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FFA-Oregon State FFA Alumni Educational Scholarship
Please follow this link for full scholarship application.
Eligibility Requirements for all scholarships:
- Must be an Oregon resident and have or plan to graduate from an Oregon high school.
- Must be a United States citizen or eligible non-citizen.
- Must be a current member of the Oregon FFA Association.
All scholarships are offered from the listed sponsors. Scholarships could change due to sponsor requests. Please review the requirements of each sponsor. Finalists will be notified by March 1, 2013, and scheduled for an interview at the State Convention by the Oregon FFA Association. Winners of all scholarships will be announced at the State Convention.
All scholarships are in the form of cash awards. Recipients of awards must enroll as full time students in a school within 12 months after the date the scholarship was awarded. The only exception will be if the winner is elected to a State or National FFA Office. The recipient will then be allowed to reserve the scholarship until the fall term of school after the term of office is completed. Recipients of awards must provide a copy of their class schedule for their term(s) in school. This documents that the recipient is meeting the requirements of the scholarship. Upon receipt of the class schedule, the sponsor or appropriate foundation will send a check for the amount of scholarship for that school term/year to the institution as specified in the requirements.
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OREGON STATE FFA ALUMNI EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP |
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Purpose |
The Oregon State FFA Alumni Association supports and promotes the FFA organization, FFA activities and agricultural education. The purpose of this Educational Scholarship is to award FFA members that have excelled in FFA programs and will continue to support and promote the FFA program. |
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Criteria |
¨Applicant must be from an Oregon FFA chapter that has a current paid and active Oregon State FFA Alumni Affiliate. ¨Applicant must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA or better. |
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Selection |
The Selection Committee made up of an Alumni Officer, Alumni Member, and a representative of the agri-business community will evaluate applications. The Selection Committee will use a point scale to evaluate applications prior to the Annual State FFA Convention to select the top six applicants. The Selection Committee will interview the top six applicants at the Annual State FFA Convention and then select the top three applicants for awards. |
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Award and procedure to obtain scholarship monies |
The Oregon State FFA Alumni will award 3 Educational Scholarships: 1st Place - $1,000 2nd and 3rd Place - $500 To receive your scholarship, the following must be sent to: Oregon FFA Alumni PO Box 1196 Canby, OR 97013 ·Social Security or Student ID # ·Name and address of the college you will be attending. ·Proof of registration |
Read all instructions. Answer all questions. Provide ONE ORIGINAL AND ONE COPY of the application plus required attachments for EACH scholarship you are applying for.
Completed applications with attachments must be postmarked no later than or hand-delivered no later than 5 PM on January 31, 2013. All incomplete or late applications will be rejected, NO EXCEPTIONS. The Oregon FFA Association will not inspect applications for completeness prior to the deadline.
Send to:
Oregon FFA Association, Lee Letsch, 112 Strand Ag Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331