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Scholarship Opportunities
4-H involvement leads young people to explore various career and educational options after high school. For those who choose to further their education, Michigan State University, Michigan 4-H Youth Development and the Michigan 4-H Foundation offer scholarships to help support these educational goals.
Scholarship opportunities information available on this page:
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General Eligibility:
- 4-H involvement at county, regional, state, national and international levels
- Outstanding achievement in 4-H
- Scholastic excellence
- Broad range of 4-H experiences and project involvement
- Leadership and citizenship contributions within and outside of 4-H
- Financial need (applies to 4-H Rabbit/Cavy, Schunk Memorial 4-H Beef, and Michigan Farm and Garden Association scholarships only)
For complete eligibility information refer to the guidelines listed for each scholarship in their respective application packet or form.
New: Summary
sheet of scholarships and deadlines for 2009-10 (PDF)
Summary
sheet of scholarships and deadlines for 2009-10 (MS Word)
Michigan 4-H Youth Development Scholarships
| Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) 4-H Scholarship |
| Award amount: |
$400 (one offered annually) |
| Who can apply: |
High
school seniors who will be college freshman in Fall 2010 or
current MSU undergraduate students who have completed at least
one year in the 4-H program. |
| Additional eligibility requirements: |
None |
| What college/major it’s for: |
Must be pursuing a degree/career in the food, fiber and life sciences industry. (Any major at Michigan State University, in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources as well as related college majors such as chemical or biological engineering, zoology, physiology, environmental sciences, veterinary medicine, packaging, etc.) |
| Michigan Farm & Garden Association 4-H Scholarship |
| Award amount: |
Range in value from $360 to $1,000 (number awarded varies annually) |
| Who can apply: |
High
school seniors who will be college freshmen in fall 2010 or
any current undergraduate college student (freshman, sophomore,
junior or senior). |
| Additional eligibility requirements: |
Have financial need. |
| What college/major it’s for: |
Be enrolled in a college program in the areas of horticulture, floriculture, conservation, forestry, aquatic ecology, or in any other closely related area of study. |
| Michigan Rabbit/Cavy 4-H Scholarship |
| Award amount: |
$400-$500 (4 annually) |
| Who can apply: |
Those
who will be college freshman in the Fall of 2010. |
| Additional eligibility requirements: |
For youth who have been enrolled in a 4-H rabbit or cavy project for three or more years and have financial need. |
| What college/major it’s for: |
Any college or university and any major. |
| John J. Schunk Memorial 4-H Beef Scholarship |
| Award amount: |
$1000 (one offered annually) |
| Who can apply: |
College
freshman in the Fall 2010 |
| Additional eligibility requirements: |
Have been enrolled in a 4-H beef project for 3 or more years and have financial need. |
| What college/major it’s for: |
Any college or university and any major. |
Michigan 4-H Foundation Scholarships
The Michigan 4-H Foundation offers MSU 4-H scholarship awards to attend Michigan State University. There is no separate application process for these awards – recipients are selected from the MSU 4-H and Michigan 4-H Youth Development Scholarship applicant pools.
Funding 4-H Youth Development Scholarships
Contact the Michigan 4-H Foundation if you would like to help support 4-H youth in their pursuit of a college education. There are various ways you can make a gift to create a 4-H scholarship fund.
Michigan State University Scholarships
| Michigan State University 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship |
| Award amount: |
$2000 (Applied toward the student’s first year at MSU as a degree-seeking student. Scholarship recipients are not guaranteed admission to MSU and must meet admission requirements upon submitting the MSU application following their junior year of high school.) |
| Who can apply: |
8th graders who have attended an MSU pre-college program (such as 4-H Exploration Days or 4-H Great Lakes & Natural Resources Camp) the summer prior to entering 8th grade. |
| Additional eligibility information: |
This is a competitive application process for 8th graders from all of MSU’s pre-college programs. Each MSU Extension county is limited to no more than five nominees from their 4-H Exploration Days participants because of the large number of eligible students. Must complete the MSU 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship Application Packet in its entirety by the specified deadlines. |
| What college/major it’s for: |
Michigan State University – all degree granting majors accepted. |
| Deadlines: |
November
15, 2009 (forms to MSU Extension 4-H county staff)
December 1, 2009 (forms to MSU 4-H Youth Development office)
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| Application packet: |
MSU 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship Application Packet (PDF)
MSU 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship Application Packet (MS Word)
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| MSU Extension County Staff Letter Template: |
MSU 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship County Letter Template (MS Word)
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| MSU Extension County Staff Email/Newsletter Template |
MSU Extension county staff can use the following email/newsletter template to inform potential 4-H 8th grade students of the availability of the MSU 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship:
MSU 8th Grade Pre-College Scholarship Email or Newsletter Template (MS Word)
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| MSU Spartan Youth Programs Web sites: |
http://spartanyouth.msu.edu/ |
Contact
Information
For more information on
how to get involved as a youth
or volunteer,
contact your county MSU Extension
office or:
Laura Allen,
Career Education Coordinator
4-H Youth Development
Children, Youth, Families and Communities
Michigan State University Extension
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA
Phone: 517-432-7632
Fax: 517-355-6748
Email: lacourse@msu.edu
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Last Updated: September 16, 2009
Last Reviewed: September 14, 2007
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