TXCPA Southeast Texas Student Scholarship

Scholarships

TXCPA Southeast Texas (TXCPAST) established a scholarship program whose purpose is to provide scholarship assistance to accounting students who plan to become Certified Public Accountants and enter the accounting profession.  To be considered for a scholarship, a student must: 

• Be a student member of TXCPA. Membership for students is free! 
• Be a junior or senior accounting major/graduate/certificate student in accounting attending Lamar University for fall 2025, planning to become a Certified Public Accountant and entering the accounting profession upon graduation.
• Completed Intermediate Accounting I with a “B” or higher on the first attempt.
• Have a minimum 3.0 GPA in Accounting courses.
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (green-card holder).

• Community involvement
• Participation in TXCPA Southeast Texas activities

To apply for a scholarship, students must submit the following to Rori Shaw at southeasttexas@tx.cpa by Friday, March 7, 2025: 

• A typed, completed application.
• Unofficial cumulative college transcript(s) through the end of the fall 2023 semester, to include credit hours earned from all colleges and universities and cumulative GPA.
• A typed, one-page letter that describes yourself and why you want to become a CPA

Scholarships of $250 - $1,000 will be awarded at the discretion of the Scholarship Committee based on applicant’s qualifications.  Checks will be made payable to the college/university for the benefit of the student and sent to the college/university in August 2025 to be applied for the fall 2025 semester.