Fellowship Overview

The AICPA Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students program ensures that CPAs of diverse backgrounds are visible in college and university classrooms to serve as role models and mentors to young people in planning their education and careers.  These competitive, renewable fellowships of up to $12,000 are awarded annually to full-time minority accounting scholars who demonstrate significant potential to become accounting educators. For the 2008–2009 academic year, 22 accounting Ph.D.s were selected as recipients of this prestigious honor. View the 2008–2009 AICPA Minority Doctoral Fellowship Recipients.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q:  What are the eligibility requirements?

A:  Eligible applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applied to and/or been accepted into a doctoral program with a concentration in accounting
• Earned a Master’s Degree and/or completed at least 3 years of full-time experience in the accounting practice
• Be a minority student of Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino; Asian; American Indian or Alaska Native; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; or of two or more races
• Attend school on a full-time basis and remain enrolled full-time until attaining one’s doctoral degree
• Agree not to work full-time in a paid position or accept responsibility for teaching more than one course per semester as a teaching assistant, or dedicate more than one quarter of my time as a research assistant
• Be a CPA or plan to pursue the CPA credential
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green card holder)

Q:  Where do I obtain an application for this program?

A: The 2009-2010 Doctoral Fellowship application will be posted on this Web site in Fall 2008.

To receive announcements related to this program, e-mail MIC_Programs@aicpa.org.

Q:  What materials are required to apply for this program?

A:  A completed application form, an official academic transcript from each institution from which you have received a degree and confidential references from two individuals.

Q:  When is the application deadline?

A:  April 1, 2009

Q:  Where do I go for more information?

A: E-mail MIC_Programs@aicpa.org for additional inquiries.