Montgomery County Farm Bureau, Inc. is a private, non-profit membership organization with over 3000 member families. Montgomery County Farm Bureau established this scholarship program to assist Montgomery County students pursuing higher education.
Eligibility:
- Applicant must be a resident of Montgomery County, Maryland.
- Applicant must be majoring in an agricultural field OR have family or individual membership with Montgomery County Farm Bureau.
- Applicant must be enrolled or accepted in an undergraduate or graduate curriculum at a vocational, two-year or four-year institution. (Student must carry a full-time course load during the semesters the scholarship is granted.)
- Applicant must demonstrate an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- Applicant must receive two excellent letters of recommendation from a teacher/instructor and an employer, mentor, coach, club advisor or religious leader.
- Applicant must provide response to essay prompt of 500 words or less.
- Applicant must be available to receive the scholarship in person at the Montgomery County Farm Bureau June Picnic or a monthly Board of Directors meeting. *
- Please Note: With the current COVID-19 crisis, the June Farm Bureau picnic will potentially change to a later month in the year.
Completed, TYPED application and all attachments must be sent via email to Eric Spates, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, at mcfarmbureausecretary@gmail.com. Applications are due Sunday, May 10, 2020 and can be filled out by clicking here.
For more information, please contact Montgomery County Farm Bureau Secretary, Kim Lechlider-Smith at 301-467-1419 or by email at mcfarmbureausecretary@gmail.com.
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