SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARD PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT 2007-08 ARE LISTED BELOW; MOST PROGRAMS ARE FOR CONTINUING UPPER CLASS ACCOUNTING MAJORS. BE SURE TO CHECK THE SCHOOL OFFICES AND THIS WEBSITE FOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
For further information or application assistance and advice throughout 2007-08, please feel free to contact Dr. Tim Lockyer in the School, 312-362-5379, or by email.
NEW: The Virchow-Krause Scholarship at DePaul University,
to be awarded to an incoming first-year student.
NEW:
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship.
Information and applications available in the School offices, 6000 DePaul Center.
APRIL 18, 2008 DEADLINE.
Tax Executives Institute--Chicago Chapter
Professor's Awards
Two awards @ $1500
Application deadline: May 23, 2008.
TEI application for the 2007-08 program is here, and in the School of Accountancy offices.
The Charles & Selma Melvoin Fund
Student Essay Contest and Student Ethics Symposium
Fall 2007: Essay submission deadline January 9, 2008.
Spring 2008: Top finishers in the Fall quarter essay contest will compete for the $3000 Melvoin Ethics Prizes awarded at the Melvoin Student Ethics Symposium,
April 29, 2008.
Last year's Melvoin Student Ethics Symposium awardees were Jennifer Paruch, Natalie Garcia, and Patrick Phillips. Visit here for more information on the 2006-07 Melvoin Symposium.
For more information on the Melvoin Essay Contest and Student Ethics Symposium, click here.
Edward A. & Mary C. Goglin Accounting Essay and Presentation Contest
Prizes total $2000
For information on the Goglin Contest, click here , or read a report on 2007 the event.
Essay submission deadline: May 5, 2008
Ledger & Quill Alumni Association
Student Leadership Awards
Multiple at $1500, for upper class acounting majors.
Applications and information available in the School offices and here .
Application deadline: May 23, 2008.
Ledger & Quill Alumni Association
Student Merit Awards
Multiple, various amounts up to $1000, for undeclared students completing Acct. 101/102. .
Application and information are available here, and in the Schoool of Accountancy offices.
Application deadline: May 23, 2008.
Robert M. Peters Scholarships
Two @ $2500. By faculty nomination.
Application deadline: TBA Spring 2008.
Success Through Scholarship
Student Awards
Sponsored by the Success Through Scholarship Fund at DePaul University, in conjunction with the Illinois CPA Society and the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois.
Multiple, variable amount awards up to $3000.
Success scholarships are renewable into the senior year.
Application deadline: May 23, 2008.
(2007-08 information and application is here .)
More information on the following ICPAS scholarship programs is here. Application deadline for ALL ICPAS programs is November 30, 2007.
Illinois CPA Society
Accounting Scholarship Program
Funded by the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois
Awards are for post-baccalaureate tuition, to complete the Illinois educational requirement to sit for the CPA Exam. Four years of education must be completed by August 31, 2008, in order to be eligible.
Criteria: achievement, need, and 150-hour completion plans.
Multiple awards, up to $4000.
Application deadline November 30, 2007.
For further scholarship information and on-line application, contact the Illinois CPA Society here, or call Rachel Lewis at the ICPAS, 1-800-993-0407 X 216.
Illinois CPA Society Herman J. Neal Scholarships
for African American Accounting Students
Criteria: awards for junior, senior or fifth years; achievement, need, and 150-hour completion plans. Multiple awards, up to $4000.
For further scholarship information and on-line application, contact the Illinois CPA Society here, or call Rachel Lewis at the ICPAS, 1-800-993-0407 X 216.
(Neal Scholarship applicants for post-baccalaureate educational awards will be automatically considered for the ICPAS Accounting Scholarship Program.)
For further scholarship information and on-line application, contact the Illinois CPA Society here, or call Rachel Lewis at the ICPAS, 1-800-993-0407 X 216.
Application deadline November 30, 2007
Women's Executive Committee's
Advancing Women in Accounting Scholarships
Multiple, up to $4000, for high achieving female students in their final or fifth year, which includes graduate studies.
For further scholarship information and on-line application, contact the Illinois CPA Society here, or call Rachel Lewis at the ICPAS, 1-800-993-0407 X 216.
Application deadline November 30, 2007
SENIORS! ICPAS CPA Examination Award Program--awards of $741.91 each for reimbursement of the NASBA fee--and applications are acepted on an ongoing basis. Visit the ICPAS scholarship site above for more information.
Financial Executives International Chicago Chapter
Scholarship Competition
Multiple awards, approx. $15,000 total, ranging from $1250 to $3000.
Applications and information in School of Accountancy offices.
Applications are submitted to the School of Accountancy, one is selected, and the DePaul nominee is forwarded to FEI.
Application deadline January 10, 2008.
Deloitte Minority Accounting Scholarship / Internship Program,
Summer internship with Deloitte and
Junior-Senior year scholarship support.
Program offered Winter 2008, tba.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Minority Scholarship/Internship Program,
Internship with PWC and scholarship support for Junior and Senior years.
Program announcement, deadlines usually Winter 2008.
STUDENTS SHOULD ALSO CHECK OUT SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CPAs (AICPA). Enter "scholarships" in the website's search box.
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