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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Scholarship

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 10/1/2024
Closes: 2/1/2025

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Scholarship provides financial assistance for college to children of members of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) interested in studying an agricultural-related field in college.

Win up to
$2,500
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: Yes
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • This program is open to the children of members of the federation who are planning to attend or are currently attending an accredited college, university, or community college.
  • Applicants must be working toward a degree in 1 of the following occupational areas related to agriculture: production (e.g., animal science, dairy science, equine science, veterinary science); agricultural products and processing (e.g., food science, nutritional sciences); agribusiness; agricultural research (e.g., biofuels, biorenewables, genetics); conservation and natural resources (e.g., environmental studies, wildlife ecology and conservation); economics (e.g., agricultural economics, public service and administration in agriculture, global agricultural studies); education (agricultural education and studies for elementary or secondary teachers only); environmental systems (e.g., wind turbine energy, mechanical engineering); forestry (e.g., natural resources, ecology, forestry management); horticulture (e.g., agronomy, landscape architecture); mechanization (e.g., agricultural systems technology, agricultural engineering); or nursing (B.S.N. or R.N. for work in rural communities only).
  • Selection is based on an essay on their professional goals and objectives, academic performance and honors, ACT or SAT score, class rank, 2 letters of recommendation, and financial need.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: IA
    Intended Area of Study
    Agricultural Business, Agronomy, Animal Sciences and Husbandry, Dairy Science, Agricultural Teacher Education, Energy, Agricultural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Science, Equine Science, Food Science, Forestry, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Natural Resources Conservation and Management, Nursing, Food and Nutrition, Veterinary Sciences, Wildlife Management
    Affiliations
    Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

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