TXCPA scholarship

Monday Sept 216 2022

he Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of CPAs is pleased to announce that we are accepting scholarship applications for the 2022-23 academic year.  Last year, the Foundation awarded $129,500 in scholarships to students intending to earn the CPA credential in Texas.  This year the Foundation has planned to award 5 additional scholarships of $1,000 each to community college students.  Your school is allowed a maximum of two applications.  We ask that you follow these steps in connection with this scholarship program:

 

1. Distribute the application link: https://txcpa.secure-platform.com:443/a to the two students eligible to apply for the scholarship.  Students must complete and submit the application online.

 

2. Prior to the deadline, a list of applicants from your university will be sent and the department chair will be asked to confirm the nominations.

 

3. Applicants must submit electronically a current transcript during the application process. The selection committee will not consider an application unless a transcript has been received.  If the applicant has attended more than one university, the cumulative college transcript should show grades and credit received from all previous schools.  If the transcript does not show a previous record, then a separate transcript (or transcripts) will be required.

 

4. Applicants must submit evidence that an Application of Intent to take the CPA Exam has been filed with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.  The verification emailed received from the Board can be uploaded during the application process.

           

The deadline for receiving applications and all supporting documents is Friday, October 21, 2022.  Awards will be made during the fall semester and will be sent to the school for disbursement to the student.  We appreciate your efforts in making this scholarship program a success and look forward to receiving applications from your students.

 

Please note, incomplete or late applications will not be considered. 

 

Stephanie King

TXCPA Accounting Education Foundation

[email protected]

972-687-8533

 

AEF Scholarship Requirements

 

To be considered for an Accounting Education Foundation scholarship, a student must:

 

• Attend an eligible college or university in Texas or be enrolled in an accounting program at a community college in Texas that has been awarded the designation to offer Qualifying Education Credit for CPA Examination by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy.

 

• Be nominated by the chairperson (or their chosen designee) of the school currently attended.

 

• Be an accounting major with the intent of becoming a Texas Certified Public Accountant and entering the accounting profession upon graduation. The student is expected to be enrolled as a full-time college student (at least 12 semester hours each semester for undergraduate students/at least 9 semester credit hours each semester for graduate students). A student enrolled in an approved community college program is expected to be enrolled in at least 9 semester credit hours.

 

• Have satisfactorily completed at least 110 semester credit hours of college-level courses by August 31, 2022 and graduate no earlier than spring 2023.

 

• Have completed 21 semester credit hours of accounting courses required of accounting majors by August 31, 2022.

 

• Have an Accounting GPA of 3.6 or more on a 4.0 scale.

 

• File an Application of Intent to sit for the CPA Exam with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. Applicants must submit evidence that an Application of Intent to take the CPA Exam has been filed with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy. 

 

• Be a Student Member of the Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) or have submitted a new Student Member application. (There is no charge for student membership - Become a Member | TXCPA)

 

 

Stephanie King Accounting Manager Texas Society of CPAs   972-687-8533 or 800-428-0272, ext. 8533 Mobile 972-523-2043