The Mike Smith Scholarship Charitable Trust is named for Leonard Michael Smith (founder of our firm), who was a CPA and Financial Planner. His commitment to education, his dedication to his career, and his appreciation of the arts have led his family to create this scholarship in his honor.
This scholarship is specifically for students pursuing studies of Accounting or the Arts. Applicants must be from the Southern Kentucky area and be planning to obtain a bachelor's degree. Applicants may be high school graduates or graduating seniors.
The criteria for review of applications will be financial need, interest in the subject matter and anticipated ability to use the knowledge gained for beneficial purposes.
Renewal each year of this scholarship is contingent upon full-time enrollment, satisfactory academic performance, and availability of funds.
The Kentucky Society of CPAs (KyCPA) is accepting applications for its Educational Foundation scholarships now through Jan. 29, 2010.
Students studying accounting at Kentucky colleges and universities are eligible to apply for the scholarships, generally ranging in amounts from $1,000 to $2,500. Other requirements include that the student must be at least a sophomore; have an overall grade point average of at least 2.75 and an accounting grade point average of 3.0; and have completed the Principles of Accounting course.
To apply, students must submit an application form (available online at www.cpa2be.org); college transcript; two recommendations, one of which must be from an accounting faculty member; and a one-page essay.
Becker CPA Review Course grants are also available.
Complete details and an application form are available online at KyCPA's student Web site, www.cpa2be.org. Completed applications can be mailed to KyCPA, 1735 Alliant Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40299. Those with questions can call Becky Ackerman, KyCPA Foundation manager, at 502.266.5272 or 800.292.1754.
Earlier this year, the KyCPA Educational Foundation awarded nearly $57,000 in scholarships to college students studying accounting on behalf of the Foundation and other benefactors, plus another $15,000 in CPA exam review grants.
The Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) is a statewide, non-profit professional organization serving CPAs in public accounting firms, business, industry, government, and education. kycpa.org.
