Harold W. Smith Family Fund Scholarship (Utica High School)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Expected ~March
Based on past cycles
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Current deadline
- March 22, 2027
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Deadlines typically fall in: March
From the program guidelines: “Submit by the deadline: March 22 (annually)”
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Eligible organizations
- Graduates of Utica High School
Geography
- Awards based on financial need
Other requirements
- Preference given to applicants who have completed at least one-half of the courses required for a bachelor's degree in agriculture or business
Overview
Harold W. Smith Family Fund Scholarship
Geographic Scope: Knox County, Ohio (Utica High School graduates)
Eligibility:
- Graduates of Utica High School
- Preference given to applicants who have completed at least one-half of the courses required for a bachelor's degree in agriculture or business
- Awards based on financial need
Fund Background:
- Established through a generous bequest from Glen E. Smith
- First awarded in 2013
- Glen E. Smith (1963 Utica High School graduate, Ohio State University 1967) was a farmer and businessman who later retired to the family farm
Contact Information:
- Phone: 740-392-3270
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 101 E. Gambier Street, Mount Vernon, OH 43050
How to Apply
Application Process
- Download the application from the Knox County Foundation website "Grants and Scholarship Applications" link
- Complete the application form
- Submit by the deadline: March 22 (annually)
Available Resources:
- Application form available on Knox County Foundation website
- Applicant Guide (PDF)
- Scholarship FAQs
What Knox County Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 43
- Total given
- $3.38M
- Median grant
- $37K
- Range
- $11K–$500K
- By dollars: Ohio 86%, Indiana 8%, Nebraska 5%. Top recipient cities: Mount Vernon, OH; Danville, OH; Columbus, OH.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 23% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Knox Development Partnership · Mount Vernon, OH
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$500K
The Salvation Army · Mount Vernon, OH
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$393K
Foundation for Knox Comm Hosp · Mount Vernon, OH
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Acacia Fraternity Foundation · Carmel, IN
Donor Advised Support
$275K
Habitat for Humanity Knox CO · Mount Vernon, OH
Headquarters Improv
$176K
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