Amount: $1,500. About: Administered by the National FFA Organization and sponsored by the Bayer Fund, the Grow Ag Leaders Scholarship Program is aimed at increasing students’ awareness of the various opportunities in the field of agriculture. Applicants must be a high school senior (public, private, or homeschooled) who is planning to attend a vocational, 2-year or 4-year qualifying agriculture-related study program after high school, or a college student enrolled full-time (minimum of 12 credit hours) who is planning to pursue a degree in a qualifying area of study; have a GPA of at least 2.5; and receive at least two electronic endorsements from qualifying farmers. Applications open in November each year.
Eligible Grade Levels: High School Senior, Vocational Student, College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Eligible Majors: Agricultural Business Management, Agricultural Communications, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension, Agricultural Finance, Agricultural Journalism, Agricultural Mechanization, Agricultural Public Relations, Agricultural Sales And Marketing, Agricultural Systems Management, Agriculture Policy And Management, Agriculture Power And Equipment, Agriscience Technician, Agronomy And Crop Science, Animal Breeding And Genetics, Animal Science, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, Communications, Computer Systems In Agriculture, Computer Science, Conservation, Dairy Science, Diesel Mechanics, Drone, Electrical Engineering, Engineering-Related Degree, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Equine Science, Farm And Ranch Management, Finance, Food Packaging, Food Science And Technology, Food Service Management, Food Services And Hospitality, General Ag/Ag Sciences, Horticulture, Human Nutrition, International Agriculture, It, Journalism, Livestock Management, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Resources Management, Plant Breeding And Genetics, Plant Pathology, Plant Science, Poultry Science, Public Relations, Public Service And Administration In Agriculture, Range Science, Rural Sociology, Soil Conservation, Soil Science, Statistics, Sustainable Agriculture, Turf Management, Unmanned Aircraft Studies, Veterinary Medicine Sciences, Water Conservation, Welding, Wildlife Science
Residency Requirement: No residency requirement
Minimum GPA: 2.5
Deadline: Application is currently closed. Please note that scholarship deadlines often change, so make sure to check the scholarship sponsor’s website for up-to-date deadlines.