Scholarships

Board of Directors Scholarship
Applications may be submitted for the North Dakota Society of CPAs (NDSCPA) “Board of Directors” scholarship, a $500 gift. This award will be presented in the Spring.

The recipient must be an NDSCPA student member or affiliate, who intends to write the CPA Exam and become a CPA. Applicants must provide a narrative (less that 150 words) about why they are pursuing the CPA credential. Applicants are to apply online, and must have completed Intermediate Accounting by the time of application. From among the applicants, staff will select a group of 3 finalists, based on the narrative content, and such preference items as Society involvement, intention to pursue a career in North Dakota, and other factors. To become a student member or affiliate, see ndscpa.org/studentForm.htm.

In the past, the award has been presented under the name of Roy Janz, one of North Dakota’s first CPAs. His certificate number was number 18, granted in 1925. Mr. Janz served as President of the North Dakota CPA Society from 1948 to 1949.

The CPA Society is an association of about 1500 CPAs that provides various services to the CPA profession, including education, information and legislative support. Application instructions for the award can be found at: ndscpa.org/scholarship-board.htm

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NDSCPA Foundation Awards
The Society of CPAs Foundation is an affiliate of the CPA Society that awards scholarship grants to accounting students. The Foundation's main revenue sources are dues statement "checkoffs", other direct contributions, and a fundraising effort during the annual CPA Convention. To apply for a scholarship, students should contact the chair of their accounting department.

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Other Scholarships
AICPA Scholarship
Applications for the AICPA scholarship program are available for download at (www.aicpa.org/members/div/career/mini/index.htm). These are available to minority students who have satisfactorily completed at least 30 semester hours (45 quarter hours) of college work, with at least six semester hours in accounting, and have an overall and accounting grade point average of at least 3.3.

Undergraduate students must be enrolled on a full-time basis at a four-year or upper division institution. Graduate students enrolled in a five-year accounting program or in a master's level program in accounting, business administration, finance or taxation are also eligible.

For details click here.

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