Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education

[Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education] The Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education was established by Ernst & Young LLP to promote educational excellence in accounting at Pace University. The Fund will provide scholarship awards of $5,000 ($2,500 for the fall semester and $2,500 for the spring semester) each to outstanding students who are enrolled in the Lubin School of Business in a qualified accounting program and maintain a 3.30 GPA. Students eligible for these awards must demonstrate involvement and leadership in either co-curricular activities at Pace or service organizations in their local community or high school.

To apply for the Ernst & Young Scholarship, students must belong to any of the following groups:

Pace University Accounting students in their third, fourth or fifth year with a declared major in Accounting, including BBA/MBA students or students enrolled in the 150-hour Accounting program.
Pace University graduate students with a declared major in Accounting.
Pace University Law School students in the combined MBA Accounting/JD program.
Pace University graduate students with a declared major in Taxation who are eligible to sit for the CPA exam upon graduation.

Scholarship awards will be granted annually and may be used for tuition and/or related costs. Awards may be renewed through a newly submitted and reviewed application. Recipients may receive this award for no more than three academic years, during their third, fourth, and/or fifth year of undergraduate study at Pace, as long as they remain eligible according to scholarship criteria. Graduate students and Pace University Law School students may receive this award for no more than three academic years as long as they remain eligible according to scholarship stipulations. ALL students must be enrolled full time during both the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters. Students must be US citizens to be eligible for this scholarship.

The deadline for Ernst & Young Scholarship applications is May 15, 2017.

Students applying for the scholarship must:

Complete the Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education application;
Attach a current resume;
Attach a current transcript;
Submit TWO recommendation forms;
Submit a personal statement (limited to 150 words) stating why you should be granted the Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education award.
Submit a professional statement on how you see your professional career developing at EY.

Application packets should be submitted to:

NYC Campus - Ms. Adia Johnson - Program Coordinator - 1 Pace Plaza, 4th Floor West, New York, NY 10038
Westchester Campus - Dr. Barbara Farrell - Goldstein Center Room 216, Pleasantville, NY 10570

>> download the application

The 2016 Ernst & Young Fund Scholarship Recipients

Maria Biondi
Joseph Burns
Devin Carman
Sarelia Dominguez
Riddhi Doshi
Kimberly Fong
Savanna Juengerkes
Kyle Kristiansen
Ilya Nagdimov
Gabriella Singh
Sarah Vindigni

The 2016 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

[2016 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]

The 2015 Ernst & Young Fund Scholarship Recipients

Shawn Lunn
Imerlyn Ventura
Joseph Goldpaugh
Nick Ramos
Sarelia Dominguez
Joe Cairo
Dorothy Wong
Andrea Reyes
Anisa Hadzibrahim
Claudia Yang Chan
Christopher Mitilian
Guo Wei Wu

The 2015 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

[2015 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]
2015 Scholarship recipients with Lubin's Dean Braun and Professor Jacob

The 2014 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

[2014 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]
2014 Scholarship recipients with Amelia Caporale and Nick Bueti - EY, Deans Braun and Berger, and Professors Healy, Jacob and Lee.

2014 Scholarship recipients with Amelia Caporale and Nick Bueti - EY, Deans Braun and Berger, and Professors Healy, Jacob and Lee.

[2014 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]
Dean Braun addresses the scholarship recipients, their families, guests from EY, faculty and staff

Amelia Caporale from EY addresses the audience

The 2014 Ernst & Young Fund Scholarship Recipients

Kimisei Miyake
Gianna Khader
Anthony Fanelli
Freskida Gjokaj
Antonella Aceto
Alex Rough
DanDan Lu
Hantze Toureau
Amy Chen
Meghan Boyle
Sephanie Deodat

The 2013 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

[2013 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]
The 2013 Ernst & Young Scholarship recipients with Professor Patricia Healy, Dr. Rudy Jacob, Dean Neil Braun, Nick Bueti (EY), and Amelia Caporale (EY)

The 2013 Ernst & Young Fund Scholarship Recipients

Leanne Amicucci
Renee Bluszcz
Anthony Fanelli
Gianna Khader
Aroub Khan
Craig Mayle
Jamie Sanchez
Trevor Woolley
Nelly Zorrilla

The 2012 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

[2012 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]
The 2012 Ernst & Young Scholarship recipients with Dean Neil Braun, accounting faculty Patricia Healy and Rudy Jacob, and Ernst & Young employees John Mattioli and Nick Bueti

The 2012 Ernst & Young Fund Scholarship Recipients

New York
Sazma Shameem
Yuan Gai
Kristhy Jimenez
Umesh Patel
Domingo Rodriguez

Westchester
Laura Schmitt
Gabriella Gonzalez
Vito Delberti
Renee Bluszcz
Christina Rufo

[2012 Ernst & Young Scholarship for Excellence in Accounting Education]
The 2012 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet in the Tudor Room of the Pace University School of Law School campus

Dean Braun addressing the attendees of the 2012 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet