Amount: $7,000. About: Offered by New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, the NJSCPA High School Seniors is a $7,000 award to support college-bound New Jersey high school seniors intending to major in accounting or obtain a concentration in accounting which includes not less than 24 accounting credits. Applicants must be students with a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or minimum 1260 SAT OR 26 ACT score (if taken) are eligible; college-bound high school seniors intending to major in accounting or obtain a concentration in accounting at a four- or two-year institution; applicants must meet the same academic GPA/test requirements as the other high school applicants but must also identify as an ethnic minority.
Eligible Grade Levels: College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior, High School Senior
Eligible Majors: Accounting
Residency Requirement: New Jersey
Minimum GPA: No GPA requirement
Deadline: December 9. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.