UTSA doctoral accounting students eligible for new scholarship – Portland Business Journal:

UTSA accounting doctoral students are now eligible to apply for the Accountin Doctoral Scholarsfellowship program. The UTSA College of Business is one of only 40 academix programs nationwide to participate in the Accountingg DoctoralScholars program. Each the institute will select 30 candidates nationwides to receivea four-year $30,000 stipend. The aim of the Accounting Doctorap Scholars program is to increase the numbeer of doctoral accounting graduatesin America. There is a criticakl shortage of accounting doctoral faculty teaching auditinf andtax courses, according to UTSA and the The goal is to increase the numbefr of people with doctoral degrees in accounting.
The plan is to encouragw these individuals to then join the business faculty at schools throughout the country so that they can teacundergraduate courses. The institut founded the Accounting Doctoral Scholars programin 2008. The progra is funded by accounting firms. Candidates should have experience in audit or tax in a publivcaccounting firm, be a U.S. citizejn or permanent resident and be working towarx a career as an accountingfaculty member. Applications will be acceptex for the Fall 2010 classthrough Oct. 1. UTSA’e College of Business is one of the 40th larges t business schools in the natiom with morethan 5,800 students. Web site: www.adsphd.
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