United Cooperative Offering $10,000 in Scholarship Funds
United Cooperative is offering ten $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors who are looking to use their education to pursue a career in an agricultural field.
The company says at least five of the scholarships will be awarded to students majoring in an agricultural field, and at least one will be awarded to a student attending a technical school.
Applicants will be judged on their leadership skills, scholastic achievement, extra curricular activities, motivation, and academic and personal goals. To be eligible, the student or the parent must be a patron member of United Cooperative; the student must attend an accredited college, university, or technical school; and the student must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
The scholarships will be paid upon receipt of transcript showing completion of the first semester and proof of registration for the second semester.
The scholarship application deadline is March 1. For more information, call 800-924-2991.
Source: http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=14&yr=2008
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