Continuing Education Award to benefit post-secondary agriculture students
SPARKS, Nev. – The Nevada Heritage Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2015 Continuing Education Scholarship, an award that enables students with an interest in agriculture to purse their degrees. The application deadline is July 1, 2015.
Students currently enrolled in either traditional or non-traditional post-secondary programs can apply. The award winner will receive a $1,000 to use toward his or her education costs.
The successful candidate must be from a Farm Bureau family and must have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. Preference will be given to students pursuing career goals in the agriculture or agriculture business industry. An interview may be required before the recipient is selected.
“Our foundation strives to promote an understanding of agriculture, and what better way is there to reach that goal than to support students who are pursing agriculture-related degrees,” said Jill Combs, Nevada Heritage Foundation president.
The scholarship application is available at http://nvfb.org/heritage-foundation. Applications are due July 1, 2015 to the Nevada Heritage Foundation, 2165 Green Vista Drive, Suite 205, Sparks, Nevada 89431. Interested students can contact Jill Combs, [email protected], for more information about the scholarship.
The Nevada Heritage Foundation provides two scholarships each year to upcoming and current college students. It is funded by donations from COUNTRY Financial and gracious individuals.
The foundation is the giving arm of the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. It promotes understanding of agriculture and its importance by providing financial support and encouragement for education, training and research that relates to or benefits agriculture.
