This endowment provides scholarships to African American accounting students that are completing their 5th year or a graduate student who are attending a partnering college or university.

In 2009, the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation established a $1,000,000 Matching Grant with the FICPA Educational Foundation in memory of James Wilcox, CPA who was controller of the Coulter Foundation for many years. In 2011, the Coulter Foundation amended the agreement to establish the James Wilcox Endowment. Wilcox was a member of the FICPA from 1982 until his death in 2008. The endowment was established to continue Wilcox’s extraordinary passion for accounting and his commitment to opening doors to the profession, particularly for minorities.

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• Be a full-time student  or part-time student (as defined by each college/university)
• Majoring in accounting
• Attending any college or university in the State of Florida that is a partner with the FICPA Scholarship Foundation (Click here for a list of partnering schools.)
• Be a member of the FICPA (Free for students - register here, today)
• Have a 3.0 Cumulative GPA and a 3.0 GPA in Upper-Division Accounting (300/3000 level courses or above)
• Must be at least a 4th or 5th-year student in upper-division accounting courses at the time the scholarship is received.
• Must be planning to sit for the CPA exam and be working towards fulfilling the requirements for certification in Florida.
• Should indicate a desire to practice in the field of accounting as opposed to other disciplines and must indicate a desire to work in Florida.
• Must be citizens of the United States or hold permanent residency status

Additional Requirements:

• African American accounting students that are completing their 5th year or a graduate student who are attending a partnering college or university.