Top Accounting Scholarships in 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.

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

Top Accounting Scholarships in 2021

$1,000 Fund Your Future No Essay Scholarship

Eligibility: Graduate/masters students in accounting, STEM, nursing, and business
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: July 31, 2021

$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
Deadline: June 1, 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: June 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
Deadline: June 30, 2021

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

Expired Scholarships

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
Deadline: March 1, 2021 (Opens December 1, 2020)

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
Deadline: March 1, 2021 (Opens December 1, 2020)

AICPA John L. Carey Scholarship Award

Eligibility: Liberal arts and non-business majors who are pursuing a graduate degree in accounting.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: March 1, 2021 (Opens December 1, 2020)

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
Deadline: March 1, 2021 (Opens December 21, 2020)

AICPA Scholarship Award for Minority Accounting Students

Eligibility: Students who identify as Asian, Black, African American, Hispanic, Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander or another ethnic minority who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting.
Amount: $3,000 to $5,000
Deadline: March 1, 2021 (Opens December 1, 2020)

AWSCPA Scholarship Award

Eligibility: Female accounting students as undergraduates or graduates.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: March 1, 2021 (Open on December 1, 2021)

GreenPal Business Scholarship

Eligibility: High school seniors and college students majoring in business, economics, or finance
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: November 15, 2020

About 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.