KPMG Women in Accounting Prize - Year 2 BSc. Accounting

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. The scholarship provides €1,000 to the chosen student and includes a paid work placement at KPMG during the third year of the programme. Applicants must achieve at least a 2H.1 result in their first sitting of their 1st year BSc Accounting exams and hope to achieve at least a 2H.1 result in their 2nd year exams. Students must provide a personal statement of 500 words outlining their success in academic life, community initiatives, sports, and work experience, along with a separate statement of up to 100 words outlining how they are an effective role model for other women pursuing a career in accounting. Interviews will take place with a panel of shortlisted students, including a representative from KPMG and the Department of Accounting and Finance.