How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields

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1 How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields Fifth Edition Gail Ann Schlachter R. David Weber A List of: Scholarships, Fellowships, Grants, Awards, and Other Funding Programs Set Aside to Support Study, Training, Research, and Creative Activities for Students Working on a Degree in Business or a Related Field. Plus a Set of Six Indexes: Sponsor, Residency, Tenability, Specialty, Diversity, and Deadline. Reference Service Press El Dorado Hills, California

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3 Contents Introduction Why this directory is needed What s included What s excluded Sample entry What s updated How the directory is organized How to use the directory Plans to update the directory Other related publications Acknowledgements About the Authors Funding for Students Working on a Degree in Business & Related Fields Undergraduates Graduate Students Indexes Sponsoring Organization Residency (where you live) Tenability (where you want to go to school) Specialty Diversity Calendar

4 Introduction WHY THIS DIRECTORY IS NEEDED Are you planning to get an undergraduate or graduate degree in business, accounting, economics, finance, or a related field? Congratulations. You have made a wise decision. Not only will you find these careers personally and intellectually challenging, you will also find them financially rewarding. In the National Association of Colleges and Employers latest annual survey, the average beginning salary for business school graduates was well over $50,000. And, according to the Barron s Guide to Graduate Business Schools, it is "not unusual" for business school graduates "to receive salaries over $100,000 a year, plus signing-on bonuses that could be in the $10,000 to $25,000 range." Getting your degree in business or related fields, however, is expensive. It can cost $100,000 or more just to complete a bachelor s degree, and that amount or more for a master s and doctoral degree. That s more than most students can afford to pay on their own. Fortunately, hundreds of financial aid programs, representing billions of dollars, are available to help undergraduate and graduate students prepare for a career in business or a related field. How can students find out about this funding? In the past, general financial aid directories haven t offered much assistance. Scholarships, Fellowships, and Loans (published by Gale Cengage) and the eclectic Scholarship Book (published by Prentice Hall) are representative; each just scratches the surface, identifying only a few dozen of the hundreds of available funding opportunities. Similarly, the handful of publications that have focused specifically on financial aid for students in business-related fields tend to be either out of date or limited in scope; for example, neither Dollars for College: The Quick Guide to Financial Aid for Business and Related Fields nor Financial Aid for Minorities in Business and Law (both published by Ferguson) have been updated in the past several years. As a result, many students working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in a business-related field (along with the counselors and librarians trying to serve them) have been unaware of the hundreds of scholarships, fellowships, grants, and awards available specifically to them. That s why the release of this updated edition of How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields is so important. Here, in just one place, you ll be able to find detailed information on more than 950 scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities available to support undergraduate and graduate study and research in any business-related field. The funding programs included in this directory have been carefully selected. Only the biggest and the best made the cut! Each is worth at least $1,000 (and most go way beyond that). And, not one of these programs requires you to pay back any money. How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields has been designed so you can easily scan through a wide array of funding programs available specifically to support study, research, past accomplishments, future projects, and other creative activities for both undergraduate and graduate students. All business-related fields are covered, including accounting, actuarial science, banking, business administration, economics, finance, management, marketing, personnel administration, sales, and more. There s no other listing, in print or online, that s as comprehensive as this. WHAT S INCLUDED? How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields is unlike any other financial aid listing. Not only does it provide the most comprehensive coverage of business-related funding opportunities (more 5

5 6 INTRODUCTION than 950 entries), but it also offers the most informative program descriptions (on the average, twice the detail found in any other source). In addition, only funding set aside for high school seniors, high school graduates, current college students, returning college students, and graduate students working on a degree in a business-related field is included. If a program doesn t support study, training, research, or creative activities for these students, it is not covered here. Third, only the biggest and best funding programs are described in this book. To be listed here, a program has to offer students in business or related fields at least $1,000 per year. Close to 90 percent offer even more, paying up to $25,000 annually, or covering the full cost of college attendance. Even better, all of this is "free" money; not one dollar will ever need to be paid back (provided, of course, you meet the program requirements). Fourth, you can take the money awarded by these funding programs to any number of locations. Unlike other financial aid directories, which often list large numbers of scholarships available only to students enrolled at one specific school, all of the entries in this book are "portable." Another plus: many of the programs listed here have never been covered in other financial aid directories. So, even if you have checked elsewhere, you will want to look at this directory for additional leads. Fifth, unlike other funding directories, which tend to follow a straight alphabetical arrangement, this one divides entries by educational level (undergraduates and graduate students), to help you target your search for ways to pay for your business-related degree. The same convenience is offered in the indexes, where sponsoring organization, geographic focus, subject, diversity, and deadline date entries specifically identify opportunities for either undergraduate or graduate students. Further, we have tried to anticipate all the ways you might wish to search for funding. We ve organized the volume so you can identify programs not only by recipient group, but by program title, specialty, sponsor, residency requirements, diversity characteristics, where the money can be spent, and even deadline date. Plus, we ve included exactly the information you ll need to decide if a program is right for you: purpose, eligibility requirements, financial data, duration, special features, limitations, number awarded, and application date. You even get telephone and fax numbers, addresses, and web sites, along with complete contact information, to make your requests for applications proceed smoothly. Finally, we ve included all types of "free money" in our listing: Scholarships. Programs that support studies and related activities on the undergraduate level in the United States. Usually no return of service or repayment is required. Fellowships. Programs that support study and related activities at the graduate level in the United States. Usually no return of service or repayment is required. Grants. Programs that provide funding to support innovative efforts, projects, creative activities, or research at any level (from associate degree through doctoral) in the United States. Usually no return of service or repayment is required. Awards. Competitions, prizes, and honoraria granted in recognition of personal accomplishments, research results, creative writing, or other achievements. Prizes received solely as the result of entering contests are excluded. WHAT S EXCLUDED? The focus of How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields is on portable programs aimed specifically at high school seniors, high school graduates, current college students, returning college students, and graduate students interested in working on a degree in business-related fields at any school in the United States. While the directory is intended to be the most current and comprehensive source of information on available funding, there are some programs we ve specifically excluded from the listing:

6 INTRODUCTION 7 (1) [176] SAMPLE ENTRY (2) EXECUTIVE WOMEN INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM (3) Executive Women International Attn: Scholarship Coordinator 7414 South State Street Midvale, UT (801) Toll-free: (877) 4EWI-NOW ewi@ewiconnect.com Web: ewiconnect.com (4) Summary To provide financial assistance for college to high school juniors with outstanding business and leadership potential. (5) Eligibility This program is open to high school juniors attending public, private, and parochial schools located in Executive Women International (EWI) chapter cities. Applicants must be planning to attend college in the United States or Canada to prepare for a career in a business or professional field of study. They must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and be able to demonstrate financial need. Along with their application, they must submit a 750-word essay on how their course of study will contribute to their future career plans and why they have chosen this path. Selection is based on academic performance and financial need. (6) Financial data Stipends are $5,000 for the first-place winner, $3,000 for the second-place winner, $2,000 for the third-place winner, and $1,000 for finalists. These funds are paid to the winners colleges. Individual chapters also award scholarships. A total of $200,000 is distributed through this program each year. DEFINITION (1) Entry number: The consecutive number assigned to the references and used to index the entry. (2) Program title: Title of scholarship, fellowship, forgivable loan, grant, award or other funding opportunity. (3) Sponsoring organization: The name, address, and telephone number, toll-free and fax numbers, address, and/or web site (when information was supplied) for the organization sponsoring the program. (4) Summary: Identifies the basic program requirements; read the rest of the entry for additional detail. (5) Eligibility: Qualifications required of the applicants, steps in the application process, and factors considered in the selection process. (6) Financial data: Financial details of the program, including fixed sum, average amount, or range of funds offered, expenses for which funds may and may not be applied, and cashrelated benefits supplied (e.g., room and board). (7) Duration: Period for which support is provided; renewal prospects. (8) Additional information: Any benefits, features, restrictions, or limitations (generally nonmonetary) associated with the program. (9) Number awarded: Total number of recipients each year or other specified period. (10) Deadline: The month by which applications must be submitted. (7) Duration The scholarship funds are disbursed over a period of no more than 5 years. (8) Additional information Recently, more than 20 chapters participated in this program; for a list, contact EWI. (9) Number awarded 8 national winners are selected each year: 1 first place, 1 second place, 1 third place, and 5 other finalists. (10) Deadline Applications must be received by local chapters by the end of March, so they can select their winners by mid-april.

7 8 INTRODUCTION Programs not focused on business or related fields: Only funding opportunities set aside specifically for business-related fields are described here. If you are looking for money to support study, training, research, or creative activities in other, or broader, subject areas, check out the list of Reference Service Press s award-winning directories on the inside of the front cover. You can also look for general or other financial aid directories at your library or bookstore. Programs that do not accept applications from U.S. citizens or residents: If a program is open only to foreign nationals or excludes Americans from applying, it is not covered. Programs that do not award funds specifically to help students pay for their degree: While financial aid programs available to students working on a degree related to business are covered comprehensively in this directory, work-related opportunities (e.g., cooperative education, internships) are excluded unless as part of their compensation students receive scholarships or other college funding. To find out about paid and unpaid work experience programs, use a source like Peterson s Internships directory. Individual school-based programs: This directory identifies portable programs ones that can be used at any number of schools. Financial aid administered by a single school solely for the benefit of its incoming or continuing students is not covered. Write directly to the schools you are considering to get information on their offerings. Money for study or research outside the United States: Since there are comprehensive and up-to-date directories that describe available funding for study and research abroad (see Financial Aid for Research and Creative Activities Abroad and Financial Aid for Study and Training Abroad, both published by Reference Service Press), only programs that support study or research in the United States are covered here. Money that must be repaid: Only "free money" is identified in this directory. If a program requires repayment or charges interest, it s not listed. Now you can find out about billions of dollars in aid and know that none of this money will ever have to be repaid! Very restrictive programs: In general, programs are excluded if they are open only to a limited geographic area (less than a state), are available to a very limited membership group (e.g., a local union or a tightly targeted organization), or offer limited financial support (under $1,000). Programs that did not respond to our research inquiries: Program are included in How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields only if the sponsors responded to our research requests for current information or posted up-to-date information on their web sites (see below for details). WHAT S UPDATED? The preparation of each new edition of How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields involves extensive updating and revision. To make sure that the information included here is both reliable and current, the editors at Reference Service Press 1) reviewed and updated all relevant programs currently in our funding database and 2) searched exhaustively for new program leads in a variety of sources, including directories, news reports, newsletters, annual reports, and sites on the Internet. We only include program descriptions that are written directly from information supplied by the sponsoring organization in print or online (no information is ever taken from secondary sources). When that information could not be found, we sent up to four collection letters (followed by up to three telephone inquiries, if necessary) to those sponsors. Despite our best efforts, however, some sponsoring organizations still failed to respond and, as a result, their programs are not included in this edition.

8 INTRODUCTION 9 The edition of How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields completely revises and updates the previous (fourth) edition. Programs that have ceased operation have been dropped. Similarly, programs that have broadened their scope and no longer focus on business-related fields have also been removed from the listing. Profiles of continuing programs have been rewritten to reflect current requirements; nearly 80 percent of the continuing programs reported subsequent changes in their locations, deadlines, or benefits since In addition, more than 350 new entries have been added. The result is a listing of more than 950 scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities available to students working on a degree in business or related fields. HOW THE DIRECTORY IS ORGANIZED How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields is divided into two sections: 1) a detailed list of funding opportunities open to students working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in businessrelated fields; and 2) a set of indexes to help students pinpoint available funding programs. Funding for Students Working on a Degree in Business and Related Fields. The first section of the directory describes 959 scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities for students working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in business-related fields. The programs listed are sponsored by 500 different federal and state government agencies, professional organizations, foundations, educational associations, and military/veterans organizations. All business-related fields are covered, including accounting, actuarial science, banking, business administration, economics, finance, management, marketing, personnel administration, and sales. The focus is on programs tenable in the United States that are open to students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. To help you focus your search, the entries in this section are grouped into two chapters: Undergraduates. Described here are 606 scholarships, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities that support undergraduate study, training, research, or creative activities in business-related fields. These programs are open to high school seniors, high school graduates, currently-enrolled college students, and students returning to college after an absence. Money is available to support these students in any type of postsecondary institution, ranging from technical schools and community colleges to major universities. Graduate Students. Described here are 353 fellowships, grants, awards, and other funding opportunities that support post-baccalaureate study, training, research, and creative activities in business-related fields. Funding is available for all graduate-level degrees: master s, doctoral, and professional. Each program entry in the first section of the guide has been designed to provide a concise profile that, as the sample on page 7 illustrates, includes information (when available) on organization address and telephone numbers (including fax and toll-free numbers), address and web site, purpose, eligibility, money awarded, duration, special features, limitations, number of awards, and application deadline. The information provided for each of the programs covered in this section was supplied by sponsoring organizations in print, online, or in response to requests we sent through the first quarter of While How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields is intended to cover available funding as comprehensively as possible, some sponsoring organizations did not respond to our research inquiries and, consequently, are not included in this edition of the directory. Indexes. To help you find the aid you need, we have constructed six indexes; these will let you access the listings by sponsoring organization, residency, tenability, specialty, diversity, and deadline date. These indexes use a word-by-word alphabetical arrangement. Note: numbers in the index refer to entry numbers, not to page numbers in the book. Sponsoring Organization Index. This index makes it easy to identify agencies that offer funding to students working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in a business-related field. More than 500 sponsoring organizations are listed alphabetically, word by word. In addition, we ve used a code to help you identify the focus of the funding programs sponsored by these organizations: U = Undergraduates; G = Graduate Students.

9 10 INTRODUCTION Residency Index. Some programs listed in this book are restricted to residents of a particular state or region. Others are open to students wherever they live. This index helps you identify programs available only to residents in your area as well as programs that have no residency restrictions. Tenability Index. Some programs in this book can be used only in specific cities, counties, states, or regions. Others may be used anywhere in the United States. Use this index to find out what programs are available to support your studies in a particular geographic area. Specialty Index. Refer to this index when you want to identify funding opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students working on a degree in a specific business-related field, including accounting, actuarial science, banking, business administration, economics, finance, management, marketing, personnel administration, and sales. Diversity Index. Most of the funding available to students working on a business or related degree is not restricted to any specific ethnicity, physical condition, or gender. But, because diversity is an important goal for the field, some funding opportunities have been established specifically to encourage women, ethnic minorities, or persons with disabilities to enter the profession. To identify those programs, turn to the Diversity Index, which is arranged by degree level (undergraduate and graduate students) and then by some of the applicant characteristics that can contribute to a more diverse profession: ethnicity, disability status, and gender. Keep in the mind that only programs focusing specifically on business and related fields are listed in this directory and, therefore, indexed here. If you are interested in identifying more general aid available to these groups, there are several other resources available to help you with that: 1) for minorities, see the four-volume Minority Funding Set published by Reference Service Press, which lists thousands of programs available to African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans; 2) for persons with disabilities, look at Financial Aid for Persons with Disabilities and Their Families, also published by Reference Service Press, which identifies more than 1,300 opportunities representing billions of dollars in aid; and 3) for women, check out the more than 1,400 funding programs described in Reference Service Press s Directory of Financial Aid for Women. Calendar Index. Since most financial aid programs have specific deadline dates, some may have closed by the time you begin to look for funding. You can use the Calendar Index to identify which programs are still open. This index is arranged by student group (undergraduates and graduate students) and divided by month during which the deadline falls. Filing dates can and quite often do vary from year to year; consequently, the dates in this index should be viewed as only approximations after HOW TO USE THE DIRECTORY Here are some tips to help you get the most out of the financial aid listings in How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields: To Locate Funding by Educational Level. If you want to get an overall picture of the sources of "free money" that are available to support either undergraduates or graduate students in businessrelated fields, turn to the appropriate chapter in the first section of the guide and browse through the listings there. Originally, we also intended to subdivide these two chapters by purpose (study and training versus research and creative activities). Once the compilation was complete, however, it became clear that many of the programs provided funding for both functions. Thus, further subdivision (beyond educational level) would have been unnecessarily repetitious. To Find Information on a Particular Financial Aid Program. If you know the name and degree focus of a particular financial aid program, you can go directly to the appropriate category in the first section of the directory, where you ll find program profiles arranged alphabetically by title. To Browse Quickly Through the Listings. Look at the listings in the educational section that relates to you (undergraduates or graduate students) and read the "Summary" field in each entry. In seconds, you ll know if this is an opportunity that might apply to you. If it is, read the rest of the information in the entry to make sure you meet all of the program requirements before writing or going online for an application form. Remember: don t apply if you don t qualify!

10 INTRODUCTION 11 To Locate Financial Aid Programs Sponsored by a Particular Organization. The Sponsoring Organization Index makes it easy to determine which groups are providing funding to undergraduate and graduate students working on a degree in a business-related field (more than 500 are listed here) and to identify specific financial aid programs offered by a particular sponsor. Each entry number in the index is coded to indicate educational level (undergraduates and graduate students), to help you target appropriate entries. To Locate Financial Aid Based on Residency or Where You Want to Study. Use the Residency Index to identify "free money" that has been set aside for applicants from your area. If you are looking for funding to support activities in a particular city, county, state, or region, turn to the Tenability Index. Both of these indexes are subdivided by educational level (undergraduates and graduate students), to help you identify the funding that s right for you. When using these indexes, always check the listings under the term "United States," since the programs indexed there have no geographic restrictions and can be used in any area. To Locate Financial Aid for Study or Research in a Specific Business-Related Field. Turn to the Specialty Index first if you are interested in identifying available funding in a specific businessrelated field, including accounting, actuarial science, banking, business administration, economics, finance, management, marketing, personnel administration, and sales. Each index entry indicates the type of funding available to undergraduates or to graduate students. To Locate Funding Programs Designed to Encourage Diversity in Business or Related Fields. If you want to know which funding opportunities in this directory are aimed specifically at minorities, persons with disabilities, or women, turn to the Diversity Index. There, you ll find access to appropriate programs by both degree level and diversity characteristics. To Locate Financial Aid by Deadline Date. If you are working with specific time constraints and want to weed out financial aid programs whose filing dates you won t be able to meet, turn first to the Calendar Index and check the program references listed under the appropriate group (undergraduates and graduate students) and month. Note: not all sponsoring organizations supplied deadline information; those programs are listed under the "Deadline not specified" entries in the index. To identify every relevant financial aid program, regardless of filing dates, read through all the entries in the chapter that matches your degree level (undergraduates or graduate students). PLANS TO UPDATE THE DIRECTORY This is the fifth edition of How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields. The next edition will cover the years and will be released in mid OTHER RELATED PUBLICATIONS How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields is one of more than a dozen financial aid titles published by Reference Service Press that deal with specific subject areas, including How to Pay for Your Degree in Education & Related Fields and Money for Graduate Students in the Social & Behavioral Sciences. For more information on these and other award-winning financial aid directories, you can 1) write to Reference Service Press at 5000 Windplay Drive, Suite 4, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762; 2) call us at (916) ; 3) fax us at (916) ; 4) send us an at info@rspfunding.com; or 5) visit our web site: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A debt of gratitude is owed all the organizations that contributed information to this edition of How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields. Their generous cooperation has helped to make the fifth edition of this publication a current and comprehensive survey of available funding.

11 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dr. Gail Ann Schlachter has worked for more than three decades as a library administrator, a library educator, and an administrator of library-related publishing companies. Among the reference books to her credit are the biennially-issued College Student s Guide to Merit and Other No-Need Funding (named by Choice as one of the outstanding reference titles of the year) and two award-winning bibliographic guides: Minorities and Women: A Guide to Reference Literature in the Social Sciences (which also was chosen as an "Outstanding Reference Book of the Year" by Choice) and Reference Sources in Library and Information Services (which won the first Knowledge Industry Publications "Award for Library Literature"). She was the reference book review editor for RQ (now Reference and User Services Quarterly) for 10 years, is a past president of the American Library Association s Reference and User Services Association, is the former editor of the Reference and User Services Association Quarterly, and recently was elected to her sixth term on the American Library Association s governing council. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to reference service, Dr. Schlachter has been named the University of Wisconsin School of Library and Information Studies "Alumna of the Year" and has been awarded both the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Citation and the Louis Shores/Oryx Press Award. Dr. R. David Weber taught history and economics at Los Angeles Harbor College (in Wilmington, California) for many years and continues to teach history as an emeritus professor. During his years of full-time teaching there, and at East Los Angeles College, he directed the Honors Program and was frequently selected as the "Teacher of the Year." Dr. Weber is the author of a number of critically-acclaimed reference works, including Dissertations in Urban History and the three-volume Energy Information Guide. With Gail Schlachter, he is the author of Reference Service Press s award-winning High School Senior s Guide to Merit and Other No-Need Funding and a number of other financial aid titles, including Financial Aid for Veterans, Military Personnel, and Their Families and Financial Aid for Persons with Disabilities and Their Families, which was selected as one of the "Best Reference Books of the Year" by Library Journal.

12 How to Pay for Your Degree in Business & Related Fields Undergraduates Graduate Students

13 UNDERGRADUATES 17 [1] AABE NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS American Association of Blacks in Energy Attn: Scholarship Committee 1625 K Street, N.W., Suite 405 Washington, DC (202) Fax: (202) info@aabe½org Web: aabe.org/index.php?component=pages&id=4 Summary To provide financial assistance to underrepresented minority high school seniors who are interested in majoring in business, engineering, mathematics, or physical science in college. Eligibility This program is open to members of minority groups underrepresented in energy-related fields (African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans) who are graduating high school seniors. Applicants must have a "B" academic average overall and a "B" average in mathematics and science courses. They must be planning to attend an accredited college or university to major in business, engineering, mathematics, technology, or the physical sciences. Along with their application, they must submit a transcript, 2 letters of reference, and documentation of financial need. The applicant who demonstrates the most outstanding achievement and promise is presented with the Premier Award. All applications must be submitted to the local office of the sponsoring organization in the student s state. For a list of local offices, contact the scholarship committee at the national office. Financial data The stipends are $3,000. The Premier Award is an additional $5,000. All funds are paid directly to the students upon proof of enrollment at an accredited college or university. Duration 1 year; nonrenewable. Number awarded 6 each year (1 in each of the organization s regions); of those 6 winners, 1 is chosen to receive the Premier Award. Deadline March of each year. [2] ACCELERATED GENETICS SCHOLARSHIPS National FFA Organization Attn: Scholarship Office 6060 FFA Drive P.O. Box Indianapolis, IN (317) Fax: (317) scholarships@ffa½org Web: Summary To provide financial assistance to FFA members currently studying finance, sales, or another agriculturerelated subject in college. Eligibility This program is open to members currently enrolled full time in college and working on a 2- or 4-year degree in agriculture, animal science, communications, conservation, crop science, education, engineering, finance, food science, horticulture, management, marketing, range science, sales, science, or agricultural technology. Applicants, or their parents, must be purchasing semen or farm products from an authorized Accelerated Genetics representative. They must live on a family-owned farm. Selection is based on academic achievement (10 points for GPA, 10 points for SAT or ACT score, 10 points for class rank), leadership in FFA activities (30 points), leadership in community activities (10 points), and participation in the Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program (30 points). U.S. citizenship is required. Financial data The stipend is $1,000. Funds are paid directly to the recipient. Duration 1 year; nonrenewable. Additional information Funding for these scholarships is provided by Accelerated Genetics. Number awarded 2 each year. Deadline February of each year. [3] ACCENTURE UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS American Indian Graduate Center Attn: Executive Director 4520 Montgomery Boulevard, N.E., Suite 1-B Albuquerque, NM (505) Toll Free: (800) Fax: (505) aigc@aigc½com Web: Summary To provide financial assistance for college to Native American high school seniors interested in majoring in fields of business or technology. Eligibility This program is open to enrolled members of federally-recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native groups who can provide a Certificate of Indian Blood (CIB). Applicants must be entering freshmen at an accredited U.S. college or university, planning to work full time on a bachelor s degree in engineering, computer science, operations management, finance, marketing, management, or other business-oriented fields. They must have a GPA of 3.25 or higher. Along with their application, they must submit an essay describing their character, personal merit, and commitment to community and American Indian or Alaska Native heritage. Selection is based on academic excellence, demonstrated leadership, and commitment to preserving American Indian culture and communities. Financial data The stipend is $5,000 per year. Duration 4 years. Additional information This program, established in 2005, is supported by Accenture. Number awarded 3 each year. Deadline April of each year. [4] ACCOUNTANCY BOARD OF OHIO EDUCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Accountancy Board of Ohio 77 South High Street, 18th Floor Columbus, OH (614) Fax: (614) Web: acc.ohio.gov/educasst.htm Summary To provide financial assistance to minority or financially disadvantaged students enrolled in an accounting education program at Ohio academic institutions approved by the Accountancy Board of Ohio. Eligibility This program is open to minority and financially disadvantaged Ohio residents who apply as full-time sophomores, juniors, or seniors in an accounting program at an

14 18 FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS accredited college or university in the state. Students who remain in good standing at their institutions and who enter a qualified fifth-year program are then eligible to receive these funds. Minority is defined as people with significant ancestry from Africa (excluding the Middle East), Asia (excluding the Middle East), Central America and the Caribbean islands, South America, and the islands of the Pacific Ocean; in addition, persons with significant ancestry from the original peoples of North America who are of non-european descent. Financial disadvantage is based on information provided on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). U.S. citizenship or permanent residency is required. Financial data The amount of the stipend is determined annually but does not exceed the in-state tuition at Ohio public universities (currently, $10,426). Duration 1 year (the fifth year of an accounting program). Funds committed to students who apply as sophomores must be used within 5 calendar years of the date of the award; funds committed to students who apply as juniors must be used within 4 years; and funds committed to students who apply as seniors must be used within 3 years. The award is nonrenewable and may only be used when the student enrolls in the fifth year of a program. Number awarded Several each year. Deadline Applications may be submitted at any time. [5] ACCOUNTEMPS/AICPA STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Attn: Academic and Career Development Division 220 Leigh Farm Road Durham, NC (919) Fax: (919) scholarships@aicpa½org Web: Summary To provide funding to student affiliate members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) who are working on an undergraduate or graduate degree in accounting, finance, or information systems. Eligibility This program is open to full-time undergraduate and master s degree students who are AICPA student affiliate members with a declared major in accounting, finance, or information systems. Applicants must have completed at least 30 semester hours, including at least 6 semesters in accounting, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. Along with their application, they must submit 500-word essays on 1) why they want to become a C.P.A. and how attaining that licensure will contribute to their goals; and 2) how they would spread the message about accounting and the C.P.A. profession in their community and school. Some consideration is given to financial need. Financial data The stipend is $2,500. Duration 1 year; nonrenewable. Number awarded 5 each year. Deadline March of each year. [6] ACCOUNTING CAREERS FOR DUMMIES SCHOLARSHIPS Accounting Careers for Dummies c/o Vertical Response Group, LLC 171 Main Street, Suite 245 Los Altos, CA (650) Fax: (415) Web: Summary To provide financial assistance to high school seniors in designated states who plan to study accounting at a college in any state. Eligibility This program is open to seniors graduating from high schools in California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas. Applicants must be planning to enroll at a college or university in any state and work on a degree in accounting. Along with their application, they must submit an essay of 500 to 1,000 words on the area of accounting that interests them the most and why. Selection is based on the essay and grades. Financial data The stipend is $1,000. Duration 1 year; nonrenewable. Number awarded 4 each year: 1 in each of the states. Deadline May of each year. [7] ACCOUNTING EDUCATION FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS SOCIETY OF CPAS SCHOLARSHIPS University Interscholastic League Attn: Texas Interscholastic League Foundation 1701 Manor Road P.O. Box 8028 Austin, TX (512) Fax: (512) bbaxendale@mail½utexas½edu Web: Summary To provide financial assistance to high school seniors in Texas who participate in the accounting program of the Texas Interscholastic League Foundation (TILF) and plan to major in accounting at a college in the state. Eligibility This program is open to seniors graduating from high schools in Texas who have competed in a University Interscholastic League (UIL) accounting program. Applicants must be planning to major in accounting at a college or university in the state that participates in programs of the Accounting Education Foundation of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Along with their application, they must submit high school transcripts that include SAT and/or ACT scores and documentation of financial need. Financial data The stipend is $1,000 per year. Duration Up to 5 years, provided the recipient continues to maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Number awarded 5 each year. Deadline May of each year.

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16 Calendar Index Since most financial aid programs have specific deadline dates, some may have already closed by the time you begin to look for funding. You can use the Calendar Index to identify which programs are still open. To do that, go to the educational category that applies to you (Undergraduates or Graduate Students), think about when you ll be able to complete your application forms, go to the appropriate months, jot down the entry numbers listed there, and use those numbers to find the program descriptions in the directory. Keep in mind that the numbers cited here refer to program entry numbers, not to page numbers in the book. Undergraduates: January: 27, 29-30, 47, 59, 76, 81, 86-87, 97-98, 116, 122, , 143, 146, , 167, 171, 181, 185, 223, 230, , 275, 286, 297, 315, 317, 321, 323, 326, 328, 342, , 383, 413, 422, 428, , 443, 455, 464, 468, 478, , 508, 516, 521, 527, 529, , 542, 556, 558, 561, 573, 575, , , 597, 605 February: 2, 12, 15-16, 18, 34-35, 46, 67, 71, 73, 80, 82, 85, 88, 94-95, , 106, 109, 112, 115, 150, 158, 160, 169, , , 184, 187, 190, , 199, 201, 203, 209, 217, 219, 225, 227, 238, 246, 255, 258, 262, 264, 277, 282, 285, 288, , 298, , 313, 318, 320, 330, 334, , 344, 350, 352, 362, , , 401, 420, , 426, 434, 438, , , 475, , 491, 495, 500, 524, 528, 531, 548, 550, 562, 566, 572, , March: 1, 5, 13-14, 17, 24-26, 31, 39-41, 44, 48, 61-65, 68, 72, 75, 77-79, 92, , 107, 111, 127, 130, 145, , 159, 168, , 180, 183, 189, , 198, 202, 204, 208, 211, 214, 216, 218, 226, 228, 242, , , 257, , 272, , , 287, , 305, 309, , 324, , 343, 348, , 358, 361, , , 374, , 393, , 405, , 425, 430, 433, 437, 447, 456, , , 479, 482, 489, 497, , 519, , , 553, 555, 563, 565, , 574, 583, 585, 595, 606 April: 3, 8-9, 19, 23, 28, 32-33, 38, 42, 45, 50, 74, 89-90, 117, 121, 128, 144, 152, 154, , 165, 170, 182, , 221, 224, 241, 248, 254, 261, 265, , 278, 281, 296, 301, 314, 316, , 335, 341, 345, 363, 385, , 400, , 409, 411, 415, 431, 436, , 453, 457, , 484, 490, 499, 517, 520, 523, 526, 533, 539, 544, 546, 554, 564, 567, , 582, 584, 592, , 603 May: 6-7, 10-11, 49, 56, 58, 60, 66, 84, 93, 123, 140, 142, 149, 153, 175, 188, , 210, 256, 266, 273, 276, , 346, , 377, 382, 384, 389, 396, , 418, 429, 435, 444, 446, 450, , 487, , 496, 498, 505, , 518, 530, 581, 586, 602 June: 91, 101, 129, , , 151, 212, 222, 229, 233, , 263, 271, , 322, 349, 351, 353, 379, 391, 412, 421, 427, 488, 506, 514, 525, 538, 547, 551 July: 22, 53, 83, 120, 132, 161, 172, 232, 253, 293, 404, 462, 483, 503, 522 August: 20, 52, 96, 114, 118, 205, 213, 220, 449, 559 September: 69, 131, 390, 448, 472, 545 October: 70, 113, 141, 252, , 308, 329, 347, 357, 373, 378, 467, 568 November: 21, 51, 110, 119, 135, 164, 186, 200, 274, 306, 310, 319, 325, 410, 432, 445, , 504, 515, 557 December: 54, 197, 215, 231, 234, 237, 243, 247, 304, 327, 397, 414, 419, 454, 463, 543, 596 Any time: 4, 552 Deadline not specified: 36-37, 43, 55, 57, 108, 166, 307, 356, 392, 408, 458, 461, 507, 532, 549, 560, 604 Graduate Students: January: 630, 633, 635, 644, 659, , 668, 673, , 701, 704, 709, 714, 734, 739, 753, 765, 774, 782, , 795, 799, 805, 811, 815, , 835, 854, 856, , 867, 876, 880, 882, 894, 897, 904, 913, , 922, 925, 928, 931, , 944, 954 February: 613, 629, 637, 639, 642, , 666, 672, 686, 695, , , 715, 717, 726, , 735, 745, 750, 755, 761, , 766, 768, , 790, 796, , , , 855, 858, 863, 866, 877, 879, 890, 901, 923, 926, , 951 March: 608, , 619, , 634, 641, 645, 647, 651, 655, 665, 675, 689, 693, , 712, 716, , 722, 724, 738, 742, 747, 749, 757, 767, 771, 781, , 804, 809, 816, 821, , 841, 849, 857, 862, 871, 878, 886, , 895, 899, 903, 906, 921, 927, 938, , 958 April: , 617, 620, 626, 631, 636, 640, 650, 652, 656, 669, 674, , 699, 727, 731, 733, , 772, , 791, , 806, 812, 814, 823, 839, , , 865, 874, , 898, 900, 908, 910, 930, 932, 945, 949, May: 607, 612, 646, 671, , , 690, 694, 707, 736, 756, 762, 779, , 832, , 844, 848, 852, 864, 869, , 907, , 920, 948, 950, 952, 957 June: 625, 660, 676, , 720, 732, 741, 743, 760, , 813, 817, 820, 834, 840, 902, 916, 953 July: 621, 624, 670, 708, 740, 752, 780, 909, 912, August: 667, 713, 721, 870, 896, 924 September: 609, 648, 654, 661, 677, 773, , 887 October: 649, 678, 728, 746, 751, , 800, 824, 833, 881,

17 310 CALENDAR INDEX November: 622, 632, 698, 737, 787, 794, 798, , 853, 861, 868, 893, 911, 917, 929, 959 December: 725, 744, 748, 797, 822, 875 Any time: 754, 810, 936 Deadline not specified: 618, 623, 638, 643, 653, 700, 723, 845, 905, 935, 937