Scholarships for Agriculture Students
Scholarships are available for students in just about every major. If you are a student studying agriculture, this is no exception as there are several agricultural scholarships available. There are scholarships for people who are high school students wanting to go into agriculture, current college undergraduates and even graduate students in the field.
American Agri-Women - Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarships
If you or your child are a female farmer or rancher, this scholarship is open to you. The scholarship awards money to women who are involved in agriculture and intend to study agriculture-related subjects in college. The scholarship, worth $500, is open to high school graduates, provided they can prove financial need.
Peggy Clark
Daughters of American Agriculture
2274 East Lytle Five Points Road
Dayton OH 45458
americanagriwomen.org/daughters-american-agriculture
Dairy Farmers of America Scholarships
For those students who are focused on the dairy industry, whether it be raising a herd of dairy cows or processing the milk, Dairy Farmers of America has scholarships available to you. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, you must be currently enrolled in or applying to an accredited two- or four-year school. This can be a college, university, or trade school. The scholarships are worth $1500 each.
David Darr
816-801-6432
dfamilk.com/newsroom/scholarship.html
Future Farmers of America National Collegiate Scholarship Program
High school seniors and current college students are eligible for these scholarships. In order to be considered for the scholarships, you must be a member of the Future Farmers of America. Your GPA and class ranking are considered, in addition to the your level of activity within Future Farmers of America, leadership ability and community service are all considered when determining winners. There are multiple scholarships available, but you only need to fill out one application and if qualified, the scholarship committee will award you with the scholarship that they see fit.
ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_programs.Scholarships
United States Department of Agriculture 1890 National Scholars Program
If you attend one of the seventeen Historically Black land-grant Institutions for college, then you are eligible to receive this scholarship. Applicants need to be freshmen who are studying an agriculture-related field and must have a 3.0 GPA or higher, as well as a combined score of 1500 or higher on the SAT. If you receive this award, you must agree to work within the Department of Agriculture one year for each year you were awarded the scholarship.
USDA/1890 Programs
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250 Mail Stop 9478
(202) 205-5692
ascr.usda.gov/1890programs.html
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