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Nominations for Amazing Ag Kids award needed

June 1, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

The Amazing Ag Kids program provides up to $5,000 each year to kids up to 14 years old who demonstrate achievements and service to communities in the fields of agriculture or nutrition.

Applications are due Aug. 31, 2013. Awards are available to children of United Agribusiness League member-affiliated families.

Ag teachers, counselors, ag employers or community leaders can nominate students for the award. Past winners have been Dairy Princesses, 4-H Youth Members, youth barn painting leaders and more.

Find complete details in this PDF from the United Agribusiness League.

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Deadline ahead for Bayer Fellowship Program scholarships

May 15, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

The Bayer Fellowship Program offers foundation grant scholarships to applicants who want to work in Germany – and those from German-speaking countries who want to work abroad.

Otto Bayer Scholarships for students studying selected natural science and engineering disciplines
Carl Duisberg Scholarships for students of human and veterinary medicine
Kurt Hansen Scholarships for students training to become science teachers
Hermann Strenger Scholarships for trainees and young professionals with a non-academic background working in the areas of technology, natural sciences, health care and business

The program will accept applications from June 1 until July 15, 2013 for the above scholarships.

Find more details at the Bayer Foundations website.

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OSCF scholarship winners announced

April 2, 2013 By Dave Russell Leave a Comment

The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) has awarded $30,000 in scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year.

In its sixth year, the OSCF Scholarship program awards scholarships on a competitive basis to full-time students enrolled at an Ohio college or university.

OSCF Scholarship recipients include:

Undergraduate scholarships – $3,000

Mike Hannewald of Waterville, Ohio, The Ohio State University

Emily Lines, Bowling Green, The Ohio State University

Shelby Mann, Jackson Center, Wilmington College

John Schoenhals, Archbold, Ohio, The Ohio State University

The Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland Scholarship – $3,000

Stacie Seger, Fort Loramie, The Ohio State University

Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship – $5,000

Stephanie Verhoff, Columbus Grove, Ohio, The Ohio State University

Graduate Scholarships – $5,000

Rhiannon Schneider, Grafton, Ohio, The Ohio State University

Nicholas Callow, Girard, Ohio, University of Akron

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Badgerland Financial scholarship deadlines approaching

April 2, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

Agriculture students at two University of Wisconsin campuses have until April 20, 2013, to apply for $2,000 scholarships.

A total of four scholarships will be awarded by Badgerland Financial this year. Four qualified students – two from each of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Scienses (CAFES) at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls – will receive awards.

There is a different application for each campus.

Applications are available for download at www.badgerlandfinancial.com or upon request from any Badgerland Financial branch office. Questions can be directed to Valerie Leake at 877.780.6410 or Valerie.Leake@badgerlandfinancial.com.

University of Wisconsin-Platteville scholarship

Agricultural students attending the University of Wisconsin-Platteville may be eligible for the Badgerland Financial Scholarship, which is adminstered by the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation General Scholarship Committee. For more information, students should contact Jaclyn Bevan in the University of Wisconsin-Platteville Foundation office.

Internships

Badgerland Financial also offers internships. You can find out more about them at the Badgerland website.

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$15K in American Jersey Cattle Association scholarships available for 2013

March 15, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

The American Jersey Cattle Association has $15,000 in scholarships for students enrolled in post-secondary institutions.

These scholarships are available to students entering college, through the freshmen year in graduate school.

Scholarship applications must include complete transcripts. Students must have a 2.5 GPA and be a Junior or Lifetime member. Applications will be accepted from April 1, 2013 through July 1, 2013.

Click here for more details.

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The Illinois Beef Association offers Maralee Johnson Memorial Scholarship

March 8, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

Applications are due April 1, 2013 for the Maralee Johnson scholarship.

The $3,000 scholarship is sponsored by the Johnson family and Illinois Beef Association. To qualify, applicants must:

be an Illinois resident from a family that is actively involved in beef production and currently an IBA member
attend or plan to attend a two or four-year college majoring in agriculture
complete the application and write an original essay on “How I can impact the agriculture industry in the future”.

For more details, or an application, visit www.illinoisbeef.com.

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IBA offers Maralee Johnson memorial scholarship

March 8, 2013 By Meghan Grebner Leave a Comment

In honor of her commitment to the beef and the agriculture industry, the Illinois Beef Association and the Johnson family will award one scholarship in memory of Maralee Johnson. Johnson worked for IBA for 23 years, and prior to her death served as the executive vice-president of the organization for 13 years.

The $3,000 scholarship will be presented at the IBA Summer Conference in June.

To be eligible, youth must be an Illinois resident from a family that is actively involved in beef production and currently an IBA member, attending or planning to attend a two or four-year college majoring in agriculture. They must complete the application and write and original essay on “How I can impact the agriculture industry in the future”.

The deadline for the Maralee Johnson Memorial Scholarship is April 1, 2013.

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National Dairy board offers scholarships

March 5, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

The National Dairy Promotion and Research Board offers more than a dozen $1,500 scholarships for undergraduates.

The outstanding scholarship recipient will also receive a $2,500 James H. Loper Jr. Memorial Scholarship.

To be eligible, applicants must:

be a sophomore, junior or senior.
enrolled in programs that emphasize dairy. Majors can include communications/public relations, journalism, marketing, business, economics, nutrition, food science, and Ag education.
submit an application form, official transcripts and a short statement about career aspirations, dairy-related activities and work experiences.

Submissions are due by April 15, 2013.

Get more details, or fill out the application, at DairyCheckoff.com.

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American Guernsey Association offers several scholarships

February 28, 2013 By Angela Wilson Leave a Comment

Members of the American Guernsey Association can apply for one of several scholarships:

National AGA Youth Scholarship- ($750) Applicant must be a graduating high school senior though age 21 who is AGA Junior member can apply. Applicant must complete three essay questions and personal interview. Applications are due March 31.

The Schnebly Scholarship-($500)Applicant must be a graduating high school senior through 21 years of age as of January 1, 2013, and be a junior member of the American Guernsey Association. Applications are due March 31.

Turley Youth Scholarship-($500) Applicant must be a high school graduating senior or in college (no older than 21 as of January 1,2013). The applicant must own one or more Guernsey and have shown at a National Guernsey Show at least once in the last three years. Applications are due March 31.

Max Dawdy Scholarship-($750) Applicant must be a Junior Member of the American Guernsey Association. At the time of application, the applicant must be able to provide evidence of acceptance at an accredited or university. Applications are due March 31.

All scholarship applications are due March 31, 2013. For details, visit USGuernsey.com.

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