UNC doctoral student Elicia Cowins received a $10,000 award from the KPMG Foundation designated for minority doctoral candidates.
The scholarship, which is renewed for the 2012-13 academic year, is renewable for up to five years.
The scholarship program aims to increase minority representation both within university accounting programs and the workforce.
Since 1994, the KPMG Foundation has awarded more than $10 million to 309 African-American, Hispanic-American and Native American doctoral students.
Cowins began her studies at UNC in 2009.
