Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement 2024-25 Scholarship Program Terms & Conditions
The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement will be awarding at least 20 academic scholarships, valued at up to $10,000 each to mid-Atlantic area students planning to pursue a career in agriculture.
Eligibility Requirements: The Farm Credit Foundation For Agricultural Advancement 2025 Scholarship Program is offered by Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (the “Sponsor” or, “Foundation”) and is open to applicants (each, an “Applicant”) who are legal residents of the state of DELAWARE (DE), or the state of MARYLAND (MD), residing within the MD county of: Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, or Worcester; or the state of PENNSYLVANIA (PA); or the state of VIRGINIA (VA), residing within the VA county of: Accomack, Clarke, Frederick, Northampton, Page, Shenandoah, or Warren; the state of WEST VIRGINIA (WV), residing within the WV county of: Berkeley, Brooke, Hancock, Jefferson, Marshall, Morgan, or Ohio; or Washington, D.C., who are U.S. citizens and who are high school seniors or students currently enrolled in a two- or four-year educational program at an accredited college, university, or technical school. The applicant must be planning to pursue a career in agriculture. Officers, Directors, and employees of the Sponsor, Horizon Farm Credit, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, their agents, press/media representatives, and the immediate family members of these entities (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter.
Awards: At least twenty (20) scholarships, valued at up to $10,000 each, will be awarded.
The funds awarded to the selected recipients are to be used for one or more of the following:
- Tuition
- Room and board
- Textbooks or other academic learning materials
- Costs associated with summer or winter classes (outside of the typical school year)
- Study abroad opportunities administered through the student’s school, provided it is completed for credit toward graduation
The funds awarded are not to be used for educational or professional conferences, or expenses associated with research work. Any funds not used by the student upon graduation are to be returned to the Foundation.
Recipients may only receive two scholarships from the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement, beginning with scholarships awarded in 2023.
Application Process: Applications will be accepted beginning Friday, September 20, 2024 through Friday, January 3, 2025 (the “Application Period”). During the Application Period, eligible Applicants are invited to visit FCFoundationforAg.org (the “Website”) and complete the online application.
Follow the on-screen instructions to attach:
- Transcript(s) - If unofficial, official transcript(s) will be required before awarding of scholarship
- Resume
- Two letters of recommendation - One letter must be from a teacher, professor, or employer. The second letter may come from an additional teacher, professor, or employer, or another person familiar with the Applicant's endeavors in agriculture. The letters should identify the recommender's relationship with the student, state the Applicant's current status as a student, describe the Applicant's strengths and how the Applicant fulfills the scholarship requirements, and speak to the Applicant's potential to contribute to a profession in agriculture. The letters must be dated September 20, 2024 or after and include the recommender's name, title, address, email address, and phone number. The recommender(s) must not be a family member of the applicant nor an agent of Horizon Farm Credit or the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement.
Notification: Applicants will be notified of selection decision no later than April 1, 2025.
Student Scholarship
Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement 2024-25 Scholarship Program Terms & Conditions
The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement will be awarding at least 20 academic scholarships, valued at up to $10,000 each to mid-Atlantic area students planning to pursue a career in agriculture.
Eligibility Requirements: The Farm Credit Foundation For Agricultural Advancement 2025 Scholarship Program is offered by Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement (the “Sponsor” or, “Foundation”) and is open to applicants (each, an “Applicant”) who are legal residents of the state of DELAWARE (DE), or the state of MARYLAND (MD), residing within the MD county of: Baltimore, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, or Worcester; or the state of PENNSYLVANIA (PA); or the state of VIRGINIA (VA), residing within the VA county of: Accomack, Clarke, Frederick, Northampton, Page, Shenandoah, or Warren; the state of WEST VIRGINIA (WV), residing within the WV county of: Berkeley, Brooke, Hancock, Jefferson, Marshall, Morgan, or Ohio; or Washington, D.C., who are U.S. citizens and who are high school seniors or students currently enrolled in a two- or four-year educational program at an accredited college, university, or technical school. The applicant must be planning to pursue a career in agriculture. Officers, Directors, and employees of the Sponsor, Horizon Farm Credit, and their subsidiaries, affiliates, their agents, press/media representatives, and the immediate family members of these entities (spouse, parent, child, sibling and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter.
Awards: At least twenty (20) scholarships, valued at up to $10,000 each, will be awarded.
The funds awarded to the selected recipients are to be used for one or more of the following:
- Tuition
- Room and board
- Textbooks or other academic learning materials
- Costs associated with summer or winter classes (outside of the typical school year)
- Study abroad opportunities administered through the student’s school, provided it is completed for credit toward graduation
The funds awarded are not to be used for educational or professional conferences, or expenses associated with research work. Any funds not used by the student upon graduation are to be returned to the Foundation.
Recipients may only receive two scholarships from the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement, beginning with scholarships awarded in 2023.
Application Process: Applications will be accepted beginning Friday, September 20, 2024 through Friday, January 3, 2025 (the “Application Period”). During the Application Period, eligible Applicants are invited to visit FCFoundationforAg.org (the “Website”) and complete the online application.
Follow the on-screen instructions to attach:
- Transcript(s) - If unofficial, official transcript(s) will be required before awarding of scholarship
- Resume
- Two letters of recommendation - One letter must be from a teacher, professor, or employer. The second letter may come from an additional teacher, professor, or employer, or another person familiar with the Applicant's endeavors in agriculture. The letters should identify the recommender's relationship with the student, state the Applicant's current status as a student, describe the Applicant's strengths and how the Applicant fulfills the scholarship requirements, and speak to the Applicant's potential to contribute to a profession in agriculture. The letters must be dated September 20, 2024 or after and include the recommender's name, title, address, email address, and phone number. The recommender(s) must not be a family member of the applicant nor an agent of Horizon Farm Credit or the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement.
Notification: Applicants will be notified of selection decision no later than April 1, 2025.