The Maryland Grain Producers Association will offer four $2,500 to students pursuing an agriculturally related degree or career in 2019. Applicants must be a resident of the state of Maryland and must be enrolled or accepted to a four-year institution working toward a Bachelor of Science Degree, or enrolled or accepted to a two-year institution with an agricultural program. The applicant or the applicants’ immediate family must be involved in the production of grain in Maryland.
Scholarship funding is provided by the Maryland Grain Checkoff Program, which supports the promotion, education, and research projects beneficial to the grain industry. Given the dynamic changes in agriculture today, the advances in biotechnology, global positioning systems, environmental protection, drone technology, and crop and livestock production, Maryland’s grain farmers believe it is very important to encourage students to consider careers in agriculture by supporting their educational needs through scholarships. More than $180,000 in college scholarships have been awarded since the program was established in 1991.
The Maryland Grain Producers Scholarship Committee selects the scholarship recipients. The selection is based on the student’s agricultural background, family farm involvement, financial need, academic performance, agricultural-related studies, career goals, and extracurricular activities. The awards will be presented at the Maryland Commodity Classic at Queen Anne’s County 4-H Park on July 25, 2019. Recipients will be notified in advance and are expected to attend.
Interested students should return a completed application to be received by May 17, 2019.
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