Applications Being Accepted for NJCPA Scholarships

BY SUSAN M. DYER, NJCPA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

Applications opened! The NJCPA Scholarship Fund celebrates its 63rd year providing students with scholarships to help support their college education and light their path to becoming a CPA.

Henrietta Fuchs, CPA, president of the Fund, partner at CohnReznick and a past NJCPA scholarship recipient, reflected on what being a scholarship recipient meant to her: “I knew that I was going to go into public accounting; however, winning the scholarship further solidified my career path. Receiving the scholarship and attending the Scholarship Awards Ceremony opened my eyes to the huge network of CPAs that is available to us through the NJCPA. After meeting and getting to know CPAs from various firms, and seeing the opportunities public accounting had to offer, I knew that I made the right decision.”

To help more students attain the goal of becoming a CPA, the NJCPA offers several scholarships.

HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS

These scholarships are for college-bound high school seniors intending to major in accounting or obtain a concentration in accounting which includes not less than 24 accounting credits. Students with a cumulative 3.2 grade point average or a minimum 1260 SAT or 26 ACT score can apply for the scholarship. Recipients receive $1,500 for their first year of college at a four-year or two-year institution. The deadline to apply is Dec. 9, 2022.

DELOITTE/DELOITTE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS

In year two of a two-year pilot program funded by Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation, the High School Minority Scholarship has the same requirements as the general high school scholarships. Additionally, applicants must identify as an ethnic minority and currently attend one of the following seven high schools: Rahway High School, New Brunswick High School, West Orange High School, East Side High School (Newark), Dickinson High School, Passaic County Technical Institute or Dwight Morrow High School. Recipients receive $1,500 for their first year of college at a four-year or two-year institution. The deadline to apply is Dec. 9, 2022.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS

College sophomores, juniors and seniors who are enrolled in an accounting program or have a concentration in accounting at a New Jersey college can apply for a one-year college scholarship ranging from $2,000 to $6,500. Sophomores must have a 3.2 GPA, be a New Jersey resident and have at least six accounting credits by the end of the spring 2023 semester. Juniors and seniors must also be a New Jersey resident, have a GPA of 3.2 and have at least 12 accounting credits by the end of the spring 2023 semester. The deadline to apply is Jan. 6, 2023.

For each scholarship there is a 500- word essay as part of the application. More information about the scholarship requirements, eligibility and how to apply is available at njcpa.org/scholarships.

Susan M. Dyer, CAE, is the membershipdevelopment director at the NJCPA and can bereached at sdyer@njcpa.org.