Scholarships for 2012

Indiana 4-H Accomplishments Scholarship
4-H Club Scholarship
4-H Foundation Scholarship
Was due January 16, 2012
*Scholarships & Awards are not based on financial need or academic achievement 

                                          Click here for more information   Was due January 16, 2012

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Now is a good time to begin working on college and trip scholarships.  Usually there’s more flexible time during the holidays, so why not begin work on a scholarship?  The following scholarships are available at the Extension Office:

4-H Foundation Scholarship – (Normally $250)

Open to seniors in any field of study at any post-secondary institution.

Accomplishment Scholarship (Resume) – (Minimum $500)

Open to sophomores through first year after 4-H career in any field of study at a post-secondary institution.

4-H Plant Science Achievement Scholarship – (Usually $250)

Open to sophomores through first year after 4-H career involved in plant science projects in any field of study at a post-secondary institution.

National 4-H Conference Trip: 

To National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland (near Washington D.C.) for sophomores through final year in 4-H.

National Youth Congress Trip:

Date to be announced.  Applications are resume winners from Grade 9-12.

State 4-H Club Scholarships – (Usually $250):

Open to seniors planning to study Agriculture or Consumer & Family Sciences at Purdue.

Also for those interested in the fields of Agriculture or Health and Human Sciences, applications are available at the Extension Office, online at www.purdue.edu/GoinAg, or through your school counselor’s office or agriculture teacher for the following scholarships:

·        McVay Scholarship - $1000

·        Maura Williamson - $3000

·        Agriculture Award of Excellence – $1500

·        Wien Kiebler Scholarship  - $500

If you are already out of 4-H and in your Junior or Senior year of college, there’s an Amick 4-H Loan Fund up to $2500.  You must have participated in 4-H for two years with a minimum grade point average of 2.5.  Contact the Indiana 4-H Foundation for more information.