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The Delaware County Farm Bureau will be awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships to Delaware County Farm Bureau members’ children in 2026. The scholarships made available this year are for high school seniors as well as college undergrads, grad students, PH.D students, vet students, and trade school students. Scholarship awards will be presented at the Delaware County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting to be held in September 2026.

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE & APPLICANT SELECTION
The Delaware County Farm Bureau will select recipients from the applications that meet the mandatory criteria, letters of recommendation, responses to the questions below, and any additional documentation. In addition, potential face-to-face candidate interviews may be required. Candidates will be alerted to this interview if necessary.

A scholarship selection committee, appointed by the Delaware County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees, will evaluate the scholarship applications. The committee will present its recommendations for the awards to the board of trustees for approval.

SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFICATIONS & GUIDELINES
1. There will be up to (3) $2,500 high school scholarships awarded to high school seniors. Preference will be awarded to students pursuing an Agriculture major or profession. $1000 scholarships will be awarded to current college undergrads, grad students, PH.D students, vet students, and trade school students in an agriculutre related program or major. 
2. Parents/guardian or applicant must be a Delaware County Farm Bureau member.
3. Must be a high school senior or a high school graduate.
4. Must be enrolled as a full-time student in a four-year college/university program, or a two-year college/trade school program for the fall quarter/semester of 2026.
5. High school or college cumulative grade point average: 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale.
6. All applicants must submit an official high school and/or college academic transcript.
7. Scholarship applications must be submitted via this form no later than March 1, 2026.

WHERE AND HOW TO APPLY– Submit the completed application to the scholarship committee via this form no later than March 1, 2026. 

In the instance that applicants have issues submitting the Google form, please complete the application PDF and email it to [email protected] with “Scholarship Application – Name” as the subject line.

Downloadable PDF application form: Delaware County Farm Bureau Collegiate Scholarship Application – 2026

NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS – Delaware County Farm Bureau Board of Trustees will notify all applicants of scholarship awards. Scholarship award winners will be asked to provide a photograph for Delaware County Farm Bureau and Ohio Farm Bureau publications and social media.

The application and information received will be the property of Delaware County Farm Bureau and will be held in strict confidence.