AICPA Foundation

AICPA Foundation supports students preparing for careers in accounting and uses targeted educational programming to widen access to the profession. Its work, as evidenced here, reaches students in the United States who are pursuing bachelor’s or graduate degrees in accounting and who plan to become accountants. The Foundation’s programming includes the AICPA Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop, an all-expenses-paid opportunity designed for minority students who are members of the Association of International Certified Public Accountants and are attending for the first time. The workshop’s 2026 application cycle opens on 4/15/2026 and closes on 7/7/2026, showing a defined annual admissions process tied to academic and career preparation. Eligibility requirements connect the Foundation’s support to a specific audience: U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are U.S. residents, enrolled as undergraduate or graduate students, studying accounting, and participating in community service or extracurricular activities. The program spans students from college freshman status through graduate study, including fifth-year and other continuing undergraduates, and it is focused on historically underserved populations. Through this structure, AICPA Foundation advances leadership development alongside professional pipeline building. Its emphasis on accounting study, AICPA membership, first-time participation, and service-oriented student involvement indicates a mission centered on preparing emerging talent for the accounting field while expanding opportunity for students who have been underrepresented in that pathway. The Foundation’s role here is not limited to financial aid; it also invests in a leadership experience that removes cost barriers and connects academic preparation with professional identity in accounting across the United States.