DEFB Women's Committee Scholarship Application

Delaware Farm Bureau Women's Committee Scholarship Application
ELIGIBILITY
The Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee will award scholarships to high school seniors or current college students for the upcoming school year. One $2,500 Ag scholarship will be given to a student who is planning on majoring in and pursuing a career in the agricultural field. A $1,000 scholarship will be given to a student in each county who is planning to continue their education with an accredited college or university.

To be eligible, applicant must:
- be a member or the child of a member and remain such while the scholarship is in force. If both parents have their own membership, applicant may only apply under one membership number.
- have an active membership for longer than one year.
- finish high school within the year they apply for the scholarship or be a current college student.
- be a full-time student.
- not be a previous scholarship winner of the Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee.
RULES & REQUIREMENTS
THE FOLLOWING APPLY TO BOTH THE $2,500 AND $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS:
- All applications must be typed.
- You must submit your most recent high school or college transcript
- You must submit two letters of recommendation with name, address and phone number Students must submit a head and shoulders portrait of themselves
- All application materials are due by 4:00 p.m. on May 2, 2025.
Please indicate on Page 5 which ag major you will be pursuing (if application is for Ag Scholarship
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Name:

First NameLast Name
Address:

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Phone:
E-mail Address:
example@example.com
Date of Birth:

MonthDayYear
Date
Parent's Names:
Farm Bureau Membership Number:
Whose name is the DEFB membership in?
County

Kent CountyNew Castle CountySussex CountyOther
Please indicate which scholarship you are applying for:

$2,500*$1,000
How would you like to receive communitcation?

TextEmail
SCHOOL INFORMATION
College you plan to attend or currently attend:
Degree you are pursuing:

MajorMinor
Level of course work (select one):

AdvancedHonorsBasicOther
High School Attended:
Date of Awards Night

MonthDayYear
Date
Name of Counselor:
Counselor's Phone Number:
High School Graduation Date:

MonthDayYear
Date
WORK EXPERIENCE, SCHOOL & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

*NOTE: If you need more space in the Work Experience, School Activities & Office or the Extra-Curricular Activities sections, please add them on a separate sheet of paper.

WORK EXPERIENCE

	Describe jobs you hold or have held during high school. (Include work on family farm.)	What are/were your hours per week and for the school year?	Date of Employment From: To:

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES & OFFICES

	List school clubs, offices, organizations, etc. in which you have participated.	Indicate the years you have participated. (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)	Indicate the office or leadership positions held and/or awards received.

OTHER EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

	List church groups, social groups or other extra-curricular activities in which you have participated.	Describe the amount of time you have participated in each.	Indicate the offices or leadership positions held and/or awards received.

AGRICULTURAL MAJORS
Please select the major(s) you plan to pursue:

Ag Communication/JournalismAgribusiness/Ag EconomicsAg EducationAg Engineer/Ag MechanicsAg Marketing/SalesAgronomyAg SciencesAnimal Science/Pre-VetBiotechnologyHorticulture/FloricultureNatural Resources/ConservationistProduction AgricultureWildlife ManagementOther
ESSAYS
Please provide a one-page essay describing why you chose the degree you are pursuing and what your future goals are:
Please describe your and/or your family’s involvement with Delaware Farm Bureau:
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
Please upload your first letter of recommendation:

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Please upload your second letter of recommendation:

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PHOTO
Please upload a head-and-shoulders portrait of yourself:

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TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
*Please note that it is the scholarship winner’s responsibility to contact the Farm Bureau State Office regarding payment of their scholarship
- Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail after the proper selection process has happened.
- Scholarship recipients will be invited to and recognized at their respective county and state banquet.
- All money will be paid directly to the college or university.
- Money will be paid after successful completion of student’s first semester.
- Money will be paid once prior semester’s completed transcript is received from the scholarship recipent's registrars office. Information must be provided to the Delaware Farm Bureau on where to send payment.
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Delaware Farm Bureau Women's Committee Scholarship Application

ELIGIBILITY

RULES & REQUIREMENTS

APPLICANT INFORMATION

SCHOOL INFORMATION

WORK EXPERIENCE, SCHOOL & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

AGRICULTURAL MAJORS

ESSAYS

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION

PHOTO

TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS