$15,000
The amount each recipient will receive to cover qualified educational expenses including tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for courses at the nominating institution
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Registration Deadline March 27, 2026 (11:59 p.m., Pacific) |
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Nomination Deadline May 31, 2026 (11:59 p.m., Pacific) |
Registration
Confirmation of your institution's participation, and identification of your institution's nominator, must be completed via the "Confirm Your Participation" button below by March 27, 2026.
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Not the Nominator? |
If you will not serve as your institution's nominator, you may:
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Nominator
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Confirms personal contact information |
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Completes certification |
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Provides nominee name and contact details |
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Makes nominee aware of their nomination (an email is generated to the student when the nominator portion is complete) |
Student
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Creates an account from ISTS email (check junk/spam folders) |
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Confirms or updates contact information |
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Completes certification |
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Uploads transcript(s) and resume |
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Submits nomination for PCAOB review |
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If you register and act as your institution's nominator, you will receive the link to begin the nomination within 24 hours of registration. If you register and identify someone else as the nominator, that person should expect to receive the nomination link within 72 hours of registration. |
Student Eligibility Criteria
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Be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate accounting program at a U.S. college/university |
May not be required to perform any teaching, research, or other services in exchange for being nominated |
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Start classes on or after August 1, 2026 |
May not be a PCAOB employee or a child or spouse of PCAOB employee* |
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Have an overall GPA 3.3 or higher or be in the top third of their overall class |
Demonstrate financial need** |
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Demonstrate high ethical standards |
The PCAOB Scholars Program is merit-based, but the PCAOB encourages educational institutions to give special consideration to students from populations that have been historically underrepresented in the accounting profession.
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* Defined as all full-time and part-time employees of the PCAOB, including interns, and independent consultants who are natural persons. ** Defined as being eligible to receive a Pell Grant or requiring other Federal financial aid for a significant portion of the expected or actual billed cost of attendance, as determined by the institution. |
*Unless the nominator is notified directly of an issue with the nomination, the student you nominate will, subject to accepting the award and maintaining eligibility, receive the scholarship