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Making The College Tuition Burden Less Taxing For Accounting Students

Undergraduates who study accounting may be able to improve their own balance sheets. The National Society of Accountants, the National Association of Black Accountants, and the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting offer scholarships to qualified undergraduates, as follows.

The National Society of Accountants awards about 40 scholarships each year to selected undergraduate accounting majors who maintain a B average or higher. Individual awards for students entering their second year are generally about $500, and those for prospective third- and fourth-year students are about $1,000. Interested students should submit an application, recommendations, and an official college transcript (first-year students also need a high school transcript) by March 10, 2004. For more information, contact the NSA Scholarship Foundation, 1010 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, VA 22314-1574; 1 (800) 966-6679 (toll free) or (703) 549-6400; www.nsacct.org.
The National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., annually awards to ethnic minorities more than 40 scholarships nationwide. Amounts range from $500 to $6,000. Applicants must be enrolled full-time in either an undergraduate accounting, finance, or business program or a graduate accountancy program. Applicants must meet minimum GPA requirements (3.3 for most scholarships, 2.5 for some) and be members of the association. Membership dues are $20 for undergraduates and $120 for graduate students. An application, official transcript, student-aid report, resume, and personal biography must be postmarked by December 31, the standing deadline for scholarships awarded for the following year. For more information, or to obtain an application, contact the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., 7249-A Hanover Parkway, Greenbelt, MD 20770; (301) 474-NABA (6222); www.nabainc.org.
The Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting offers scholarships to full-time undergraduate and graduate students of Hispanic descent who are majoring in accounting, finance, or a related field. Last year’s awards were for $1,250 or more and required that applicants have a minimum GPA of 3.0. Information about next year’s awards will be available in February 2004. For more information, contact the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, 510 W. Sixth St., Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90014; (213) 243-0004; www.alpfa.org

Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Fall 2003 Vol. 47, Number 3

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