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 be enrolled in one of the following:

• Lubin undergraduate accounting program (third-year or higher)
• BBA/MBA program
• MBA in Accounting/JD Program
• 150-hour accounting program
• Lubin graduate accounting program
• Graduate program majoring in taxation and eligible to sit for the CPA exam upon graduation

Students must be US citizens to be eligible for this scholarship.

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 and Spring semesters. Students must be US citizens to be eligible for this scholarship.

The deadline for Ernst & Young Scholarship applications is May 15, 2018.

Students applying for the scholarship must:

1. Complete the Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education application;
2. Attach a current resume;
3. Attach a current transcript;
4. Submit TWO recommendation forms;
5. Submit a personal statement (limited to 150 words) stating why you should be granted the Ernst & Young Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education award.
6. 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 2018 Ernst & Young Scholarship Recipients

Kattarina Bayle
Gabriella Farino
Jaclyn Rose Seigel

The 2017 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

A total of NINE $5,000 scholarships were awarded thanks to the generosity of EY employees.



The 2017 Ernst & Young Fund Scholarship Recipients

Kattarina Bayle
Joe Burns
Monica Casabona
Will Eng
Carmen Guillen
Kyle Kristiansen
Amornrut Wandee Omidvaran
Kimberley Sanchez
Sarah Vindigni

The 2016 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet



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 2015 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet


2015 Scholarship recipients with Lubin's Dean Braun and Professor Jacob

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 2014 Ernst & Young Scholarship Award Banquet

A total of NINE $5,000 scholarships were awarded thanks to the generosity of EY employees.


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.



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


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


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




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