The NYSSCPA, through its Moynihan Scholarship Fund and its Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE), has awarded Excellence in Accounting Scholarships to 64 New York college students for the 2018–2019 academic year.

Fifty-three full-time college students received $2,500 scholarships, and 11 part-time students received $1,250 scholarships. Four of the $1,250 scholarship recipients received an additional $500 each from grants sponsored by accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP;  two of the 11 received an additional $1,000 each from Ted G. Wilson college scholarship grants, sponsored by the Society’s Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. Four of the $2,500 scholarships were sponsored by the Buffalo Chapter.

Three high school students who previously graduated from the Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) program and are about to start college received $2,000 COAP Scholarships, which are renewable every year for up to five years.

“The Moynihan Scholarship Fund is pleased to award these scholarships to deserving college students from across the state,” said Joseph M. Falbo Jr., president of the Moynihan Scholarship Fund Board of Trustees. “Our goal is to financially assist, as well as professionally support, mentor and encourage top-level students to enter the field of accounting, thereby strengthening the profession.”

In order to be eligible for Excellence in Accounting Scholarships, students had to be declared accounting majors, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. They also had to be eligible for financial aid. To qualify for the $2,500 full-time scholarships, students needed to be enrolled for at least 12 semester credits. To qualify for the part-time $1,250 scholarships, students needed to be enrolled for 6 to 11.5 semester credits.

There are dedicated campus liaisons at 57 colleges in New York state, many of whom helped to identify students eligible for these scholarships. Applicants needed to submit letters of recommendation from either their campus liaison, a department chair, or an accounting professional contact, such as an employer.

To learn more about the Excellence in Accounting Scholarships and see the names of the scholarship recipients, visit this page.

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