Scholarship Opportunities

Business Scholarships

Requirements & Guidelines

  • Student must be a transfer student from Spokane Falls Community College or Spokane Community College

Requirements & Guidelines

  • Student must be a CIS or MISC major
  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student should demonstrate exemplary academic achievement, innovation, community service, leadership, and project management experience

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be majoring in professional accounting, decision science, or management information systems
  • Student must have junior, senior, or graduate level standing
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence.

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must demonstrate high academic achievement
  • Student must have completed or is enrolled in a Junior Achievement high School classroom program
  • Student must exemplify achievement, leadership, college, and career potential

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be in a business-related major
  • Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Student must demonstrate financial need

Requirements & Guidelines

  • Student must be a Cheney high School graduate
  • Student must be in a business-related major
  • Student must have junior or senior standing

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be an outstanding business major
  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student must have graduated from Cheney High School

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student must be pursuing a degree in business
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence
  • Preference given to working students

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be majoring in one of the following degrees:
    • accounting, business education, economics, finance, general management, marketing, or management information systems
  • Preference given to student who is a veteran of U.S. Military service
  • Preference given to student who demonstrate financial need

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be in a business-related major
  • Student must have a 3.0 GPA or higher
  • Student must demonstrate financial need

Requirements & Guidelines

  • Student must be an MBA student or a Graduate student in Music
  • Student must demonstrate financial need and academic achievement

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be pursuing a degree in the School of Business
  • Preference given to students who are involved in intercollegiate athletics at EWU.

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior standing or higher
  • Student must show entrepreneurial interest
  • Student must demonstrate financial need

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be pursuing a degree in Business or Accounting
  • Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater

Requirements & Guidelines

  • Must be an MBA student with an Economics undergraduate degree
  • Student must demonstrate financial need

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student must be pursuing a degree in professional accounting and/or finance
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence
  • Student must demonstrate financial need

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a declared Data Analytics or Data Science major
  • Student must in their senior year of study
  • Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater
  • Finalists are to be selected by the University Scholarship Committee. Vega Cloud will select the winning student recipient of the scholarship. If the winning recipient is not selected by July 31st then the Scholarship Office will make the determination.

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student must have a declared major in professional accounting or finance
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a full-time student in good standing
  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student must have a declared major within the School of Business
  • Student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above
  • Student must be a graduate of a high school in the Tri-Cities area, with preference given to a student from a high school within Kennewick, Richland, or Pasco, Washington
  • Student must demonstrate participation in extra-curricular activities such as athletics, school-sponsored clubs and organizations, and/or community service/volunteerism.

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a full-time student in the School of Business
  • Preference given to students with a declared major in finance, management, or economics

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a full-time student and single parent in good academic standing
  • Preference given to students with a declared major in Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or Accounting.

The EWU General Scholarship Application for academic year 2024-2025 is now closed.

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Accounting Scholarships

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Awarded to a full-time or part-time student enrolled in at least two accounting classes or eight credits within the School of Professional Accounting, with a declared major in professional accounting who is pursuing, or plans to pursue, a master’s of professional accounting.
  • Active involvement in on-campus or off-campus activities that benefit the community;
  • Active participation in student organizations related to the accounting profession, such as Beta Alpha Psi;
  • Being a mentor or tutor of their peers;
  • Demonstrated financial need; or
  • Employed part-time for a minimum of 20 hours per week while pursuing their degree

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing
  • Student must have a declared major in Professional Accounting

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a Professional Accounting major
  • Student must have junior, senior, or graduate level standing
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Students must demonstrate Academic Achievement and contribution to the School of Professional Accounting through participation in Beta Alpha Psi and other departmental events.

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Awarded to a female junior or senior student
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence
  • Student must demonstrate financial need
  • Student must have career aspirations with a focus in public accounting

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a professional accounting major
  • Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have a GPA of 3.2 or higher
  • Student must be a professional accounting major
  • Student must have junior or senior standing

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must demonstrate commendable academic achievement, community service, leadership, and management experience

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Must be a declared major who is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Professional Accounting.
  • Must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater.
  • Must be taking a minimum of two courses per quarter.
  • Must have community involvement, which includes working part time while in school and/or interning.
  • Preference is given to rural communities, minority students and/or veterans.

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a junior or senior business major
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need
  • Preference given to accounting students and non-traditional students

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing majoring in Management Information Systems
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing majoring in accounting with at least one EWU accounting class completed prior to application
  • Student must demonstrate academic achievement, commitment to public service, and a recognizable probability of a successful career in accounting

Requirements &Guidelines:

  • Student must be from WA, ID, OR, or MT
  • Student must be pursuing either a(n):
    • graduate degree in Finance or Accounting
    • undergraduate degree in accounting and/or pursuing an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering & Technology (degree fields include Applied Technology, Construction Management, Manufacturing Technology DFM option, Manufacturing Technology Process option, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology).

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing, majoring in professional accounting or finance
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence and financial need

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must have junior or senior standing with a declared major in professional accounting or finance
  • Student must demonstrate academic excellence

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be pursuing a degree in Business or Accounting
  • Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a full-time student and a single parent in good academic standing
  • Preference given to students with a declared major in Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or Accounting

Requirements & Guidelines:

  • Student must be a declared major who is pursuing an undergraduate degree in Professional Accounting
  • Student must have a GPA of 3.0 or greater
  • Student must be taking a minimum of two courses per quarter
  • Student must have community involvement
  • Preference is given to students with demonstrated financial need
  • Preference is given to non-traditional and/or minority students

There are many scholarships available to students who are enrolled in the professional accounting program. The EWU General Scholarship Application for academic year 2024-2025 is now closed.

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External Accounting Scholarships

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA) Foundation Scholarship for Future CPAs is part of the AICPA Legacy Scholarships. Students interested in being considered for more than one AICPA Legacy Scholarship need to complete only one application — applicants will be evaluated for all awards for which they are eligible in the program.

Details on application requirements can be found here: https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/education/scholarship-search/future-cpas-scholarship/

The application opens December 1st, 2023 and closes March 1st, 2024

The CMA Scholarship is available each academic year for up to 10 students. It covers up to three years of IMA membership, the CMA program entrance fee, and two exam sitting fees—all a value of about $1,000! Also, recipients of the scholarship will receive access to Wiley’s CMA exam question bank to assist with their CMA exam preparation. Students must be nominated by faculty to be considered for this award.

For more information and access to the nomination form, visit the Institute of Management Accountants.

The Clark Nuber scholarship program is now accepting applications for nonrenewable tuition scholarships. Accounting students who will have completed their sophomore year at an accredited four‐year institution in or near Washington State are eligible to apply. All applicants must be eligible to work without sponsorship after graduation. Preference will be given to residents of Washington State. Scholarship recipients will automatically receive an on‐campus interview provided they submit a complete application packet prior to the on‐campus interview deadline.

Scholarship Requirements

Students in an undergraduate program who are interested in working in the banking industry after graduation may apply for an RMA Foundation scholarship. The RMA Foundation offers scholarships to students in an undergraduate program who are interested in working in the banking industry after graduation.

Scholarship Requirements

The Washington CPA Foundation awarded over $500,000 in scholarships to accounting students attending an accredited college or university in the state of Washington for the 2020-2021 school year.

Scholarship Requirements

Dean’s Leadership Endowed Scholarship

The Dean’s Leadership Endowed Scholarship is administered subject to the stipulations listed below:

  • The successful recipient will be able to demonstrate academic achievement, academic or community leadership, personal integrity, as well as community service
  • Eligible students must have a declared major in one of the disciplines offered by the School of Business and have completed at least 120 credit hours including 30 credits in their declared major by the end of spring quarter 2023. If you have questions about these requirements, please see your advisor.
  • The recipient must be a student in good standing at Eastern Washington University maintaining a minimum 3.0 (B) grade point average (GPA), attend EWU full time during the academic year 2022-2023, and not been found responsible in an academic integrity violation.
  • The School of Business will award one or more $3,500 scholarship(s) for undergraduate tuition. Recipient must attend EWU full time for academic year 2023-2024.
  • The successful recipient will be selected following the review of the one-page essay describing your history of academic achievement, academic or community leadership, and community service. Recipient(s) of the scholarship will be eligible for mentorship from a member of the College’s Advisory Board. The recipient(s) will be encouraged to attend College Advisory Board meetings.

Questions? Contact Emily Owens at eowens@ewu.edu or 509.828.1260.


Deadline

The EWU General Scholarship Application for academic year 2024-2025 opens November 1st 2023 and closes February 1st 2024.


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Enrollment Data

Undergraduate Business Students

830

BAB/BS Degrees Awarded in 2019-20

463

Students in the MBA Program

418

MBA Degrees Awarded in 2019-20

48

Full-Time Faculty Members

32