To encourage students to remain in school for the fifth year required to obtain a CPA license, a fifth-year Clay Ford Scholarship Program has been established, setting aside $200,000 per year in scholarships.

If requirements are met and money is available, applicants may be eligible for scholarships up to $6,000 per semester, which are awarded for a maximum of two semesters.

Requirements:

• Financial need as calculated through completion of FAFSA application
• Ethnicity, gender or racial minority status
• Scholastic ability and performance (including the intention of sitting for the CPA exam)
• Completion of 120 credit hours from an accredited institution in Florida (Applicants will be entering their 5th year)
• Florida residency

Apply by June 1: www.myfloridalicense.com/CPAscholarship (Links to an external site.) 

Scholarship recipients receive up to $6,000 per semester for a maximum of two semesters!