North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA)

College Foundation, Inc.

The scholarship was established by the generous donations of NCACPA members to award deserving North Carolina accounting students.

Minimum GPA:
3.0
Financial Need:
Not Mentioned
Other Academic Requirements:
Have completed at least one college or university-level accounting course; Have completed at least 36 semester hours (or equivalent) by the start of the year in which you are applying.
Residence:
Have resided in North Carolina for at least one year
College:
Enrolled in a North Carolina college, community college, or university
Major/Career:
Be enrolled in an academic program yielding a degree in accounting or its equivalent, by the time scholarship money is awarded.
Miscellaneous:
Be sponsored by one accounting faculty member who can be contacted by the Foundation via email.

Judging Criteria:
The weight of each required component is as follows Essay content = 35%, Essay grammar, etc. = 35%, and Extracurricular/work activities = 30%
Transcript:
Required
Resume/Activity List:
Not required
Essay:
Your essay should be composed in Microsoft Word and must be no fewer than 500 and no greater than 1,000 words. Essays outside of this word count will be penalized. The essay will weigh substantially in the scholarship awarding process. The reviewers (members of the accounting education subcommittee) will consider grammar, punctuation, organization, style, content, creativity, and appropriate references or citations when applicable. Because the same reviewers see both the application and essay, do not include details in your essay that can be found in your application, as to prevent reviewers from knowing the identity of the writer. Please also refrain from using the name of your professors and college/university.