scholarships

The Washington Wine Industry Foundation announced this week that more than $30,000 in scholarships will be available for students studying viticulture, enology, or any related disciplines. The application deadline is May 31st, 2021. This year's scholarships include: Foundation Fund Scholarship These scholarships range from $2,000 to $10,000 with the number determined annually based on merit and n

On Thursday, the Oregon Farm Bureau announced winners of a variety of scholarships for the upcoming school year. The scholarships were made possible by the Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarship Program. This year, OFB says 17 scholarships were awarded for resulting in $24,000 going to students statewide ...

The University of Idaho has selected the next four Chobani Scholars. The four high school graduates are enrolled in the U of I’s College of Ag and Life Sciences, and will pursue a four-year degree focused on the dairy industry. Each student will receive $20,000 each from Chobani to support their efforts. Ch ...

Time is running out for the Washington Ag community to apply for AgForestry Leadership’s upcoming class. Application deadline for Class #43 is April 30th with interviews set to start in early June. The two year class involves 11 in-state seminars, which cover a variety of topics from leadership to social issues, state government and even working with the media, as well as a one week trip to Wash

High School students living in Northeast Oregon are encouraged to apply for scholarship money through the Umatilla-Morrow County Farm Bureau. The UMCFB will award up to $3,000 in scholarships to high school seniors in Umatilla and Morrow Counties who will be attending any school of higher education, including trade school, university, and community college ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation said it will award over $1 million in new and renewing scholarships to college students this spring.  To be eligible for a WAEF scholarship, students much have a tie to Washington’s tree fruit industry, either having been raised in a family whose primary source of income is derived from the tree fruit industry or who are pursuing a college degree with plan

The Apple Commission is working with lawmakers in Olympia this session, trying to create a specialty license plate to celebrate Washington apples and support the Washington Apple Education Foundation.  If the blue plate featuring the Washington apple logo is approved, generated revenue would be donated to WAEF, the tree fruit industry’s official charity.  Jennifer...

To strengthen the future of agriculture, America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, sponsored by the Bayer Fund, works with farmers to award scholarships to students pursuing careers in an agriculture-related field of study.  Jessica Rommel, Grow Ag Leaders Program Manager, says the program was developed in 2015 to help encourage rural students to pursue careers in agriculture.   “...

  When the USDA looks to offer a scholarship, what kind of a student are they looking for? If Forest Service is saying in the next two to five years that 50% of our forestry technicians will retire then that agency will go in to our database looking for students who are majoring in degrees that could replace that depleted workforce," said Michael Dukes, with 1890's National Scholars Program.

Those looking at going into the wine industry after their post-high school education now have a few scholarship opportunities.  The Washington Wine Industry has opened up a host of scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students seeking an education in viticulture, enology or other wine related areas.  ...