The Manitowoc County UW-Agriculture Alumni Association Board is pleased to announce that several scholarships will be available for students from Manitowoc County enrolling in agriculture and life sciences majors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Platteville, River Falls, Green Bay or Stevens Point. Examples of eligible majors include traditional production agriculture majors like dairy science, soil science and agronomy. Other majors may also qualify including: biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, forestry, horticulture, environmental science and more. Scholarships for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course are also available. Scholarships for a degree program will be up to $1,000 while scholarships for Farm and Industry Short Course will be up to $500. The UW-Ag Alumni Association scholarship is also available to students transferring from a non-agriculture program to an agriculture program at one of the aforementioned colleges.
Second year students are eligible to apply for a scholarship. Preference will be given to first year applicants that meet the qualifications, however, if adequate scholarship dollars are available, qualified second year students may be eligible for a Manitowoc County University of Wisconsin Agriculture Alumni Association Scholarship.
Scholarship amounts will depend on the number of qualified applicants. These scholarships are made available through the cooperation and support of numerous businesses, organizations and individuals in Manitowoc County. The Board of Directors of the Manitowoc County UW-Agriculture Alumni Association will make the selections. All decisions are final. Each applicant must return the attached application form to the Manitowoc County UW-Extension Office, c/o the “Manitowoc County UW-Agriculture Alumni Association”, Attention: Scott Gunderson, P.O. Box 935, Manitowoc, WI 54221-0935, by April 1, 2018. The Selection Committee must also be provided with three letters of recommendation by that date. Instructions for those writing letters of recommendation are included on an attached sheet. Selection will be based on the application and the letters of recommendation.
The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage deserving young men and women to pursue further education to better equip them for the operation of a farm or to assume employment and leadership responsibilities in another phase of agriculture. Payment of the scholarship will be made to the institution after they have enrolled and started classes in the fall.
Electronic applications/guidelines are available at the following UW-Extension link: http://manitowoc.uwex.edu/agriculture/scholarships
For further information, contact the Manitowoc County UW-Extension Office at 683-4175 or email Scott Gunderson at scottgunderson@co.manitowoc.wi.us
