Ph.D. Business Scholarships

Lagrant Foundation Scholarships

• The Lagrant Foundation provides scholarships for students of minority ethnicity who are pursuing graduate degrees in business. These scholarships are awarded in amounts of up to $5,000. In order to be eligible, students must be pursuing a business degree with a concentration in public relations, advertising, or marketing, and must be a member of one of these ethnic groups: Hispanic or Latino, African American, Native American or Native Alaskan, or Pacific Islander. Applicants must also be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States in order to be eligible for Lagrant Foundation scholarships. The minimum GPA for prospective graduate applicants is 3.2. Interested students should visit the Lagrant Foundation website for more information.

  The LAGRANT Foundation
  600 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1520
  Los Angeles, CA 90017
  323-469-8680
  www.lagrantfoundation.org

AICPA Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program

• The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants offers financial support to Ph.D. candidates pursuing degrees in accounting through the Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program. This program offers an annual stipend of $30,000 for up to four years of study. In order to be eligible, a student must have a minimum of three years experience in public accounting, and must be committed to teaching accounting at the university level upon graduating from a Ph.D. program. Approximately 30 scholarships are awarded each year. Interested students should visit the ADS program website for more information.

  Accounting Doctoral Scholars Program
  American Institute of CPAs Foundation
  220 Leigh Farm Road
  Durham, North Carolina 27707
  919-401-4524
  adsphd.org

GFOA Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship

• The Government Finance Officer's Association offers scholarship funds to graduate students pursing a Ph.D. in business through the Frank L. Greathouse Government Accounting Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded annually in the amount of $5,000 to a student who is planning to pursue a career in state or local government finance. Students must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or Canada in order to be eligible, and must be enrolled as a full-time student. Interested students should visit the GFOA website for more information.

  Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada
  203 N. LaSalle Street
  Suite 2700
  Chicago, IL 60601-1210
  312-977-9700
  gfoa.org