are usually between April and August of each year

Ted Rollins Eco Scholarship 

• Eligibility: Undergraduate students and high school seniors planning on earning a business or sustainability degree
• Amount: $1,000
• Deadline: December and June 1st of each year

AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

• Eligibility: Minority students studying accounting
• Amount: $5,000
• Deadline: March 1, 2022

CMA Scholarship Program

• Eligibility: Students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or individuals planning to attend a graduate degree program may apply for the scholarship. 
• Amount: $1,000 to $5,000 
• Deadline: Rolling (year round)

 Summary of accounting scholarships

1. Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship
2. Ted Rollins Eco Scholarship
3. AICPA Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
4. CMA Scholarship Program

Upcoming accounting scholarships

$1,000 WayUp Aspiring Accountant Scholarship

• Eligibility: Undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in accounting or a recent graduate who hopes to begin an accounting career.
• Amount: $1,000

AICPA Foundation Scholarship for Future CPAs

• Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate accounting students with a major GPA of 3.0. Students must also have completed 30 semester hours of school.
• Amount: $5,000
• Opens: December 1, 2021

AICPA Foundation Two-year Transfer Scholarship Award

• Eligibility: Students who are studying at a two year or community college who intend to transfer to a four year college and major in accounting.
• Amount: $5,000
• Opens: December 1, 2021

AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship Award

• Eligibility: Liberal arts and non-business majors who are pursuing a graduate degree in accounting.
• Amount: $5,000
• Opens: December 1, 2021

AICPA/Robert Half Student Scholarship Award

• Eligibility: Undergraduate or graduate accounting students with demonstrated financial need. Students must also have completed 30 semester hours of school.
• Amount: $10,000
• Opens: December 21, 2021

AWSCPA Scholarship Award

• Eligibility: Female accounting students as undergraduates or graduates.
• Amount: $5,000
• Opens: December 1, 2021

Lily Pabilona Emerging Entrepreneur Scholarship

• Eligibility: Asian American high school, graduate and post-graduate students pursuing a career in entrepreneurship
• Amount: $1,000 to $5,000
• Opens: February 1, 2022