EFWA American Dream Scholarship
Offered by Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting
About this scholarship
The EFWA American Dream Scholarship is a one-time award of up to $1,000 for a financially needy U.S. citizen attending an accredited two-year college and aspiring to transfer into a four-year accounting bachelor’s program. Unlike most Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting awards, this scholarship is open to applicants of any gender. It is designed to combine financial and mentoring support, particularly for students from Black, Latinx, and Native communities, while the official rules expressly state that eligibility is not exclusionary on the basis of gender, race, color, sex, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, socioeconomic background, or sexual orientation. EFWA’s 2027-28 application opens January 4 and closes March 30, 2027. Associate-level applicants should be pursuing a business program, with accounting applicants preferred. The common online process requires FAFSA evidence, uploaded transcripts, and reference letters; official transcripts are not required. Applicants may submit for only one EFWA award in a cycle. Online study qualifies when the courses come from an accredited U.S. college, and recipients are selected by May 31 for fall-term funding.
Eligibility
- Be a U.S. citizen; applicants of any gender may apply
- Attend an accredited two-year college in the United States
- Pursue an associate-level business program, with preference for accounting
- Plan to transfer to a four-year college or university for a bachelor’s degree in accounting
- Demonstrate financial need with a FAFSA Submission Summary or confirmation
- Upload the requested transcript and reference materials through EFWA’s portal
- Apply for only one EFWA scholarship during the cycle
- Submit the application by March 30, 2027