Ag Scholarships Available

The IAA Foundation is offering over 20 scholarships from $1,000 to $2,000 for the 2010-11 school year. These scholarships will be available on the IAA Foundation website, www.iaafoundation.org , on December 1, 2009. Applications must be completed and postmarked on or before February 1, 2010.

IAA Foundation General Scholarship- Five $1,000 scholarships and one $1,100 scholarship will be awarded to students studying agriculture, agribusiness, or an agriculture related major at any recognized university, college or community college in or outside Illinois.

William J. Kuhfuss Memorial Scholarship- One $1,000 scholarship will be given to a student with an agricultural background or working toward an occupation in or related to agriculture at a post-secondary school in the state of Illinois.

Dale E. Butz Scholarship- One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a post-secondary student with a background in production agriculture who is majoring in agriculture, agribusiness, or agriculture related field.

Heartland NAMA Steven A Hammerschmidt Memorial Scholarship- One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior college student majoring in agriculture or agri-business at an Illinois college or university.

Case-New Holland Scholarship- One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student pursuing a degree in agricultural engineering, biological systems engineering or agriculture mechanized/systems management.

Greg Carney Scholarship- One $1,500 scholarship will be awarded to a University of Illinois Student who is actively involved in production agriculture in a family farm operation, have a track record of active 4-H membership, and major in agriculture.

Fletcher A. Gourley, Leonard Southwell, and Roger Capps Scholarship- Six $2,000 scholarships award to children of current Prairie Farms patrons and Six $2,000 scholarships to sons and daughters of current employees

Walter J. & Martha J. Wills Scholarship- One $1,200 scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled at SIU at Carbondale’s College of Agriculture.

If you have questions about the scholarships or the IAA Foundation, please contact me or Carol Harms-Garman, at (309)557-2230, or charms-garman@ilfb.org.

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MCFB Leadership Scholarship application available

The McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation’s 2010-2011 Leadership scholarship applications are now available online and at the McLean County Farm Bureau Office. Five scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded: two Seniors in high school, one to an ISU student and two to students attending other colleges. The scholarships, which will be awarded in Spring of 2010, are based on leadership qualities rather than academics. Applicants should be a McLean County high school graduate or lived in McLean County while attending high school and pursuing agriculture-related studies.
Significance will be placed on involvement in 4-H, ag classes, FFA, employment history in the field of agriculture, and other ag opportunities pursued by the student.
The two scholarships awarded to high schoolers may be used at any accredited 2 or 4-year school or technical school.
This is the second year for the award. It is hoped that the scholarship will encourage students to take their agricultural interests to the next level.
Applications may be picked up at the McLean County Farm Bureau Office at the Interstate Center, 2301 W. Market Street in Bloomington. Applications may also be downloaded by going towww.mcfb.org. Applications must be received by Feb. 1, 2010. Call 663-6497 with any questions.