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Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program
(Applications MUST be postmarked on or before Friday, May 14, 2010. See below for details.)
Dear Illinois students,
I commend you for pursuing agriculture-related studies. Agriculture is the backbone of the Illinois economy, and we are dependent on bright, devoted and college-educated youths like yourself to keep this industry thriving.
The Illinois State Treasurer's Office supports your pursuit of higher education at an Illinois college or university through the Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship Program. We have already awarded $125,000 in scholarships to rural and urban students seeking degrees in a broad array of agriculture-related fields, from crop and livestock production to agri-business, engineering, communications, economics and animal science.
This year we will select 10 additional recipients to be honored at the Illinois State Fair.
I encourage you to complete the application in this brochure and submit it with the required materials, including a goal statement and essay explaining your choice to pursue an ag-related career. Winners will receive a notification letter by Friday, May 28, 2010.
I look forward to reading your application and wish you the best as you head to college next fall.
Sincerely,
Alexi Giannoulias
Illinois State Treasurer
2010-2011 Scholarship Program
Ten $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to Illinois high school seniors who plan to pursue a college degree and career in agriculture or an agriculture-related field. Scholarship recipients are selected by a panel of Illinois agriculture agency representatives. Winners will be notified in writing by the Treasurer's Office prior to Friday, May 28, 2010 and will be honored at the Illinois State Fair.
Download a brochure and application here. Fill out an online application here.
Scholarship Terms
Scholarship funds are restricted to the payment of tuition, books and/or room and board to an Illinois educational institution. Recipients are not prohibited from pursuing or accepting other forms of financial aid, assistantship, scholarship or tuition waiver. The Treasurer's Office will deposit the $2,000 into a Bright Start College Savings account accessible to the parent(s) of a scholarship winner.
Scholarship Criteria
Applicants must be:
- A high school senior with a minimum 2.75 GPA in 2010-11
- A resident of Illinois
- Accepted at an accredited higher education institution in Illinois
- Pursuing an agriculture or agriculture-related major
Scholarship Applications
Applications for the 2010 Excellence in Agriculture Scholarships Program are only available online. All applications must be postmarked on or before Friday, May 14, 2010 and must be submitted with the following:
- A typed statement of goals and future plans
- A typed essay (minimum 250 words) identifying the reason(s) you want to pursue a career in agriculture or an agriculture-related field
- An official high school transcript
- Two letters of reference, including one from a non-school source
- A list of extracurricular activities and honors
Congratulations to the 2009 winners!
Patricia Paulausky of Lockport
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Carmen Au of Chicago
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Jeffrey D. Barnes of Leland
Joliet Junior College
Agricultural Business
Jacob Becraft of Woodford
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Matthew Doherty of Springfield
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Agricultural Engineering
Will Glazik of Paxton
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Crop Science
Briana Grymonprez of Rock Island
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Science, Biotechnology, and Pre-Vet Medicine
Shelby Marie Magnuson of Normal
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Eric Sommer of Foosland
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Agi-Accounting
Kelsey Renee Koster of Aurora
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Food Science and Human Nutrition
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