Partrick-Clayes Accounting Scholars

The Partrick-Clayes Accounting Scholars Scholarship will provide annual scholarship support to one student in the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy within the Fowler College of Business who is either in the final year of an undergraduate accounting degree program or entering the graduate portion of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting and Master of Science in Accountancy program.

If you do not meet all of these requirements in a given term, you may lose your scholarship eligibility and your scholarship may be canceled.

Requirements:

  • Recipients must be Accounting or Accountancy majors.
  • Recipients must be one of the following at the time of disbursement:
    o A senior in their final undergraduate year; or
    o A graduate student enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting + a Master of Science in Accountancy (BMACC) degree program.
  • Students must have transferred to SDSU from a community college.
  • Recipients must have a minimum overall cumulative GPA of 3.50 out of 4.00, or the arithmetic equivalent.
  • Recipients must have financial need, as determined by the SDSU Financial Aid Office.
  • Applicants must file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the California Dream Act by the scholarship opportunity’s deadline for financial need to be determined.
  • Recipients must be enrolled full-time.

Award
$20,000
Deadline
09/04/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Describe one or two specific experiences (academic, professional, personal) that have shaped your interest in accounting. For each, explain your role, actions, and outcomes. Reflect on what you learned and how your journey as a community college transfer student has influenced your goals and understanding of the accounting profession. Also describe a specific way you hope to contribute to a community or organization through your work in accounting.