THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT IS OFFERING ONE OR MORE $1,000.00 ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN OUR GRADUATE PROGRAM

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, THE APPLICANTS MUST:

* HAVE A STRONG ACADEMIC BACKGROUND AND MUST HAVE DEMONSTRATED    LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

* HAVE SHOWN A COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF ACCOUNTING.

* HAVE A MINIMUM GPA OF 3.5 IN A CURRENT OR PREVIOUS DEGREE PROGRAM

For selected candidates, scholarships will be in the form of a cash award as long as the following conditions are met:

• Recipient enrolls in and completes 9 credits in the first semester.
• Recipient earns a 3.5 grade point average in the first semester.
• If at any time, the recipient’s cumulative grade point average for the degree program drops below 3.5 and/or the recipient enrolls for less than nine credits in a semester, the scholarship funds will no longer be available.

Applications must be submitted by May 15, 2014 and must include the following:

• For undergraduates, an acceptance letter to our Graduate Accounting Program.
• A completed Scholarship Application Form. (Attached)
• Current resume.
• Two current, signed letters of recommendations from Accounting professors.
• Student copies of all undergraduate transcripts and graduate transcripts, if applicable. 
• A two-page essay, typed and double spaced in a 12 point font, addressing the following:

                                1-Describe yourself as a student, and discuss the strengths you will bring to the field of Accounting.

                                2-How will the Queens College program help you meet your professional goals.

                                3-What makes you a good candidate for a scholarship (academic background, leadership skills, commitment to the field, special accomplishments, interests)