Ferris State University - Minority Doctoral Students Scholarships

Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students

Introduction: The AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students program ensures that CPAs of diverse backgrounds are visible in college and university classrooms to serve as role models and mentors to young people in planning their education and careers.  These competitive, renewable fellowships of up to $12,000 are awarded annually to full-time minority accounting scholars who demonstrate significant potential to become accounting educators. For the 2008–2009 academic year, 22 accounting Ph.D.s were selected as recipients of this prestigious honor

Eligibility: Eligible applicants must meet the following requirements:
Applied to and/or been accepted into a doctoral program with a concentration in accounting.
Earned a Master’s Degree and/or completed at least 3 years of full-time experience in the accounting practice.
Be a minority student or Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino; or Native American.
Attend school on a full-time basis and remain enrolled full-time until attaining one’s doctoral degree.
Agree not to work full-time in a paid position or accept responsibility for teaching more than one course per semester as a teaching assistant, or dedicate more than one quarter of my time as a research assistant.
Be a CPA or plan to pursue the CPA credential.
Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

How to Apply: A completed application form, an official academic transcript from each institution from which you have received a degree and confidential references from two individuals.

Aplication Form : http://www.aicpa.org/download/members/Div/career/mini/2533_331_09_10_Minority_Doc_Fellowship_App.pdf

Application Deadline : April 1, 2009

Source: http://www.ferris.edu/admissions/financialaid/Allscholarship.cfm

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