2024 Polk County Farm Bureau Scholarship

 

Purpose:

1. To support Polk County high school graduates who plan to further their education at a college or university to attain their 2-year, 4-year or graduate level degree in an agriculture, forestry, environmental or natural resource science related field.

2. Make financial assistance available to Polk County students to encourage success in their education goals that will prepare them to address future challenges related to production agriculture, environmental or natural resource science fields.

 

Eligibility Criteria:

1. Applicant must enroll in classes for the fall 2024 term.

2. Applicant must successfully complete 12 hours minimum per quarter or semester equivalent.

3. Applicant must major in an agriculture, forestry, environmental or natural resource field.

4. Applicant must meet ONE of the following requirements:​

• Applicant must have been a resident of Polk County during their high school years

OR

• Applicant must have attended high school in Polk County 

OR

• Applicant or parents must be Polk County Farm Bureau members

 

How to Apply:

All applicants need to submit the following documents for consideration:

• Polk County Farm Bureau Scholarship Application Form. Find it here.

• Sealed, certified copy of applicant’s transcript for the last full year of school. This may include a combination of high school, community college, junior college or university.

• Three (3) letters of recommendation submitted with the application is preferred. Any letter of recommendation that is submitted separate from the application must be postmarked no later than May 3. The scholarship application must contain the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of references.

 

Application Deadline:

Application must be postmarked on or before May 3 or delivered in person be to a member of the Polk County Farm Bureau Board/Secretary no later than May 3

 

Selection:

Up to a combined total of $3,000 in scholarship funds may be awarded each year to the top 3 or 4 applicants.

 

The Polk County Farm Bureau Selection Committee reserves the right to award scholarships based on the clarity, accuracy, completeness, and relevancy of  applications. The Committee further reserves the right to select scholarship recipient(s) using their best judgment of which applicant’s stated goals, intent and accomplishments best exemplifies the purpose of these scholarships. The selection committee reserves the right to prioritize applicants in agriculture and natural resource fields of study.

 

Signature and Authorization: 

Applicant’s signature is required. The signature of the applicant certifies the information provided in the application is true and correct.

Parent/Guardian shall sign application as witness. The applicant agrees, if selected for a scholarship, to attend the institution identified in the application and will pursue the major of study listed in the application. The applicant may change their major and maintain the scholarship if they stay in a field of agriculture, forestry, environmental or natural resource science.

 

**Applicant understands and agrees that failure to comply with the above may render the applicant ineligible for the scholarship granted and the applicant may be required to return any remaining unused portions of the scholarship to the Polk County Farm Bureau.**

 

Send applications to:

Polk County Farm Bureau

C/O Anne Rigor, Secretary

4190 NE Hwy 20

Corvallis, Oregon 97330

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If you have any questions feel free to contact the Polk County Farm Bureau Secretary, Anne Rigor at 541-740-6025.

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