Eligibility Requirements:  Before you apply for an Ab Nicholas Scholarship check to see that you meet all of the eligibility requirements:

Scholarship applications are available online only starting February 1 and must be submitted by April 30.  

Each year, in partnership with Rural Mutual Insurance Company and Scott Construction, the Wisconsin Towns Association offers seven $1,000 scholarships to students who are graduating from a Wisconsin public or private high school and will be attending a Wisconsin public or private college or university in the fall of that year. Applicants are required to write a 500-1000 word essay which addresses this questions:  "What lessons can town governments take from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve their emergency management systems and prepare for and respond to future disasters?"

 Proof of enrollment in a Wisconsin private or public college is required.  

See this LINK for more application.  

Our Future is in Agriculture Scholarship Program

This is an opportunity for students to move ahead in their careers with financial support from VitaPlus-Loyal and MixRite Feeds.  The program recognizes deserving students with a long-term career interest in agriculture and rewards them with career funding.

ELIGIBILITY

To apply for the Our Future is in Agriculture Scholarship Program, a student must:

• Either be a high school senior enrolled in one of the following Wisconsin counties: Wood, Clark, Jackson, Marathon, Trempealeau, Buffalo, Eau Claire, Dunn, Pepin, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Ashland or Taylor, OR, if outside of those counties, be closely involved with a dairy farm that is a customer of VitaPlus-Loyal or MixRite Feeds.
• In the fall of the next academic year, plan to enroll in an accredited vocational/technical institute, community college, four-year college or university that offers an academic major in a field related to agriculture.
• Plan on a career in agriculture and related fields.

SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT AND COVERAGE

One-time awards of $500 will be given to selected high school seniors who meet the eligibility requirements.  These awards are good for one year and are not based on financial need.  Recipients of awards are allowed to:

• Apply funding toward tuition and fees, room, board, books, supplies and incidental expenses.
• Transfer from one institution to another and retain the scholarship.

HOW TO APPLY

An application for the Our Future is in Agriculture Scholarship Program is attached. Applications and supporting credentials must be received by March 8^th.  Please include a photograph of yourself for advertising purposes.  Incomplete application packets will be severely graded.  Please remember to send the application form, essays, photo, academic record and letters of reference.

SELECTION OF WINNERS

An impartial, anonymous selection committee composed of agricultural professionals will select the winners in April of each year.  In evaluating the applicants, the committee will consider their high school academic records and standardized test results.  However the primary considerations will be toward selecting well-rounded applicants with strong desires about the agricultural industry.  Therefore extracurricular activities and evidence of genuine interest in agriculture are important.  The required essays are an important part of the evidence to be considered.  Please feel free to answer them on a separate page if you believe it is necessary, however legibility is important and each answer should be no more than 500 words.  Please request reference letters from three individuals.  Show them this application and have them send letters directly to us. 

PAYMENT OF SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS

Scholarship payments are made when recipients provide proof of registration and attendance at their chosen institution.  Payments will be made directly to the individual on or about November 1.  Questions about policies and payments may be directed to VitaPlus-Loyal, P.O. Box 277, Loyal, WI 54446, phone  715-255-8555.  Please request the General Manager.

Please complete this application and give it to your high school guidance counselor as soon as possible.  To comply with the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, permission is hereby given to school officials to release my secondary school record and other requested information for consideration in the scholarship program.

Applicants signature___________________________________Date______________

Guidance Counselor

            Please verify the scholastic information and enclose a copy of the students academic high school record.

Signature_________________________________, please print___________________

Name of High School________________________________phone_________________

Mail to: VitaPlus-Loyal, Scholarship program, P.O. Box 277, 213 East Mill St., Loyal,  WI. 54446

Applicant –please answer the following questions.

Name_________________________________________________________________Home Address__________________________________________________________

County of residence_____________________________________________________

If you are not a resident of the listed counties please describe your involvement with a VitaPlus customer. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Home phone number_____________________________________________________

Parent or Guardians name_________________________________________________

Please provide test results from any college entrance standardized exams that you have taken___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.In the fall I plan to attend__________________________________________________

I plan to major in________________________________________________________

Please describe any jobs that you have held: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Please describe your extracurricular school activities and the approximate amount of time involved: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Please describe your involvement in community activities: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Please describe your educational and career goals and how they relate to agriculture: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Compeer Financial believes in a strong future for agriculture and rural America. Compeer Financial’s High School Senior Scholarship Program awards $1,500 scholarships to students based on a combination of academic achievement, agricultural and community youth organization involvement and essay.

Applicants who reside in the counties of Cook in Illinois; Hennepin and Ramsey in Minnesota; and Milwaukee in Wisconsin; be considered for one of three scholarship opportunities.

Applicant Qualifications:

• Resident of our 144 county territory

• Graduating High School Senior

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better (on a 4.0 scale)

• Designated agricultural major, interest in an agriculture-related field, or have an agriculture or rural background

• Special consideration will be given to students of parents who do business with Compeer Financial 

*Dependents of Compeer Financial team members or Board Members are not eligible.

Application Period: January 1 – March 15, 2021 (application must be received by). The application will be available on this page beginning January 1, 2021.

Photos are not needed at this time. Please only submit the completed application.
 
All applicants will be notified of their status 4-6 weeks after the March 15th deadline.
Application: .doc   .pdf 
Questions? Contact Melanie Olson. Email Melanie.Olson@Compeer.com or call 952-997-1255.

Countryside Cooperative is committed to the communities it serves by maintaining a skilled and educated workforce to serve its members and patrons well into the future. Countryside Cooperative is pleased to inform you that we will be offering up to twenty (20) $500.00 scholarships to eligible High School seniors enrolled at an accredited school.

Students whose parents or guardians are active members or customers of Countryside Cooperative are eligible to apply. An active member or customer is defined as having purchased a minimum of $1,000.00 worth of products and/or services in 2020 from Countryside Cooperative.

The scholarship application is available for download on the Countryside Cooperative website at www.countrysidecoop.com and is located under the Membership tab. Paper copies are available at the Durand Business Office.  (Copies are also available on the Augusta High School Scholarship Bulletin Board).

Application materials must be submitted to Lisa Bella at the Durand Business Office located at 514 East Main Street, Durand, WI 54736 or via email to lpeterson@countrysidecoop.com. Completed applications must be received by 5:00pm on Friday, March 19, 2021.

Countryside Cooperative’s Scholarship Selection Committee will evaluate applicants based on general merit and application materials. The nine-panel committee consists of three board members, three-member/patrons, and three employees. Winners will be notified the week of April 5, 2021.

Scholarship checks will be made payable to the college and mailed to the student’s home address upon presenting proof that the student has successfully completed his or her first semester of studies and is enrolled for second semester.

For questions regarding this program, please contact Lori Peterson at (715) 672-8503, ext. 1165.

Who Is Eligible?
Any student in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grade in any public, private, parochial or home-schooled within the State of Wisconsin may participate. Students may only take the test 1 time per year; however, students may participate all 3 years and be eligible for the scholarships for multiple years.

What Is It?
The test consists of 50 questions; true/false, multiple choice, matching, and an essay question that must be answered in order to qualify for the scholarships. Students are not allowed to use outside resources for answers while taking this test.

The test is available on-line in March 8 through March 19, 2021.
Students Register on-line when taking the test. The test link is found at:
https://wilegion.org/scholarship-opportunities-are-here/
The link is only active during the test window.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TO THE GUIDANCE OFFICE BY 3:25 P.M. ON 3/31/2021

Link for Scholarship Application  

Eligibility

1. The student or the student's parent or guardian must be an active Co-op Credit Union member for at least six months and be a member in good standing.

2. The award is based on merit first (combination of academics, extra-curricular and community service), followed by need. 

3. The student has not received other local scholarships totaling $1,000 or more

4. Co-op Credit Union employees, employee children and board children are as eligible as all other CCU members

5. Student has not missed any school or extra-curricular activities due to disciplinary action against the student by the school or law enforcement authorities for the past year. 

For payment procedure, CCU asks the student to submit his or her semester/quarter bill and class schedule from school to us. CCU will issue a check to the school and send it to the student. Amount is $500 per semester or $333.33 per trimester

Eligibility:  Must be a graduating high school senior within ProVision's Central Wisconsin trade territory and pursuing either a 2 or 4 year degree or Farm and Industry Short Course Program. 

For more information and application form, open this link. 

This $500 scholarship is intended to promote and encourage the pursuit of further education for Unity Bank's customers and family members of customers.  Link for application is HERE.  Copies also available on bulletin board in senior hallway.

Scholarship information for all two-and four-year UW campuses.

https://uwhelp.wisconsin.edu/counselors/navigating-financial-aid/uw-system-scholarship-links/

This scholarship is open to all students and requires interviewing a Vietnam Era Veteran and writing an essay based on that interview. First preference will be given to family member of a VVA Chapter #5 member, followed by a student of any veteran of the U.S. Military. Students without a family connection to a veteran may still apply as long as their interview is with a Chapter #5 veteran sponsor. 

The link for this scholarship application can be found here or at mikevothmemorialvv5.org.  

FAQs

Are you eligibile?

• You must be 18 years or over and currently be enrolled as a high school senior, or in a community college, undergraduate, graduate, technical college, or vocational program, or be planning to enroll in a high school, community college, undergraduate, graduate, technical college, or vocational program during the 2021-2022 academic program in the United States.
• You must have a minimum 3.4 GPA.
• You must be pursuing a degree that enables you or others in your community to learn a new trade, develop skills and technology, or start a small business related to home services offered by ISN.

How are winners selected?

• Winners will be drawn at random from all eligible entries shortly after the application deadline has ended.

How and when do I find out if I won?

• Winners will be contacted by email within a reasonable time after the application deadline has ended.

Can I submit more than one entry?

• Each scholarship is limited to one (1) entry per person.

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The Student-View Scholarship is a unique opportunity for high school seniors.
It is open to all students regardless of academic achievement or financial need.

FOREMOST MEDIA, INC ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP: $500

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED: March 1 - May 1, 2021

Eligibility criteria:

1. Graduating senior who is entering the Marketing or Web Development.

2. 250-500 words essay (See topics on link page)

3. Must be a resident of the United States.

4. Must be enrolling at an accredited two or four-year college or trade school.

5. Recommendation letter

6. Only online applications will be accepted. The application can be found at:

https://www.foremostmedia.com/scholarship

American Agri-Women Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarships

• Jean Ibendahl Scholarship (for ages 18-23)
• Sister Thomas More Bertels Scholarship (for ages 24+)

Daughters of American Agriculture Scholarship was created to honor the memory of those courageous and adventuresome pioneer women who played such an important role in the founding of this nation and encourage the present generation to continue their education in agricultural pursuits.

These two scholarships are available to any farm, ranch or agribusiness woman or her daughter to pursue accredited courses in agriculture leadership, communications, rural sociology, medicine, or any other courses directly related to agriculture.

CRITERIA FOR AWARD: • Scholarship money will be used for tuition. • Scholarship awards will be granted only once per individual.

ELIGIBILITY: • Must be a farmer, rancher or be the wife, daughter or other close relative of a farmer, rancher or other person employed in agriculture. • There must be an economic or financial need. • Knowledge of or work experience in agriculture. • Grade Point Average or placement tests are considered. Scholarship funds may be used for tuition for recognized courses in agriculture leadership, technology, communications, education, rural sociology, medicine or other courses directly related to agriculture and the needs in agricultural communities. • Three letters of reference need to be provided with the application. • Applicants must agree to give personal and family financial information, which will be kept confidential, and sign the creed which appears in this brochure. • Please type and mail to Ardath DeWall, 11841 Mt. Vernon Rd , Shannon, IL 61078 • Complete typed applications must be postmarked no later than June 1st of the current year. Incomplete applications will not be considered. • Results will be posted on the AAW website no later than August 1 of the current year. Only recipients will be notified personally. www.americanagriwomen.org • If selected, please submit how this scholarship has benefitted you to foundation@americanagriwomen.org

Deadline and Eligibility

RENEWED DEADLINE: June 12, 2021
AWARD VALUE: $1,000

The A&F Scholarships are available to all high school juniors and seniors as well as all students currently registered in any accredited post secondary institution.

Application Procedure for 2021

To apply for this scholarship you will need to write an essay on the topic below. The essay should be between 500 and 1000 words. Your submissions must be sent to us by email at: scholarships at abbottandfenner.com

Topic:

Describe your educational career and life goals. Explain your plan for achieving these goals. Include your degree/major, why you selected it, and how this degree/major will help you achieve your goals.