GFB 2017 Scholarship for Agriculture

Scholarship Amount
     The Foundation will award five scholarships of $3,000 each and seven scholarships of $1,500 each. Scholarship checks will be sent to the college/university as confirmed by the recipient and placed in their college account.


Applicant Qualifications

1. Be a Georgia resident.
2. Be majoring in agriculture and environmental sciences, family and consumer sciences, or a related agricultural field.
3. Finish high school within the year student is applying for the scholarship.
4. Be engaged in leadership activities in high school.
5. Must be planning to enroll in a unit of The University System of Georgia, Berry College, or Emmanuel College OR any accredited college/university in Georgia with an agriculture program during the 2017-18 academic year.
6. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Selection Process

      A scholarship selection committee will make selection of the final applicants. At the discretion of the selection committee, up to three additional scholarships of $1,500 may be awarded based on the above criteria plus financial need.

Application Guidelines

All applications must be typed.

     Applications may be obtained from the county Farm Bureau Office or at the GFB Foundation for Agriculture website, http://www.gfbfoundation.org/

Please include the following.

• Copy of your application
• Copy of transcript 
• Three letters of reference from teachers

The scholarship recipients will be required to submit a digital file or photo quality copy of their formal senior photo upon notification of being a scholarship recipient.

Application Submission

     Please send applications to Gwinnett County Farm Bureau: 1150 Cripple Creek Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30043

Application Deadline

     The deadline for the application is January 13, 2017.

Notification

     Notification of scholarship winners will be made by April 1, 2017. The scholarship checks will be distributed in the summer of 2017 upon confirmation by the student of their college/university and major area of study as listed in the criteria. Scholarship checks will be sent to the college/university as confirmed by the recipient and placed in their college account. 

Any questions, please contact Julie Woods, Office manager

at 770-963-6209 or email jnwoods@gfb.org