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1st
Farm Credit Services will offer its “At the heart of a
growing America” agricultural scholarship program again in
2005.
Scholarship
applications must be returned to a local 1st Farm Credit
Services office no later than April 1, 2005.
Up to 23
individual $750 scholarships will be awarded in 1st Farm
Credit Services’ 42-county service area to graduating high
school seniors who have been accepted into an agriculture or
agriculture-related curriculum at a university, college or
community college. The program is open to 1st FCS client
and non-client families. The applicant must reside in, or
attend school in, 1st FCS’ service area. Children and
grandchildren of 1st FCS employees or current directors are
not eligible for the scholarships.
Selection for the scholarships is based on a combination of
academic achievement, community and agricultural youth
organization involvement, and a brief essay. An independent
panel of agribusiness, education, youth and farm
organization leaders judge the scholarship applications.
Students interested in applying should obtain a scholarship
application from their high school guidance counselor, FFA
chapter advisor, county 4-H office, by contacting their
local 1st Farm Credit Services’ office, or at the
organization’s Internet site:
www.usfarmcredit.com
“We
are pleased to be offering these scholarship programs, not
only because they will assist deserving students to further
their education in an agriculture-related field, but also
because they will help promote agriculture as a vital and
growing career opportunity,” states Wayne Gustafson, 1st
Farm Credit Services president & CEO.
“We hope
we have a number of applicants from our area again this
year, and encourage qualifying students to apply,” Gustafson
adds.
In
addition, 1st Farm Credit Services also is continuing its
scholarship program to community colleges with an
agricultural curriculum. For applications and selection
details about the 1st FCS agricultural scholarship – and
other available scholarships at these community colleges --
students should contact the college’s financial aid office
or agriculture department directly.
1st Farm
Credit Services is the leading provider of farm real estate
financing; operating loans with enhanced cash management
options; equipment and building leasing and loans; farm
appraisals; and a variety of risk management products such
as: multi-peril, revenue protection, hail and credit life
insurance. |
