USFSP Program of Accountancy Scholarships

The Board of Governors of the State University System has allocated scholarship funds to the
USFSP Program of Accountancy (POA) as part of its Targeted Educational Attainment Grant.
The purpose of the grant is to increase the amount of degrees awarded in critically needed areas
such as accounting. Accordingly, the USFSP POA is awarding scholarships of up to $2,500 to
qualifying undergraduate students. The scholarships are for the Spring 2015 semester, and are
based solely on academic merit. The following criteria apply:

The applicant must have a declared major in accounting.

The applicant must be a USFSP undergraduate student at start of the Spring 2015
semester , and enrolled in at least 6 semester hours of course work after the completion of
the drop/add period for Spring 2015.
The applicant must have completed 30 hours of college-level work by the beginning of
the Fall 2014 semester.
The following grade criteria must have been met by the beginning of the Fall 2014
semester:
(1)
An overall GPA of 3.00 for USF coursework. Grades from other campuses within
the USF system are used in this computation. However, grades from other
colleges and universities outside of the USF system are not considered.
(2)
The student must have completed both ACG 3103 (Intermediate Accounting I)
and ACG 3341(Cost Accounting and Control I) by the beginning of the Fall 2014
semester, with a minimum grade of B (not B-) or higher in both courses. These
two courses must have been completed at USFSP or other campuses within the
USF system. Coursework at other schools is not considered.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES

1) Complete the POA scholarship application. See page 2 of this document.

2) Submit the application and a copy of your official USF transcripts NO LATER than
November 1, 2014 to:
James Fellows, Ph.D, CPA
Chair of POA Scholarship Committee
USF St. Petersburg - COB DAV 108
140 Seventh Avenue South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701.
The applicant may simply drop off the application at Davis 108 or send a pdf scanned copy of
the application and transcripts to Professor Fellows at fellows@mail.usf.edu. The scanned pdf
copy is the preferred method. This allows you to electronically verify that an application has
been sent and received. It also allows you to retain the original copies of the transcripts.
Scholarship winners will be announced at before the end of the Fall 2014 semester and funds will
be distributed in time for payment of Spring 2015 tuition and fees.

PROGRAM OF ACCOUNTANCY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

NAME:

U-NUMBER:

USF Email Address:

Phone:
Current Mailing Address:

Permanent Home Address:

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------USF Grade Point Average at beginning of Fall 2014 (Do not include grades from colleges
and universities outside the USF system).
Grades Received at USFSP (or other campuses in the USF system) for:
ACG 3103:

ACG 3341:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When do you expect to graduate from USFSP with your degree in accounting?

How many semester hours do you plan to take in the Spring 2015 semester?