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Empowering Strategies for Women Advancing in Accounting

January 19, 2024

In the evolving world of finance and numbers, women pursuing a career in accounting have distinct opportunities to enhance their professional trajectory. This comprehensive guide from EFWA (The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting) is tailored to provide actionable strategies, from leveraging networks to venturing into entrepreneurship, all aimed at elevating your career in accounting. Whether you're targeting a promotion, contemplating a career shift, or considering the entrepreneurial route, these insights are designed to guide you toward achieving remarkable success in the accounting field.

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2024 Scholarship Applications Open

January 11, 2024

The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) annually awards scholarships to women who are pursuing accounting degrees. Whether you are pursuing an associate's degree, a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree, the Foundation has a scholarship designed for you.

These opportunities are developed to financially support, empower and encourage women pursuing a career in accounting.

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In Memory of Gerard "Jerry" Swick

September 12, 2023

Gerard 'Jerry' A. Swick, Age 82 of Park Ridge. Dear son to the late Arthur and Marcella Swick. Loving brother to Myra Swick. Cherished cousin to Marie (late Roger) Swiss, Thomas (Eva) Swiss, Nicole (Rick) Collins, Tim (Sarah) Swiss, Kateri Evans, Greg (Trisha) Swiss and Gregory T. Swiss. Dear friend of Marilyn Matusiak. Gerard was a CPA and JD and served as the president of the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounts between 1986-1987. He was also a member of ICPAS, AICPA, ABA and ISBA. A Visitation was held at Ryan-Parke Funeral Home on Sunday, June 25 from 3-8 p.m. Funeral Mass Monday, June 26 at 10 a.m. at Mary Seat of Wisdom Church (Cumberland at Granville). Burial followed at All Saints Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Swick Family Scholarship Fund Loyola University of Business Administration (820 N Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611). 

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Elevate Your Career Search with Skillful.ly

September 06, 2023

We’re proud to bring you Skillful.ly! Skillful.ly is a career-exploration tool and recruitment pathway that begins with your strengths, your ambitions, and your skills and can result in introductions to top companies like Ernst & Young (EY), TD Bank and Mazars.

Take part in Skillful.ly’s fall programs where you will:

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IMA and EFWA Award Annual Scholarships

September 06, 2023 by Juliette Gaudemer, Accounting Today

Appears in Accounting Today on September 01, 2023

The Institute of Management Accountants and the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting announced their annual scholarship recipients.

Three female students who are the primary source of support for themselves and their families received a scholarship for the 2023 edition. The winners were undergraduates Holly Bacon from Colorado State University-Pueblo and Samantha Terrell from Western Governors University, while the graduate recipient was Ying Yan Wong from the University of Colorado-Denver. 

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EFWA Announces 2023-2024 Scholarship Recipients

August 14, 2023

The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) is excited to announce that it has selected its scholarship recipients for the 2023-2024 academic school year! The EFWA offers several undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate scholarships annually to women pursuing degrees in accounting, in order to help them attain their educational goals. The recipients and schools of choice have been notified.  

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2023 Scholarship Application Period Opens

January 05, 2023

The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) is accepting applications for our 2023 Scholarships as of January 5.  Candidates may apply via our website and there is no application fee. Undergraduate and Graduate applicants must submit their applications in full by April 30th.  Post-graduate candidates must submit their application in full by May 15th.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.  We encourage all applicants to review the scholarship FAQs on our site before they apply.  You may email our office with follow-up questions. The most successful applicants tell us their story within their submissions. All documentation must be submitted online prior to the deadline.

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KPMG Donates $5000 to the EFWA

November 09, 2021

For the sixth year in a row, Blane Ruschak, President of the KPMG US Foundation and the independent PhD Project, was the Charity Partner of the Charleston CFO Council annual dinner meeting and donated $5,000 dollars to the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) in honor of the CFO Council. 

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EFWA Announces 2021-2022 Scholarship Recipients

July 30, 2021

EFWA ANNOUNCES 2021-2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 

CENTERVILLE, OHIO, August 2, 2021—The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) is excited to announce that it has selected its scholarship recipients for the 2021-2022 academic school year! The EFWA offers several undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate scholarships annually to women pursuing degrees in accounting, in order to help them attain their educational goals. The recipients have been notified, and the awarded amounts have been sent to the schools of their choice.  

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CFO Councils Make Generous Donation

June 16, 2021

Continuing a long-standing tradition of contributing, the Charleston CFO Council and Upstate CFO Council supported the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) with their generous contribution toward our scholarships.  Their recent donation of $20,000 will go a long way in helping women achieve their academic goals in accounting.  These leaders continue to inspire our scholarship applicants, and we are excited to celebrate their continued commitment to the EFWA.   

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