Scholarships

Cal State Fullerton is pleased to offer a wide variety of scholarships and awards to honor outstanding achievement.

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Posted 3/17/20222

CMA Scholarship

The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is offering 10 scholarships to students from our School of Accounting interested in becoming a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).  Recipients of the CMA Scholarships will receive a comprehensive package of benefits enabling them to study for and take the CMA exam at no cost.

The benefits include: 

  • IMA student membership for three years
  • Entrance fee to the CMA program
  • Exam Support Package – an assessment tool that can help assess the content covered on the CMA   exam
  • Registration fees for the first attempt at both parts of the CMA exam
  • Choice of course provider review material

To apply, you: 

  • Must be enrolled full-time.   
  • Must be interested in becoming a CMA
  • Preferably  have junior/senior standing or be a graduate student.  
  • Preferably  have a 3.0+ GPA  

Deadline: May 31st, 2022. Applications submitted earlier will be given preference.

How to Apply: E-mail your: (1) resume/CV, (2) your expected graduation date, and (3) unofficial transcript to: antchen@fullerton.edu. Please include "CMA scholarship" in the e-mail subject line.

Posted 3/7/2022

Spring 2022 School of Accountancy Scholarships 

Every year, the School of Accountancy awards ~ 30 scholarships ranging from $1,000 - $10,000! 

HOW TO APPLY: Your Portal > Scholarships > Open scholarship application > CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - FULLERTON SCHOLARSHIP & AWARD APPLICATION: Academic Year 2022- 2023

Please see the guide for instructions: Scholarship Application Guide (PDF)

  • Please upload your unofficial transcripts under CSUF Unofficial Transcripts section on application.
  • Please include your resume/CV as an attachment under Additional Attachments section on application.

NOTE: 

  • For Institute of Internal Auditors [IIA] scholarship, you must include an additional one-page essay, which should include the following: 
  1. How you would develop and maintain a campus outreach to students to encourage consideration of Internal Auditing as a profession?
  2. A description of yourself and why you are a qualified candidate for this scholarship. If applicable, please share information about financial need. 
  • For the Financial Executives International [FEI] scholarship, you must include a short essay (less than 1 page) discussing the FEI’s values to your personal and professional life. This $2,000 scholarship will only be awarded to a MSA, MST, or MSAF student.

Deadline: March 25, 2022 

Posted 1/12/2022

2022-23 AICPA Scholarship

The AICPA is pleased to continue supporting accounting education and future CPAs. Over $1 Million in scholarships were awarded, through different academic programs, to more than 150 undergraduate, graduate, post graduate and PhD accounting students in 2021.

Applications for the 2022-23 AICPA Legacy Scholarships (for undergraduate and graduate students) and the William (Bill) Ezzell Scholarship (for PhD students) opened December 1, 2021.

Please see below for further details: Deadline - Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (11:59 pm EST)

Spring 2022 AICPA Scholarships

Posted 9/19/2022

CalCPA Orange County Long Beach Chapter Scholarships

The CalCPA Orange County Long Beach Chapter is now accepting scholarship applications! Scholarships will be awarded to students with an interest in pursuing careers in accounting.

Deadline - April 15th, 2023

See flyer for more details on opportunities for master's degrees (PDF). 

See flyer for more details on opportunities for undergraduate students (PDF).