Accountancy

Accountancy Scholarships

 

You’ve worked hard to build a strong academic record, so when it comes to financing your education, your hard work can pay off through accountancy scholarships. Available for both undergraduates and graduate students, Western scholarships are based on academic record and financial need.

The Department of Accountancy offers a variety of scholarships that you can easily find through WMU’s scholarship matching tool, ScholarshipUniverse. Click the link below to start the process. Learn more about financial aid.

Department of Accountancy
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5402 USA
(269) 387-5210

Thank you, donors!

Your gifts to the Department of Accountancy scholarship fund directly contribute to student success. Whether it's one-time or a recurring gift, anyone can make a difference for our students by donating to scholarships.

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Accountancy students and faculty at the department's scholarship awards ceremony.

This generous scholarship (from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) has given me the chance to continue my education and is helping me take the next steps toward achieving my goals of graduating with my M.S.A. and becoming a CPA.

—Alexis Hess, B.B.A.’21, M.S.A.’22

Accountancy scholarships

  • Accountancy major
  • Full-time junior, senior or M.S.A. student
  • Accountancy major
  • Interest in a career in public accounting
  • Minimum 3.0 overall GPA
  • Full-time junior or senior 
  • High academic standing
  • Students must submit an essay on the importance of advancing the success of women in entrepreneurship, business and the financial industry.
  • Accountancy major
  • Senior
  • Accountancy major
  • 3.3 or higher GPA
  • Citizen of, or authorized to work in, the United States
  • Displays leadership skills
  • Michigan resident
  • Desire to live and work in Michigan
  • Senior
  • Accountancy major
  • Accountancy major
  • Full-time undergraduate
  • Accountancy major
  • 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Full-time junior or senior
  • Accountancy major
  • Preference for students who are members of Beta Alpha Psi and have a 3.5 or higher overall GPA.
  • Full-time junior or senior
  • Accountancy major
  • 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Have overcome socioeconomic adversity
  • Preference given to potential recipients in the following order: Students who have overcome socioeconomic adversity from 1) Detroit, 2) Wayne County, 3) the state of Michigan and 4) outside the state of Michigan.
  • Candidates must submit an essay on why they chose to major in accountancy and how they will use their knowledge to make an impact in the world. 
  • Accountancy major
  • Accountancy major
  • Preference given to student with unmet financial need
  • Full-time undergraduate
  • Accountancy major
  • Unmet financial need or first-generation college student
  • Good academic standing
  • Junior
  • Accountancy major
  • 3.5 or higher GPA
  • Interest in a career in public accounting
  • Graduate student
  • 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Demonstrates experience living or working in diverse environments
  • Full-time sophomore, junior or senior
  • Accountancy major
  • 2.5 or higher GPA
  • Accountancy major
  • Accountancy major
  • Full-time undergraduate or graduate student
  • Accountancy major
  • 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Interest in accountancy-related study abroad
  • Accountancy major
  • High GPA and significant service
  • Accountancy major
  • Full-time junior or senior
  • Accountancy major
  • Student not receiving "loan-based" assistance during awarded semester.
  • Full-time senior or graduate student in accountancy
  • Interest in a career in public accounting
  • Desire to live and work in Michigan
  • Full-time undergraduate
  • Accountancy major
  • 3.0 or higher GPA
  • Financial need
  • Full-time junior or senior
  • Accountancy major
  • Beta Alpha Psi member
  • High academic achievement
  • Demonstrates dedication to the profession of accountancy
  • Financial need
  • Accountancy major

Other scholarships for business students

Western Michigan University students majoring in any business program may apply for Haworth College of Business scholarships.
WMU Haworth scholarships