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

2019 Power Your Education Scholarship Program (RSM)

Every day, RSM professionals deliver The Power of Being Understood^® to today's middle market leaders across the globe. We are proud to support the leaders of tomorrow through the Power Your Education scholarship program! The RSM US Foundation will again award 10 students with $10,000 scholarships for next school year, along with invitations to participate in RSM's Pathways summer leadership program. Any college student two years from graduation (usually sophomores, or juniors if in a five-year program) on the path to earning a bachelor's degree in a business or technology field with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher who is a legal resident of the United States is eligible to apply.

SP'19 APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: February 28, 2019 (11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time)

CalCPA OC/LB Chapter Scholarships

The Orange County and Long Beach Chapter of the California Society of CPAs is proud to announce its Scholarship Award Program. Scholarships will be awarded to students with interest in pursuing professional careers in the accounting field. 

Criteria

• Excellent communication skills and leadership ability

• Interest in pursuing a career in accounting in our region

• Grade point average of 3.0 or higher

• U.S. citizen or legal resident of the United States

• A member of CalCPA. Membership is free if you are an undergraduate, and $50 if you are a candidate. To join CalCPA, visit www.calcpa.org/join.

SP'19 APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, April 1, 2019 (5:00pm, Pacific Daylight Time)

Department Scholarship Awards

Several scholarships are made available each spring semester through the Department of Accounting by sponsors representing firms, organizations, individuals, the Accounting Advisory Association, and the department itself. Award Recipients are recognized with a plaque at the Awards Banquet that takes place at the end of each spring semester. 

HOW TO APPLY:  Download the application ^* . Submit all componants of the application to the Accounting Department electronically via email:  accountingdept@fullerton.edu

SP'19 APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, March 29, 2019 (4:59pm, Pacific Standard Time)

Eligibility Requirements 

• Undergraduate Students: You must be a declared Accounting student (not pre-business), completed at least 75 units (of which 15 were earned at CSU, Fullerton) with an Overall and Accounting GPA of 3.0 or better, and completed ACCT 301A and at least 3 units of any other 300 or 400 level Accounting course.

• Graduate Students: You must be a Mihaylo College classified graduate student enrolled in the MSA program, MST program or MBA-Accounting Concentration program. If you are required to take prerequisite courses, you must have completed ACCT 301A and at least 3 units of any other 300 or 400 level Accounting course.

• A new application must be submitted each semester.

• Previous awardees may apply for a scholarship.

• All applications MUST be accompanied by a copy of your current student transcript (an unofficial transcript is acceptable) and a current resume.

• Award recipients MUST be present at the Accounting Awards Banquet.

Case Competition

During each Spring semester, the Department hosts the Case Competition where teams comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students compete for scholarships. Each team will present their case for approximately 15 minutes and engage in Q&A with the judging panel made up of "Big 4" accounting firm representatives and CSUF faculty for approximately 5 minutes. Applicants should be comfortable speaking professionally in front of the judges.

HOW TO APPLY:  Form a team, then download the application ^* . Each member on a team must submit an individual application. Submit all componants of the application to the Accounting Department electronically via email:  accountingdept@fullerton.edu

SP'19 APPLICATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Not yet determined

Eligibility Requirements 

• Students are to form teams on their own. Please include the names of all team members on the application. Applicants who are not on a team will be matched with one by the Department.

• The competition is NOT open to the following students:

  • a. Freshmen
  • b. Sophomores who have not finished ACCT 201A (Financial Accounting)
  • c. Students graduating in Spring 2019
    
    

• The team cannot completely be made up of graduate students of seniors. The recommended composition of teams for the competition should be: 1-2 sophomores or juniors, 1-2 seniors, 1-2 graduate students.

• We will select teams for the final competition based on the teams' written response to case questions. You are expected to show critical thinking.

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place team winners will be announced at the end-of-year Awards Banquet. If your team is selected for presentation, you MUST be present at the Awards Banquet ceremony in order to receive your award.