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Agricultural Scholarship Deadlines

Good luck to all those who apply for various scholarships.

As I obtain information on various Agricultural and FFA Scholarships, I will make the deadlines accessible to you from this site. However, depending on where members plan on continuing studies, I may not personally obtain all scholarship applications. If I know of a deadline, I will list it here. Applications which I have applications for will be noted.

I hope to keep this updated as much as possible. However, dates change from year to year. Hopeful applicants will need to check back frequently. If the date is still from the previous year, please contact the group who is funding the scholarships. If you need contact information, talk to Mr. Ritter.

If you have scholarship information that I do not have listed, please contact us so that we can list deadlines here. Please keep these Agriculture related. These may include local, organizational, National, University, or Community College scholarships.

National FFA Scholarships-Over 1.7 million dollars to be awarded in 2002

MACOUPIN COUNTY AGRICULTURE EDUCATION FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND:

To be eligible for a scholarship, one must be a high school senior graduating in the Spring; or a current College Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior enrolled in an Illinois junior college, college, university, or trade school and majoring in Agriculture. One must also be a resident of Macoupin County and/ or have attended a Macoupin County school district.

All Comments and any documents submitted on behalf of the applicant will be kept confidential.

Applicant Selection shall be based on the information provided on this application. The intent of the scholarship is to provide encouragement and financial assistance to students who display well balanced attributes of good citizenship, commitment to agriculture, participation, and leadership in extra curricular activities and scholastic ability.

Paper copies of the application are available from Mr. Ritter at Bunker Hill High School. Requests for electronic copies of this application can be made by contacting the Farm Bureau Office at: mcfb@accunet.net

All applications must be submitted to the Macoupin County Farm Bureau office by March 22, 2002.

If you have any questions, please contact the Farm Bureau Office at 217-854-2571

ILLINOIS FOUNDATION FFA (4 Listed):

Four Scholarships are available to Illinois FFA members through the Illinois Foundation FFA. ALL APPLICATIONS are due for these scholarships by March 1, 2002. See Mr. Ritter for more information if you are interested.

1. Sam Taylor Memorial: A $500 scholarship established by the family in memory of Sam Taylor, 1991-1992 State FFA President. The Scholarship is available to all FFA members although preference is given to FFA members from the Rushville FFA Chapter and Section 13. First preference will be given to students majoring in Agricultural Education and second preference to other areas of agriculture.

2. Sam Taylor Memorial Agriculture Education Scholarship:
A $500 scholarship established the Illinois Association FFA in Memory of Sam Taylor. The scholarship is available to any Illinois FFA member who is a gruaduating senior planning to major in Agriculture Education or is a student enrolled in an agriculture program leading rto a degree in Agriculture Education at a community college or four year university.

1 & 2. To Apply: See Mr. Ritter for details.

3. Henry County FFA Scholarship: Not applicable unless in Henry County, IL. See a local FFA Advisor

4. Hiram and Ann Robbins Sibley Scholarship:
Available only to Students from Givson Cety-Melvin-Sibley High School. See a local FFA Advisor



NATIONAL FFA SCHOLARSHIPS: Feb 15, 2002
See Mr. Ritter for an application or go to the National FFA Webiste for details. A link to the National FFA Scholarship page is provided on this page.


SIUC HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIPS: See Mr. Ritter for details on scholarships.

Farm Bureau Scholarships:

U of I Scholarships:
ISU Scholarships:

WIU Scholarships:

FAFSA Deadlines:
See Mrs. Lucas or your local Guidance Counselor the application.