2026 Arkansas Cattlemen's Foundation Scholarships

2026 Award: $4,000.00 Scholarship Criteria: Must be an Arkansas resident, a full-time college student classified as a junior or senior with at least 60 hours credit completed by the end of the spring 2026 semester, have a college grade point average of 2.5 based on a 4.0 scale and be planning a career in or related to the cattle industry. Selection will be based upon academic achievement, character, career plans, and leadership potential. Preference may be given to ACA members, or children and grandchildren of ACA members. Payment will be made to the college the student is attending ($2,000 per semester). Application deadline is June 1, 2026.

2026 Award: $2,000.00 Scholarship Criteria: The Jack Perry Veterinary Scholarship is awarded to a student accepted to an accredited US Veterinary School for the fall semester in odd years. The Janet Perry Agriculture Communications Scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate student entering his/her junior or senior year in college, having completed at least 60 hours college credit and planning a career focused in agriculture communications and is awarded fall semester of even years. In order to ensure an adequate application pool, the ACF invites students to apply for either scholarship in 2026. Priority, however, will be given to the agriculture communications scholarships in even years whereas the veterinary medicine application will be the priority in odd years. If no scholarship applications are received in their respective year, the other scholarship will be awarded. The Perry Scholarships award is $2,000 awarded $1,000 for the fall and spring semester. Application deadline is June 1, 2026.