College Scholarships

Click here to view 2024 recipients. Scholarships may be used for tuition, enrollment fees, room/board, CPA Exam review materials, books and/or supplies.

Click here to apply for a 2025 scholarship. Applications accepted November 1, 2024 – February 14, 2025, 3 p.m. EST. 

Program Background

Since 1988, the Foundation has provided scholarships in amounts up to $2,500. The scholarships recognize scholastic achievement and leadership qualities in students who plan to become CPAs. If you are an outstanding accounting student attending a Kentucky college or university and a U.S. citizen, you are eligible to apply for a college scholarship from the Educational Foundation of the KyCPA. Scholarship checks will be made payable to the scholarship recipient and may be used for tuition, enrollment fees, room and board, CPA Exam review materials, books and/or supplies.

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must:

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be enrolled in a Kentucky-based college/university or a Kentucky resident attending a bordering state (IN, OH, TN, WV, VA, MO, IL) college/university,
• Intend to stay and work/live in Kentucky upon graduation,
• Have completed or are enrolled in Intermediate Accounting
• Be a student member of the Kentucky Society of CPAs (it’s FREE) Click here to join as a student member,
• Have an overall grade point average of at least 2.75,
• Indicate plans to sit for the CPA exam (applicants who have completed all or parts of the exam are also eligible).