Lawrence County Farm Bureau is Now Accepting College Scholarship Applications for the 2018-2019 Term

 

Lawrence County Farm Bureau will offer five college scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year:  

  • Three $2000 scholarships for the 2018-2019 school year
  • One $1000 scholarship for the Fall 2018 semester
  • One $1000 scholarship for the Spring 2019 semeter

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements: 

  • Have a minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
  • Be the child·or grandchild of a Lawrence County Farm Bureau Member Family. Family must have been a member during the previous year, 2017, a current member in 2018, and remain such while the scholarship is in force.
  • Students must currently be a high school senior and graduate high school within the year they apply for the scholarship.
  • Priority will be given to students with an interest in pursuing a career in agriculture.
  • Child and grandchildren of Farm Bureau Board Members or Farm Bureau Employees are not eligible. 

 

For more information and to download a scholarship application, click here.

 

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