
Scholarships
Amount: $15,000. About: The AICPA Foundation Fellowship for Accounting Doctoral Students is meant for “CPAs with recent accounting experience who want to serve as role models and mentors to young people in the academic environment.” Each year, the foundation awards multiple $15,000 fellowships to CPAs who are starting or are already pursuing a full-time accounting
Amount: $5,000. About: The American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) Diversity Scholarship is annually awarded to minority college and university students to help them study abroad. Applicants must demonstrate high academic achievement and/or participate in community service activities. Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior Eligible Majors: All majors Residency Requirement:
Amount: Varies. About: Each year, AFCEA Washington, DC awards STEM scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, live within the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (greater DC area), be either graduating from high school or transitioning from a two-year community college to a four-year college or university, and
Amount: $500-$5,000. About: The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America holds an annual college scholarship essay contest for high school seniors, for which the grand prize winner is granted a $5,000 scholarship. Entrants must write a 1,200 to 1,500-word essay describing the impact of Alzheimer’s disease on themselves, their families, or their communities, and what they have
Amount: Varies. About: Offered by Adoption STAR, the Academic Scholarship Program annually provides scholarships to high-achieving high school seniors who were adopted or live in foster care. Applicants must possess good character, demonstrate high academic achievement and progress, have been adopted or in foster care, and be a high school senior with plans to attend