Agtegra is looking for passionate, driven, and future-oriented leaders that are willing to step up to the plate and meet the high demand of our growing and changing industry. Agtegra will be offering 4 scholarships throughout the year in the amount of $500 each. Scholarships will be distributed quarterly in the months of November, January, March, and May. To qualify students must be in the graduating class of 2020, active members of a South Dakota or North Dakota FFA chapter, and entering a full-time undergraduate agricultural degree program at a 2 or 4 year post-secondary institution located in the states of South Dakota or North Dakota. Recipients will have the opportunity to shadow someone at Agtegra Cooperative in their area of interest. Contact Details: Submit Scholarship Applications via email at scholarships@agtegra.com or by mail to : Agtegra Scholarship Committee Attn: Agtegra Communications Department 908 Lamont St. S. Aberdeen, SD 57401
Successful applicants of the Agtegra Future Agriculturalist Scholarship will receive an offer letter via email. The offer letter will outline how to accept, reject or, at the discretion of Agtegra, defer the scholarship. If a successful applicant does not respond to the scholarship offer by the date outlined in the offer letter, his/her scholarship will be rescinded.
Funding: Four (4) annual scholarships in amounts of up to $500 each.
Scholarships are given on an annual basis and must be used only for the academic year immediately following the date of award (e.g., scholarships awarded in between Aug. 2018-May 20198 must be used for 2019-2020 academic year).
Scholarships will be paid to the successful applicant via his or her university, college or other academic institution, as indicated in the application and will be dispersed through its financial aid office in accordance with its usual process. If the indicated post-secondary institution should change, the applicant must notify Agtegra prior to the beginning of the academic year.
Scholarships are awarded on a one-time-only basis, and will not be eligible for re-application in following years.
Individuals must be a current member of a South Dakota or North Dakota FFA Chapter
Individuals who will be enrolled in a full-time, undergraduate degree program at a two-year or four-year university, college or technical/vocational institute/school located in the state of South Dakota or North Dakota during the upcoming academic year.
Individuals must be pursuing a degree/program with an agricultural focus
No minimum GPA
U.S. citizen
Complete Agtegra Future Agriculturalist Scholarship Application
Fill-in field for degree of study and university, college, technical/vocational school/institute
If applicant has not been accepted into or chosen a specific area of study and/or specific post-secondary institution, the individual should indicate the area of study and/or post-secondary institution they plan on pursuing.
Applicant photo (preferably a head shot)
Applications will be accepted quarterly according to these dates:
August 1st - October 25th
November 1st - December 25th
January 1st - February 25th
March 1st - April 25th
Students who apply and are not selected will not have to re-apply and will automatically be considered for the quarters that follow. Ie. If a student applies during the Aug-Oct quarter and is not selected, he/she will automatically be considered for the Nov-Dec quarter and so on.
Scholarship offer letters will be emailed to recipients no later than the last day of the month in which the selection takes place (November, January, March, May).
Agtegra Future Agriculturalist Scholars will be announced via Agtegra's social media accounts after the recipient is notified.
Recipients of the Agtegra Future Agriculturalist Scholarships will be invited to spend up to a day at Agtegra location in Aberdeen, SD. This visit is required and will take place during May (specific date TBD). Agtegra will work with scholarship recipients to determine mutually convenient visit dates.
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