Graduating senior or college student from SW NE counties, agriculture focus, financial need, leadership.
A $1,000 scholarship is available annually to either graduating seniors or students currently enrolled in college who are from Red Willow, Furnas, Frontier, Hayes and Hitchcock counties.
Each applicant must be entering or currently attending an accredited school of higher education.
The focus for selecting the recipient will be based upon leadership and self-motivation through involvement in extracurricular activities in high school; a dedication to agriculture or rural living; a desire to return to a rural area or Southwest Nebraska; lifelong learning; the personal essay; and financial need.
How to win it
Strong applicants clearly meet every requirement: graduating senior or college student from sw ne counties, agriculture focus, financial need, leadership.; a $1,000 scholarship is available annually to either graduating seniors or students currently enrolled in college who are from red willow, furnas, frontier, hayes and hitchcock counties.; each applicant must be entering or currently attending an accredited school of higher education.. Apply early and double-check the deadline, since local awards often have small applicant pools and reward the well-prepared.