SCHOLARSHIPS

The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) annually awards scholarships to women who are pursuing accounting degrees.

Whether you are pursuing an associate’s degree, a bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree, the Foundation has a scholarship designed for you. These opportunities are developed to financially support, empower and encourage women pursuing a career in accounting.

Each year the application period opens in January and closes March 30 for all scholarship applications.

Before applying, please see our scholarship FAQs.


Associate Degree Scholarships

Scholarships include:

  • Aspire Scholarship
  • American Dream Scholarship
Bachelor’s Degree Scholarships

Scholarships include:

  • Horizons Scholarship
  • EFWA Undergraduate Scholarship
  • EFWA Global Undergraduate Scholarship
  • IMA Undergraduate Scholarship
Master’s Degree Scholarships

Scholarships include:

  • EFWA Graduate Scholarship
  • IMA Graduate Scholarship
PhD Scholarships
  • Laurels Fund
The Laurels Fund was established in 1978 for the purpose of providing scholarships to female students who are pursuing advanced degrees in Accounting.

Partners

Institute of Management Accountants

IMA® is one of the largest and most respected associations focused exclusively on advancing the management accounting profession. Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the CMA® (Certified Management Accountant), CSCA® (Certified in Strategy and Competitive Analysis), and FMAA™ (Financial and Managerial Accounting Associate) certification programs, continuing education, networking, and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. Twice named Professional Body of the Year by The Accountant/International Accounting Bulletin, IMA has a global network of about 140,000 members in 150 countries and 200+ professional and student chapters. Headquartered in Montvale, N.J., USA, IMA provides localized services through its six global regions: The Americas, China, Europe, Middle East/North Africa, India, and Asia Pacific. For more information about IMA, please visit www.imanet.org.