Outside Scholarships

Sorted — Scholarships for Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences


American Indian Graduate Center

Various Graduate Fellowships

Amount: varies

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Pursuing a post baccalaureate graduate or professional degree as a full time student at an accredited institution in the U.S.
  • Able to demonstrate financial need
  • An enrolled member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or Alaska Native group, or provide documentation of descendency (possess one=fourth degree federally-recognized Indian blood).

American Indian Graduate Center

www.aigcs.org
Marveline Vallo
(505) 881-4584
marveline@aigcs.org


Arkansas Livestock Show Assn

WR 'Witt' Stephens Creative Arts Scholarship

Amount: (2) annual awards of $2500 each, payable $1250 per semester

Eligibility Criteria:Member of an Arkansas 4-H Club, FCCLA, FBLA or FFA Chapter and who has exhibited and placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the Junior Creative Arts Divisions at agricultural fairs in the State of Arkansas. Minimum GPA 2.5; minimum ACT score 18.

Arkansas Livestock Show Assn

www.arkansasstatefair.com/fair/creativearts.php
Jeannie Mayhan
2600 Howard Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
(501) 372-8341
jeannie@asfg.net


Arkansas Society of Professional Sanitarians

ASPS Scholarship

Amount: $250 to $500

Eligibility Criteria:

  1. Must be an Arkansas resident.
  2. Must be enrolled, or have plans to enroll in an environmental field.
  3. Must be at least a sophomore.
  4. Must have at least a 2.5 GPA (Based on 4pt. System)
  5. Must demonstrate financial need.
  6. Application must include past transcripts and a short essay about yourself and your proposed career goals with your degree.

Arkansas Society of Professional Sanitarians

scholarships.uark.edu/pdfs/2009ASPSScholarshipForm.pdf
Rebecca Wright
1195 N. Charley's Loop
Camden, AR 71701


Arkansas Student Loan Authority

R. Preston Woodruff, Jr. Scholarship

Amount: $1,000 and one $1,000 renewable for four years

Eligibility Criteria:

  • The applicant must be either a resident of Arkansas who will be attending an in-state or out-of-state postsecondary education institution or an out-of-state student attending a postsecondary education institution in Arkansas. Postsecondary education institution refers to a 2 or 4 year university, college, technical or trade school.
  • The applicant must plan to be enrolled in a post-secondary institution for the fall 2007 - spring 2008 academic year and must be enrolling on at least a half-time basis.
  • You may enter using the on-line Entry Form or by submitting a postcard to the Arkansas Student Loan Authority 101 E. Capitol Avenue Suite 401 Little Rock, AR 72201 with applicant name, address, daytime and home phone numbers, post-secondary education institution name and address and tell us if you are an Arkansas resident.

Arkansas Student Loan Authority

www.asla.info/collegeplanning/woodruffscholarship.htm
Teresa Boothe
101 E. Capitol Avenue
Suite 401
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-682-2952
tboothe@asla.info


Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

Bethany D. McClendon Scholarship

Amount: at least $1000

Eligibility Criteria:Must be an African American female student planning to attend Graduate School or Law School at the University of Arkansas in the Fall of 2008. Current graduate students with one at least one year before their degree is completed may also apply. Proof of enrollment will be required. Deadline is March 15th.

Rosalyn Davis
479-575-5276
rdd05@uark.edu


National Garden Clubs, Inc.

College Scholarships

Amount: $4000.00

National Garden Clubs, Inc.

www.gardenclub.org/Youth/Scholarships.aspx
Karen Blachly
2609 Rosewood Cir.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
870-219-8333


National Poultry & Food Distributors Association

NPFDA scholarship

Amount: $1,500-$2,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Applicants must be in their Junior or Senior year when they receive the scholarship (this would include current Sophomores)
  • Applicants must be full time students.
  • Applicants must have past and current involvement in poultry and food related activities.
  • Applicant must be pursuing a poultry or related field degree.
  • Applicant must provde a transcript along with a letter of recommendation from the Dean with a one-page letter describing his/her goals and aspirations.

Kristin McWhorter
NPFDA Scholarship Foundation
958 McEver Rd. Ext. Unit. B-8
Gainesville, GA 30504
(770) 535-9901


SchoolSoup.com

Free Scholarship Search

Amount: varies

Eligibility Criteria:

  • varies by award
  • completion of advertising forms not required
  • includes $32 billion of available scholarships
  • claims to be the largest scholarship search engine in the world

SchoolSoup.com

www.schoolsoup.com


SIPES Foundation

Earth Science Scholarship

Amount: Awards begin at $1,000

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Currently enrolled upper-division or graduate student majoring in any field of Earth Science or Petroleum Enginering
  • GPA of 3.5 or Better
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • PDF Application

SIPES Foundation

www.sipes.org
4925 Greenville Avenue
Suite 1106
Dallas, Te 75206-4019
214-363-1780
sipes@sipes.org