Academic Scholarships, at up to $4,000 each, reward senior and graduate accounting students at Illinois colleges who demonstrate strong academic performance, leadership qualities, and financial need. Additional scholarships support racial/ethnic minority incoming college freshman students interested in majoring in accounting.

CPA Exam Awards reimburse students and CPA candidates up to $1,000 for costs associated with taking the CPA exam. These scholarships support people at a time when they need assistance, confidence, and motivation to overcome barriers they face as they pursue their CPA licensure.

The Laptop Award provides laptops to students in need of their own reliable computer to help them complete their accounting degree, begin crucial internship and job searches, and make other important moves to launch their accounting careers.

The Student Influencer Program offers $250 scholarships to accounting students in exchange for their efforts to help promote the accounting major and the CPA credential. Our influencers work to strengthen our relationships with accounting faculty and students on their campus. Additionally, they help to increase visibility and provide information about our programs and resources.

The Virtual Career Fair connects employers with students and recent graduates seeking accounting internships and full-time positions. Job seekers learn about the employers and their available positions, as well as develop contacts that could lead to potential first-round interviews. Registrants also receive personalized resume advice. 

Surendra and Shanta Daga established this fund to inspire, support, and reward accounting students and professionals as they strive to fulfill their dreams of earning the CPA credential. It supports funding for additional CPA Exam Award Program scholarships. 

This fund was established in honor of Herman J. Neal, to memorialize his strong commitment to opening doors of opportunity and education for African Americans. It supports academic scholarships that reward African American junior, senior, or graduate accounting students at Illinois colleges who demonstrate strong academic performance, leadership qualities, and financial need.

Edilberto C. Ortiz and Jovencio P. Mangahas established this fund to inspire, support, and reward accounting students and professionals as they strive to fulfill their dreams of earning the CPA credential. It supports funding for additional CPA Exam Award Program scholarships.

Marian Powers and Belverd E. Needles established this fund, which awards laptops to Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program scholars in need of their own reliable computer to help them complete their accounting degree, begin crucial internship and job searches, and make other important moves to launch their accounting careers.

This fund was established in memory of James A. Sikich, Founder, and former CEO and Managing Partner of Sikich LLP. Jim was the leader of one of the nation’s most innovative public accounting and consulting firms, and this fund demonstrates his strong commitment to service and opening doors of opportunity for students and his community. It supports funding for additional academic scholarships.

Lester McKeever Jr. established this fund to honor the legacy of Mary T. Washington Wylie, the first African American female to attain her CPA license. It supports scholarships and development opportunities that encourage and prepare African American and other underrepresented minorities to become CPAs, such as the award-winning Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program.

This Fund was established in 2004 by members of the Illinois CPA Society’s Women’s Executive Committee to support academic scholarships that reward female senior or graduate accounting students at Illinois colleges who demonstrate strong academic performance and leadership qualities.

Kenneth J. Hull established this fund to support academic scholarships for accounting students at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Belverd E. Needles Jr., William B. Snow, and Ernest R. Wish, in partnership with Ledger & Quill and DePaul University, established this fund and the Success Through Scholarship program to support academic scholarships for undergraduate accounting students at DePaul University.

Arthur R. Wyatt established this fund to support academic scholarships for graduate-level accounting students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he taught for many years.