Current Scholarships

Scholarship	Eligibility	Deadline	General Info.
ACFE Association:2026-2027 Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate and graduate students	February 2, 2026	Through the ACFE Foundation, the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program supports students worldwide who have an interest in pursuing and developing their knowledge, skills and abilities, associated with fraud examination or a similar path. Applicants must be enrolledthrough the 2026-2027 academic year in an accredited college or university.
ASCPA	Undergraduate and graduate accounting students	February 6, 2026	The Arizona CPA Foundation for Education and Innovation, in coordination with the Arizona Society of CPAs, is offering scholarships to students who will be majoring in accounting. The Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to assist future CPAs in reaching their educational goals, thanks to the generous donations made by ASCPA members. Following is a link to the application:  Private University Application Form.  Responses should be sent to me at [email protected]
AICPA Foundation Legacy Scholarships	Accounting and finance students.	March 15, 2026	The AICPA Foundation Legacy Scholarships help students of different backgrounds become CPAs by assisting with the cost of their college education.  To apply for any of the scholarships, students will just need to fill out one application — they will be considered for all the scholarships that they are eligible for.  Please click here for additional information.
National Society of Accountants	Sophomores and juniors	TBD	The National Society of Accountants is awarding $500-2,000 in scholarships to accounting majors.
Institute of Management Accountants	Students who are interested in pursuing either their Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation or their Financial and Managerial Accounting Associate (FMAA) designation.	TBD	Scholarship includes two years of IMA Student membership; entrance fee to the CMA exam OR entrance/exam fee to the FMAA exam; exam fees for Part 1 and Part 2 of the CMA exam; and access to Gleim Online Study materials for 12 months.
Accounting & Financial Woman’s Alliance (AFWA), Charlene B Kirtley Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate and graduate students	TBD	Click here to download scholarship application. Each scholarship is $500. Completed application due to Michael Potter at [email protected] by Oct15th. Visit The Foundation Scholarship website for more information.
FEI Arizona/ Academic Excellence Awards	Undergraduate and graduate students	TBD	Scholarship opens Nov. 1st of each year. It is required you attend the FEI Award Ceremony and is part of the consideration process. Applications should be sent to GCU representative Michael Potter at [email protected].
Accounting Advisory Board’s Dr. Donna DeMilia Academic Scholarship	Current students enrolled in either BS of Accounting in Public Accounting or Master of Accountancy, BAR or TCP disciplines.	TBD	The Accounting Advisory Board’s (AAB) Dr. Donna DeMilia scholarship awards are paid directly to the winning students accounts at GCU to offset tuition for at least one course to be completed after the award grant.  Two scholarships in the amount of $3,000 will be awarded each academic year.