Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Program

Through the annual Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship program, the Deloitte Foundation awards $25,000 grants to 10 top accounting Ph.D. candidates across the U.S. Given to students who plan to pursue academic careers upon graduation, the award is intended to help cover expenses during recipients’ final year of coursework and the subsequent year to complete their doctoral dissertation.

Each year, accounting doctoral students from more than 100 universities are invited to apply for the fellowship. A selection committee composed of eminent accounting educators chose this year’s recipients who were nominated by accounting faculty of their school. Since inception, the program has supported nearly 1,200 PhDs to help increase the pipeline of faculty who are preparing the next generation of business leaders.

The 2026 recipients and the institutions they attend are:

• Brayden Bulloch, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Samuel Chang, University of Chicago

• Richard Crandall, University of Illinois

• Tuan Doan, University of Connecticut

• Eashwar Nagaraj, University of Florida

• Matthew Hall, University of Georgia

• Abigail Rozanski, Texas A&M University

• Xiwen (Cecilia) Sun, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Haocheng (Nick) Yang, University of Oklahoma

• Jaeho Yoo, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

“The Deloitte Foundation helps prepare students for the future of work. A strong pipeline of faculty can help shape a workforce that is prepared for career success,” said Erin Scanlon, Deloitte Foundation president. “Doctoral study can be demanding—especially at the point where candidates are completing advanced coursework and pushing their dissertation across the finish line. This fellowship program is designed to help Fellows maintain momentum through that critical transition.”

The Deloitte Foundation is a US education nonprofit preparing the next generation for the future of work since 1928.

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