AICPA 2022 Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students

The AICPA is the national professional organization for certified public accountants. In addition to the many services offered to members, the AICPA offers scholarship opportunities to accounting majors.

The AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students ensures that CPAs of diverse backgrounds are visible in college and university classrooms. The program's goal is to increase the number of minority CPAs who serve as role models and mentors to young people in the academic environment.

• Table of Content
• About Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA)
• AICPA Fellowship
• Aim and Benefits of AICPA Fellowship
• Requirements for AICPA Fellowship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA)

As the world’s largest member association representing the accounting profession, the AICPA advocates on your behalf to regulators, legislators and the general public — helping people understand how essential CPAs are to society. The AICPA also provides continuing education opportunities to give accounting professionals the chance to develop new skills. The AICPA sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for private companies, nonprofit organizations, federal, state and local governments. It develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination, and offers ... continue reading

AICPA Fellowship

Aim and Benefits of AICPA Fellowship

The AICPA Foundation awards annual fellowships of $12,000 to full-time minority accounting Ph.D. scholars who demonstrate significant potential to become accounting educators.

Requirements for AICPA Fellowship Qualification

Eligible applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applied to an AACSB, ACBSP or IACBE accredited, full-time Ph.D. program and awaiting word on acceptance; b) been accepted into an accredited, full-time Ph.D. program; or c) already matriculated in an accredited, full-time Ph.D. program and pursuing appropriate coursework. (Fellowships will be awarded to only those who are admitted and attend traditional, residential, full-time doctoral programs in accounting at universities accredited by the AACSB, ACBSP and IACBE). Part-time or online Ph.D.; full-time, part-time or online DBA; and full-time, part-time or online executive doctoral programs will not be considered for funding.
• Earned a Master’s degree or completed at least 3 years of full-time experience in the accounting profession
• Minority student of Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino; Native American or Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander ethnicity
• Attend school on a full-time basis and plan to remain enrolled full-time until attainment of Ph.D. 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 your time as a research assistant
• CPA or plan to pursue CPA licensure
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder) 

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit AICPA website.