Scholarship Opportunities

Applicants to the MACC and MTAX programs are automatically considered for School of Accountancy Graduate Scholarships at the time they apply. No additional scholarship application is required when a student applies to the MACC or MTAX program by March 1st. School of Accountancy Graduate Scholarships typically range from $2,000 to $6,000 per year and are offered primarily to students who demonstrate a superior record of academic accomplishment in their application materials. The School of Accountancy also awards numerous donor scholarships, these scholarships have a variety of criteria students must meet, and all students that meet that criteria will be considered.

• ASCPA Scholarship 
  The ASCPA Foundation for Education and Innovation will issue two $2,000 senior/grad scholarships. Interested students should complete the application and return it to the School of Accountancy office in BA 223Q no later than February 3rd addressed to "Attn: Scholarship Committee".
• Dr. William Huizingh and Mr. John Mumford Scholarship 
  The school's most prestigious scholarship is the Huizingh - Mumford Scholarship. John Mumford, alumnus of the School of Accountancy, has given this endowment to recognize and honor the outstanding teaching of Dr. William Huizingh, Professor Emeritus of Accountancy, and to attract outstanding students to the ASU accountancy degree programs. This is a one to five year academic scholarship, renewable on an annual basis (see “Terms and Conditions” for criteria). Recipients are awarded $3,000 per academic year during undergraduate study and $5,000 during graduate work. The ASU Student Financial Assistance Office disburses funds at the beginning of the fall and spring semesters.
• Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
  This program provides awards to outstanding minority students to encourage their selection of accounting as a major and their ultimate entry into the profession. Funding is provided by the AICPA Foundation, with contributions from the New Jersey Society of CPAs and Robert Half International. For four decades, this program has provided over $14 million in scholarships to approximately 8,000 accounting scholars.
• RSM McGladrey-FEI Academic Scholarship 
  The Arizona Chapter of Financial Executives International is now accepting applications for its annual academic award program, the 2012 RSM McGladrey-FEI Academic Excellence Award. Our academic award program, which the Arizona Chapter has sponsored for over seventeen years, supports Arizona university students specializing in accounting and/or finance in order to continue a legacy of strong financial leaders for Arizona companies and organizations. The Committee will select one candidate per university for an award that will be presented at the Chapter dinner meeting on April 10th at the Phoenix Country Club, 7th Street at Thomas Road near downtown Phoenix.  The Academic Award will be $2,000 per Award Winner. Application deadline: March 5^th.
• ASWA Mesa Scholarship 
  The ASWA Mesa East Valley (American Society of Women Accountants) Chapter is currently sponsoring a $500 scholarships to be awarded in for FY2012-2013. The application deadline is July 10th.
• AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students 
  This scholarship awards up to $12,000 for nearly 20 full-time minority accounting doctoral students. The deadline for this scholarship is April 1, 2010.
  
• The Memorial Education Fund (MEF) Scholarship
  The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) offers scholarships to accounting and finance students. An IMA student member pursuing study in accounting or finance as an undergraduate or graduate student is eligible for the Memorial Education Fund (MEF) Scholarship and the Stuart Cameron and Margaret McCloud Memorial (SCMS) Scholarship.
  MEF Scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,500. One student will be chosen from the MEF Scholarship pool of applicants to receive the SCMS Scholarship in the amount of $5,000. The SCMS Scholarship recipient will also receive lodging, transportation and registration costs for both the IMA Annual Conference and Exposition and the IMA Student Leadership Conference.
• AZ ACFE Chapter Scholarship 
  This application is for the AZ ACFE Chapter Scholarship for the Fall/Spring 2011/12 academic year. Scholarship Awards in the amount of $1,000 each will be made to up to four exceptional students who best demonstrate integrity, a passion for fighting fraud and a commitment to the profession.  Applicants must be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student taking at least twelve semester hours or full-time equivalent each term, presently in attendance at any Accredited Arizona University. Applicants must also have a declared major in Accounting, Criminology, or Criminal Justice.  Applications will be accepted from February 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011.
• AGA Scholarship
  The Phoenix Chapter Association of Government Accountants (AGA) is pleased to announce the opportunity for eligible undergraduate/graduate students to apply for a college scholarship. There will be one (1) scholarship awarded for $1,000, which can be used for student educational expenses.
  
  The Scholarship recipient will also be awarded a one year Special Student Membership in the Phoenix Chapter AGA, which will entitle him or her to attend chapter meetings and educational events, receive chapter and national publications, access job opportunities through AGA’s online Job Bank,enhance professional development, network with other professionals, and the many other benefits of becoming an AGA member.
  
  An AGA Phoenix Chapter Scholarship Application is available for download on the chapter website AGA Phoenix. The scholarship application deadline is December 31, 2011. We look forward to and appreciate your participation in our scholarship program.
  
  If you have any questions regarding this scholarship, please feel free to contact Michelle Brooks, the Scholarship Committee Chair by email at scholarships@agaphoenix.org