Join the TXCPA Community and Advance Your Career with a Scholarship!
Becoming a CPA is more than just earning a degree—it's about building a successful future, and TXCPA is here to help you every step of the way. Our scholarships aren’t just about financial aid—they connect you to a community of professionals dedicated to your success. When you receive a TXCPA scholarship, you’ll gain more than just funding; you’ll join a network of successful CPAs eager to support your growth, provide career guidance, and help you build lasting connections.
The Education Foundation will begin accepting applications in Fall 2025.
Why Apply?
- Financial support for your studies: $2,500 in Scholarships for 4-year universities and $1,000 for the five community colleges approved to offer the additional 30 hours for licensure.
- Professional Mentorship: Connect with experienced CPAs who can help guide your career path.
- Exclusive Networking Opportunities: Be part of a community committed to helping you succeed.
To be considered for an Accounting Education Foundation scholarship, a student must:
- Be a current TXCPA member. (Student membership is FREE: Join here)
- Be an accounting major with the intent of becoming a Texas Certified Public Accountant and entering the accounting profession upon graduation.
- Attend a college or university in Texas that offers a bachelor’s or master’s degree in accounting and graduate students each year or attend one of the five Texas community colleges approved to offer the additional 30 hours for licensure. (Note: applicants will select their school from a list of approved schools on the online application.)
- Submit the name and contact information for an accounting professor or department chair to provide a reference as part of their application.
- Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate college student (at least 12 semester credit hours each semester)
OR
Be enrolled as a full-time graduate or community college student (at least 9 semester credit hours each semester) or as a part-time graduate or community college student (at least 6 semester credit hours each semester and must have completed the 120 hours required to sit for the CPA Exam and are currently employed to meet the CPA licensure work experience requirement) - Have satisfactorily completed at least 90 semester credit hours of college-level courses by August 31 of the year of application and graduate no earlier than spring semester of the same academic year.
- Have completed 15 semester credit hours of accounting courses required of accounting majors by August 31 of the application year.
- Have an Accounting GPA of 3.25 or more on a 4.0 scale.
