Agriculture - Based Scholarships

A variety of scholarships are available to students of Agriculture. A great list is featured on Brownfield Ag News' website. Some are available to a limited audience - Boone County residents or Ball State students, for example - and some are available to a wider audience, like one offered by the Indiana Beef Association.

See all the scholarship listings here.

For a large listing of ag-related scholarship programs, check out this link on Scholarships.com.

Attention young writers!

An essay contest co-sponsored by Indiana's Family of Farmers and Indiana Humanities is available to students in grades 4-12. The Contest is entitled, "Our Food, Our Farmers: Feeding the World." For details, go to this website. Sponsored by Indiana's Family of Farmers and Indiana Humanities, the essay contest encourages students to recognize and share all the ways Indiana agriculture plays a positive role in their own lives -as well as in the lives of those around them. The essay competition includes three grade levels: 4-6; 7-9 and 10-12. Entries must be received by Feb. 1, 2012. Details about how to enter the contest, guidelines for different grade levels, and prizes can be found here.