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Geauga County Farm Bureau is offering scholarship opportunities to students pursuing post-high school education. The number of acceptable qualifying applications determines the scholarship amount.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants do not have to be enrolled in an agricultural field of study.
- The scoring system places a higher emphasis on applicants with agricultural involvement, and Farm Bureau involvement and membership history.
- Prior recipients may reapply.
- The applicant must be either a current Geauga County Farm Bureau member or a family
member whose parents/guardian is a current Geauga County Farm Bureau member at the time of applying and at the time of scholarship payout. - Applicants must be a part-time or a full-time enrollee of an accredited 2 or 4-year college, university, or technical school.
- For first-year students, the applicant must prove enrollment or admission status.
- Recipients of a scholarship or a representative must attend the Farm Bureau Annual
Meeting held in September. If unable to attend, the county board/office must be notified at least 24 hours before. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of the scholarship.
Full details of the scholarship are available here.
No handwritten forms will be accepted. The fillable form is available online or by emailing
the county Farm Bureau office.
Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2025.
For more information, contact the county Farm Bureau office at 440-426-2195.
To grow a network and gain perspective and knowledge in the industry through personal and professional development has been invaluable. Every day I learn and grow.
The issue of property taxation remains as one of the biggest challenges our members face today. Ensuring agricultural property is valued for its agricultural potential and not development is critical to the continued success of Ohio agriculture.
Farm Bureau is what really got the word out. It’s been one of their goals to get this done.
I could not have done it without the resources I have found through Farm Bureau.
Because we are younger farmers just starting out, Farm Bureau has a lot of good opportunities and resources to help us grow in the future.
Through the Select Partner program, we became educated in farm insurance and weren't just selling policies. It became more and more clear why farmers need an advocate like Ohio Farm Bureau.
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