Scholarships & Grants

The MFA Oil Foundation provides cash grants to support nonprofit organizations that are working to improve communities where MFA Oil has a significant concentration of members and employees. The Foundation’s mission is to assist rural communities in MFA Oil Company’s market area by donating resources that help develop and strengthen organizations dedicated to education, youth, human services or civic endeavors.

High school applicants must be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area. They must also plan to attend a two-year or four-year college or university and major in an agriculture field. The scholarship funds will apply toward the freshman year of college expenses for high school senior winners.

College applicants must also be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area, and currently be a junior, having completed at least 60, but fewer than 90 semester credit hours, enrolled in a four-year college or university majoring in an agriculture field during the time of application. The scholarship funds will apply toward the senior year expenses for college junior winners.

If you consider higher education the first step toward your aspirations, POET wants to help you get there. POET Never Satisfied Scholarships are open to students enrolled in any accredited two- or four-year post-secondary school, regardless of GPA, and open to Agriculture, Finance, Accounting, Communications, Engineering, Computer Science, Human Resources, or related degree programs or minors.

The POET Never Satisfied Scholarship Program awards up to $75k in total scholarships to students who are Never Satisfied with “good enough” and share POET’s mission to create a brighter future. Both 4-and-2-year accredited universities are eligible to apply. Recipients attending a 4-year university will receive a $5,000 scholarship and those attending a technical university will receive a $2,500 scholarship. Never Satisfied Scholars also receive hands-on networking and learning opportunities with members of the POET team.

Education and technical training are important tools for today’s young people to flourish in the future. MFA Foundation scholarships are intended to help students pursue studies and develop careers that enhance rural America’s future. These scholarships are offered to high school seniors who are children or grandchildren (including step-children or step-grandchildren) of member-level customers of MFA Agri Services Centers, MFA Oil Company Bulk Plants, or other MFA agencies. Applicants must be a resident of Missouri, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma or Tennessee.

FCS Financial believes in the future of our next generation. For that reason, the Board of Directors began the FCS Financial Scholarship Program over 20 years ago to support higher education for children, stepchildren, grandchildren and step-grandchildren of FCS Financial member-owners. Each year, up to 35 scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each are provided to eligible Missouri high school seniors.

The Poultry Federation (TPF) offers undergraduate and graduate scholarships for Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma college students.

TPF continues to partner with the Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) for assistance with the scholarship process and distribution of funds for students attending Arkansas & Missouri universities. The scholarship application process can be accessed online with ARCF at www.arcf.org. Students may enter required information and submit required documentation through a simple online form.

Each year, Sullivan Supply offers 20 scholarships of $1,000 each to youth displaying a great passion for the livestock show industry and/or livestock production. Applications are due March 15th each year, students can apply online starting January 1st, at www.sullivansupply.com.

Candidate must be a graduating high school senior or college student 21 years of age or younger; resident of the U.S. or Canada, and not a previous Sullivan scholarship winner. An agriculture major or a career goal in livestock is not a requirement but a continued future involvement in the livestock industry is.

Missouri Farm Bureau and its Foundation For Agriculture work to promote agricultural education and grow new generations of leaders. Many generous donors have contributed to scholarship and grant funds that MOFB assists in administering and distributing.

The FCS Financial Shaping Rural Missouri Grant program offers $500 grants to empower Missouri 4-H and FFA organizations like yours to lead impactful projects and build a brighter future, one initiative at a time. We’re excited to see the creative and meaningful ways your club or chapter will shape rural Missouri!

The MFA Oil internship program allows you to apply the skills and knowledge you’re developing at school while contributing to exciting, real-world projects. We regard every intern as a potential full-time employee with strategic importance to our business. We’ll provide hands-on experience designed to fit your career objectives, complement your academic work, and enhance your learning.