Deloitte Tax LLP, an international tax firm, is making it a tad bit easier for Grambling State University business school students to pursue a master’s degree in accounting from Louisiana Tech by establishing a $250,000 scholarship fund for tuition and graduate school assistantships, per The Associated Press. 

In an email to AP, Grambling spokesperson LeAnne Waldroup said the initial funds from Deloitte will cover the full cost of participation for 15 Grambling students through 2025. 

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“We are thrilled our students have the opportunity to pursue (master’s in accounting) courses while still enrolled at Grambling, giving them a decided edge while preparing for the CPA exam and ultimately earning a master’s from the esteemed Louisiana Tech,” said Donald White, dean of Grambling’s College of Business. 

Grambling and Louisiana Tech, which are just five miles apart, inked an agreement in 2020 to allow Grambling students to pursue a degree not offered at their institution—but scholarships provided by one public university in Louisiana cannot be used at another. Grambling students instead had to come up with their own tuition funds. 

Dr. Chris Martin, Dean of Tech’s College of Business, said at the time that the agreement builds on their existing collaboration with Grambling’s accounting department to provide students from both institutions with outstanding career placement opportunities. 

“We look forward to expanding this model to other HBCUs in the future to continue to increase diversity of thought and opportunities in the accounting profession,” Martin said in a statement.

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