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:

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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