For Box Butte County Graduating Seniors

Pursuing Study in an Agricultural related field

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The Keri Votruba Aspiring Youth in Ag Scholarship is offered to assist students who are pursuing a major in an agricultural related field at an accredited two or four-year college, university or technical school.  The scholarship is available to high school graduating seniors and college freshman.

 

One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded annually for undergraduate study ($1,000 per year for two years). One winner and one alternate will be selected by an advisory committee with final approval of the OTCF Scholarship Committee.                                  

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To qualify for this Scholarship, students must:

• Major in a field related to the betterment and sustainability of agriculture at an accredited college, university or technical school

• Be enrolled as full-time student as defined by the institutionl

• Deadline for application and supporting documents is April 1st. 

 

Application forms are available online (see link below), or from Hemingford school counselors. For more information call (308) 430-2605.

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• High school applicants are required to attach a copy of their current high school transcript, and three reference letters (only one of which can be family) along with an essay explaining to the committee how agriculture has or will be a part of your life moving forward and how you hope to use the education you receive for the betterment and sustainability of agriculture.

• In order to receive the second installment  college students must submit a current transcript with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 along with one letter of reference from a member of the institution they are attending by July 1st, the summer after their freshman year. 

• The scholarship will be rescinded and awarded to the alternate if the recipient does not enroll as a fulltime student for the first semester for which the scholarship is awarded.

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Apply here:

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