KPMG Women in Accounting Prize - Year 2 BSc. Accounting 2024

KPMG’s ‘Women in Accounting’ is a scholarship program for females in their second year of third-level education in BSc Accounting. Through this program, KPMG hopes to increase awareness and encourage a new generation of high-achieving women to take up the challenge of a career in accounting.

Eligibility Criteria:

• Students must achieve at least a 2H.1 result in the first sitting of their 1st year BSc Accounting exams and hope to achieve at least a 2H.1 result in their 2nd year exams.
• It is open to eligible female 2nd-year BSc Accounting students.

Selection:

A group of chosen candidates will be interviewed. A member of the Department of Accounting and Finance as well as KPMG will be on the judging panel. Students who have demonstrated a high degree of academic success while also demonstrating great personal growth will be held in high respect. After the Semester 2 exam results are made public, those who are successful will be contacted shortly.

Application Process:

Students must submit an application form to the university to be eligible for the scholarship.

Value of the Scholarship:

The students will receive EUR 1,000 for the chosen student.

Additional Information:

• Students apply for this award in conjunction with the KPMG Year 2 Outstanding Scholar Awards (please see here for further details).
• Students must provide a personal statement of 500 words outlining their success in academic life, community initiatives, sports, and work experience.
• Students must also provide a separate statement of up to 100 words outlining how, through their actions, they are effective role models for other women pursuing a career in accounting.