[NEW 9/26/24] Horizon Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement Scholarships
- $10,000 scholarships for "high school seniors or those currently enrolled in a two or four year higher education program, with plans to pursue a career in agriculture. This doesn’t have to mean you’re planning to be a farmer – this also includes food scientists, veterinarians, ag teachers, or maybe even a Farm Credit loan officer."
- "In order to be eligible, you must reside in Horizon Farm Credit’s territory, made up of the following states/counties: Delaware, Maryland (Baltimore, Carroll, Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico, Worcester), Pennsylvania, Virginia (Accomack, Clarke, Frederick, Northampton, Page, Shenandoah, Warren), West Virginia (Berkeley, Brooke, Hancock, Jefferson, Marshall, Morgan, Ohio), or Washington D.C."
- 2025 applications are due by January 3, 2025
- Learn more and apply here.
Sidney B. Meadows Scholarship Endowment Fund:
- A $2,000 scholarship is available for undergraduate students in horticulture, who are residents of Southeastern US States (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia). Students may attend college anywhere, they just need to be residents of one of the states.
- In previous years, applications were due in May.
- Learn more and apply here: https://www.sbmsef.org/apply.html
MidAtlantic Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) Board
- $500 to $1000 scholarships to individuals pursuing an agricultural degree. Scholarship recipients also will be able to take the CCA exam at no cost when they graduate from their degree program.
- Email jenell.mdag@gmail.com to join the mailing list to be notified when they are accepting applications