GFB Foundation for Agriculture
2017 Technical College Scholarship for Agriculture
The purpose of the GFB Foundation for Agriculture Technical College Scholarship For Agriculture is to assist outstanding students who plan to pursue a career focusing on agriculture from a technical school or program.
Scholarship Amount
The foundation will award ten scholarships of $1,000 each. Scholarship checks will be sent to the technical college as confirmed by the recipient and placed in their college account.
Application Qualifications
To be eligible, applicant must
- Be a Georgia resident.
- Be majoring in an area of agriculture or agriculturally related field of study.
- Must be enrolled in or planning to enroll in a Georgia Accredited technical college during the 2017-2018 academic year.
- Have a minimum 2.8 GPA
Selection Process
A Scholarship Selection Committee will make selection of the final applicants.
Application Guidelines
All applications must be typed. Applications may be obtained from the county Farm Bureau office. A fillable pdf.file of the application form can be accessed at the GFB Foundation for Agriculture website, www.gfbfoundation.org
The application mus be approved and signed by the county Farm Bureau president where the application is being accepted before being submitted. (This may be in the county where the student resides OR the county where the student attends high school.)
Please include the following.
- Copy of your application
- Copy of transcript
- One letter of reference
The scholarship recipients will be required to submit a photo upon notification of being a scholarship recipient.
Please send applications to: Gwinnett County Farm Bure: 1150 Cripple Creek Drive Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Application Deadline
The deadline for submitting applications 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 and major area of study as listed in the criteria. Scholarship checks will be sent to the college 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
Technical College System of Georgia
www.tcsg.edu
- Albany Technical College
- Athens Technical College
- Atlanta Technical College
- Augusta Technical College
- Central Georgia Technical College
- Chattahoochee Technical College
- Coastal Pines Technical College
- Columbus Technical College
- Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Georgia Piedmont Technical College
- Gwinnett Technical College
- Lanier Technical College
- North Georgia Technical College
- Oconee Fall Line Technical College
- Ogeechee Technical College
- Savannah Technical College
- South Georgia Technical College
- Southeastern Technical College
- Southern Crescent Technical College
- Southern Regional Technical College
- West Georgia Technical College
- Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
- Bainbridge State College - Technical Division
Sample Majors:
- Agricultural Business and Management
- Agricultural Technologies
- Biotechnology
- Commercial Truck Driving
- Culinary Arts
- Diesel Technology
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology
- Forest Technology
- Golf Course Management
- Horticulture Operations
- Horticultural Science
- Landscaping and Groundskeeping
- Machine Shop Technology
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Natural Resources Science and Management
- Ornamental Horticulture
- Small Engine Repair
- Tool and Die Technology
- Turf and Turfgrass Management
- Welding and Joining Technology
- Wildlife Sciences and Management
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