High School Scholarship Program. Graduating high school seniors pursuing an agricultural-related major at any two- or fo
High School Scholarship Program Graduating high school seniors pursuing an agricultural-related major at any two- or four-year college throughout the nation are encouraged to apply for one of 50 $1,000 scholarships. Click here to apply for a 2014/2015 scholarship Important dates Application deadline: March 15, 2014 Scholarship announcements: Early May, 2014 Student eligibility Must be a high school senior, graduating in the spring
Must plan to pursue an agricultural-related major
Legal U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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Two-Year College Scholarship Program First-year agricultural students at any two-year college are invited to apply for one of 25 $1,000 scholarships from the CHS Foundation. Click here to apply for a 2014/2015 scholarship Important dates Application deadline: March 15, 2014 Scholarship announcements: Early May, 2014 Student eligibility Student must be in his/her first year at a two-year college
Must be enrolled in an agricultural-related program
Student must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident
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University Scholarship Program Students currently studying agriculture at select universities around the nation may be eligible to apply for a CHS Foundation University Scholarship. Nearly 150 $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually. Student eligibility: Scholarship recipients are selected by the following criteria: Students are working towards an agricultural-related degree to pursue a career in agribusiness or production agriculture Students will be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year; students are eligible to receive the scholarship multiple years First preference will be given to students with an interest in agricultural-based cooperatives; this may include, but not be limited to students who have: o Demonstrated interest through educational experiences focusing on cooperatives, which may include, but is not limited to international study tours, professional development, conferences, job shadowing, current membership/involvement with an agricultural cooperative o Interned, worked or plan to work for an agricultural-based cooperative o Taken a course covering cooperative business structure Application and selection process To apply, eligible students should contact the financial aid, foundation or College of Agriculture offices of a participating university (listed below). Deadlines vary for individual universities. Scholarship recipients are selected by a designated committee at each participating university. These selection committees are independent from the CHS Foundation. Participating universities The CHS Foundation University Scholarship Program is administered by each participating university: Colorado State University
