REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POP SHOP ASSISTANCE AWARD
1. Applicants must have worked in the Pop Shop for at least 3 years (a full 4 hour shift each year) and be an active participant of a Mahoning County Jr. Fair organization and reside with parents or guardians in Mahoning County. Organizations involved: 4-H, Farm Bureau, FFA, Grange, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Camp Fire. Two (2) of the years worked must be while in high school.
2. Each applicant must be a senior in high school in a Mahoning County school system or a full-time higher education student.
3. All applications must be submitted by April 30 of the year applicant is planning to enter college or technical school. Applicant may apply a second year if they did not receive assistance with the first application. Assistance awards will be awarded to applicants as graduating high school senior through four (4) years of higher education programs.
4. Application must be typed or printed on the forms provided by the Mahoning County Jr. Agricultural Educational Assistance Award Committee. Application must be signed on the last page by both the applicant and a parent or guardian they live with.
5. Each applicant must provide two (2) letters of personal reference to be submitted online at the link on the website by April 30, of the year applying. All applications are to be submitted preferably online or mailed to Martha Schaefer, 27036 Center Rd., Beloit, OH 44609 Phone: 330 233-2045. Email: mustangmarti95@yahoo.com
6. Each applicant must provide a transcript of official high school, technical school, or college grades and a letter of recommendation from a school counselor or academic advisor. (This can be uploaded into the scholarship online.
7. Award payment will be for expenses incurred for college or technical school where applicant is accepted. The school must be in the United States of America. Disbursement of funds will occur when the chairperson of the scholarship committee receives a copy of a bill from the institution recipient is enrolled. The copy of the bill must be to the chairperson no later than October 1 and the check must be cashed within 60 days of receipt. Call Martha Schaefer with any questions you might have.
8. Conditions governing awards: “The award should be used within a year of the date it is presented. In the event the award is not used within one (1) year of the limitation, the recipient must present a written request for a time extension. Failure to do so will result in forfeiture of the award.” Upon request for a time extension, the Mahoning County Jr. Agricultural Educational Assistance Award Committee will review the request and the applicant will receive a letter accepting or rejecting the request. This request should be mailed to Martha Schaefer at the address given above (#5).
9. Letters will notify the recipient’s school guidance counselor of the Award no later than May 15 of the year application is submitted. Recipients will also be introduced during the Youth Day activities at the Canfield Fair.
10. The number of $500 Awards to be given in any given year is at the discretion of the Mahoning County Jr. Agricultural Education Assistance Award Committee. At the discretion of the Committee, the monetary amount may be more than $500, but not less.