DAVIDSONVILLE — The Maryland Farm Bureau is offering five $2,000
scholarships to college students in 2019.
Applicants must be high school seniors
starting college in fall 2019 or full-time college students at any community
college or four-year institution. Applicants or their parents/guardians must be
members of Maryland Farm Bureau. Three of the scholarships will be offered to
agricultural curriculum majors and two scholarships will be offered to
non-agricultural or agricultural curriculum majors.
Selection will be made by a committee
designated by Maryland Farm Bureau. To apply, students must return the application
form (available at www.mdfarmbureau.com/scholarships)
with a current photo and an essay responding to the following question:
“Technology is one of the driving forces for innovation and advancement in
agriculture. How can the industry attract the best and brightest minds from
STEM into agricultural careers?”
Essays should be limited to two pages,
typed, 12-point font, double spaced with normal margins. No identifying
information should be used. For example, no college names, no 4-H club names,
no town or county names, etc. Any identifying information appearing in the
essay will disqualify the application. The selection committee will evaluate
each essay anonymously. No student can receive this scholarship more than four
times.
The Maryland Farm Bureau receive
applications and photos by 4 p.m. Feb. 1. Applications and photos should be
emailed to scholarship@mdfarmbureau.com. A confirmation
email will be sent upon receipt of the scholarship application. Scholarships
will be awarded to winning applicants in conjunction with high school
graduation programs or prior to the beginning of the fall semester. The winner’s
scholarship check will be made out to the student and the college. The
committee reserves the right to interview scholarship applicants if they feel
it necessary for determination of winners.
For
more information, visit www.mdfarmbureau.com/scholarships or
call 410-922-3426.
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