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Scholarships

There are many awards and scholarship opportunities for students in the accounting program. Below is a description of each. 

• American Society of Woman Accountants (ASWA) Scholarship, a national competition based on financial need with an academic performance requirement
• Buffalo Affiliate (ASWA) to applicants attending a school or with a permanent residence in the Western New York area; presently done on a rotating basis among several schools in Western New York
• New York City Affiliate (ASWA) to applicants with a permanent residence in the Greater New York City area
• Arthur H. Carter Scholarship through the American Accounting Association, an extremely competitive award based on academic performance
• Arthur Wasserman Scholarship, for a School of Management student, preference given to applicants of Jewish heritage and from Western New York
• Institute of Management Accountants Scholarships with preference to students with an interest in management accounting, not based on financial need
• NYSSCPA Excellence in Accounting Scholarship, a statewide program based on financial need in which applicants compete with other students from the same geographic area of the state based on permanent residence
• Victor and Joan Brown Award in Accountancy, a scholarship for an MS in Accounting student planning an accounting career in the U.S.
• National Society of Accountants
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• American Woman's Society of CPAs

AICPA has three scholarship programs:

• John L. Carey Scholarships
• Scholarships for minority students
• AICPA/Accountemps scholarships

For other Scholarship Opportunities see:

• UB School of Management undergraduate scholarships
• UB School of Management graduate scholarships