Scholarships

In partnership with USRPA, the Stoesser family is offering a $5000 scholarship to one deserving high school senior or current college student who is interested in or is currently pursuing a career in an agriculture-related field. In addition to the monetary award, the selected recipient will serve as a student ambassador for USRPA in 2025 with an expectation of participating in at least two activities during the calendar year. The recipient will be invited to participate in various USRPA activities, included but not limited to Field Days, legislative activities, conferences, and more.

The application deadline is Friday, December 6 at 11:59 p.m. CT. Finalists will be interviewed by the selection committee via Zoom.

The Missouri Association of Fairs & Festivals (MAFF) Past Presidents Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce 2024-2025 applications are available for the $1,000 scholarship. 

MAFF Requirements: 

1. Applications MUST be completed from the fillable PDF file, saved as applicant last-first name-county, i.e. Schlueter-Elizabeth-Lincoln.  Hand-written applications will not be accepted.
2. The application follows. Please note the application deadline and the address to which the application and essay should be emailed.
3. Recipient must be present at the MAFF Convention on Saturday, February 8, 2025, to receive scholarship award. Convention held at Margaritaville Lake Resort, Osage Beach, Missouri.
4. Documents must be submitted as ONE PDF document in the following order: three-page application/ signature sheet, two-page essay, resume (one page preferred, maximum of two pages); school transcript, signed by school official.

The Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture Committee are accepting applications for Youth in Agriculture scholarships for Missouri high school seniors graduating in 2025. The application form can be found on the Fair’s website.

Applications should be submitted to the Missouri State Fair and must be postmarked by January 21, 2025. Applicants must submit an original copy of their application and three additional copies.

These scholarships are possible thanks to the gracious contributions of many individuals and companies supporting Youth in Agriculture. A total of 62 scholarships amounting to $103,500, the largest amount ever, were awarded in 2024.

The following scholarships will be awarded in 2025:

• one $5,000 S. Wayne Yokley Platinum Scholarship sponsored by Youth in Agriculture supporters,
• one $3,500 Sharon Topliff Scholarship sponsored by Youth in Agriculture supporters,
• one $2,500 supreme scholarship sponsored by Sydenstricker Nobbe Partners/Sydenstricker Genetics,
• four $2,500 supreme scholarships sponsored by the Missouri State Fair Foundation,
  and numerous $1,500 (plus) scholarships sponsored by Youth in Agriculture supporters.

Applicants must be high school seniors, active members of Missouri 4-H or FFA, and have participated at least once as a 4-H or FFA exhibitor at the Missouri State Fair. Selected students must enroll (fall and/or spring semester immediately following graduation from high school) in an accredited community college, college or university.

 The Karen D Brinkman Memorial Scholarship provides financial assistance to students wishing to pursue a degree in an Agriculture course of study at a properly accredited College or University. 

Amount: One $500 scholarship will be awarded. 

Eligibility: This scholarship is for students who attend/graduated from an approved program of study in Missouri (as stated in Missouri statute, RSMO 167.031 – includes public, private, and home school) or from Wayne City High School in Illinois. The student need not be a SWCS member. Applicants must be in their senior year of high school, or in a full-time undergraduate academic study. They must major in a conservation or natural resource-related field such as soil science, land use planning, forestry, wildlife management, fisheries, agricultural engineering, hydrology, rural sociology, agronomy, water management, agricultural economics, biology, agricultural education, or related environmental protection or resource management curricula. Applicants must attend, or plan to attend, a college or university that is properly accredited by national or regional accrediting bodies, or their equivalence. Financial need will not be a factor in selection. 

Each year the Missouri Pet Breeders Association awards 4 scholarships in the amount of $500.00 each to students pursuing a degree or certification in fields related to and supportive of agriculture.

Eligibility Requirements
• Each recipient must be enrolled as a full-time student (12 hours minimum per semester) starting in the fall of the year the scholarship is awarded.
• Applicant must have a minimum academic GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• Applicants receiving their high school degree through the HiSET program must be in the upper 50th percentile on a standardized equivalency exam.
• Individuals previously awarded this scholarship may reapply if they meet the eligibility requirements.
• Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from a school teacher, counselor or administrator.
• Each applicant must submit a copy of his/her high school transcript or HiSET diploma.
• Applicants must submit an essay of 500 words or more, telling about themselves and their goals for the future.
• Applicants must submit the enclosed scholarship application with a current photo.

Scholarship Award
The award will be paid directly to the winning student’s account at the school he/she will be attending upon verification of enrollment. Upon accepting the scholarship, the student agrees to remain enrolled full time, and maintain a satisfactory grade point average.

FCS Financial believes in the future of our next generation. For that reason, the Board of Directors began the FCS Financial Scholarship Program in 2004 to support higher education for children or grandchildren of FCS Financial customers. Each year up to 35 scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each are provided to eligible Missouri high school seniors. Since its inception, more than $875,000 and 705 scholarships have been awarded through the program.