Whether you are pursuing a trade school, vocational certificate or a two-year or four-year degree, don’t miss your chance to apply for a National FFA Scholarship to help with your next steps in education. If you are a senior FFA member in high school or FFA Alumni in college, just one application is required for multiple scholarship opportunities totaling nearly $2.5 million.
The 2024-25 scholarship application will open on Friday, Nov. 1.
FFA Scholarship Timeline and Resources
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS
Grow Ag Leaders exists to make youth aware of the various career opportunities within the industry of agriculture by providing scholarships that help further their education. The Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, offers $1,500 scholarships to students pursuing a career in various sects of agriculture.
In order to apply for this scholarship, students must meet the below criteria:
- Must be a high school senior (public, private or home-schooled) or enrolled in college full time (minimum of 12 credit hours).
- Must be planning to pursue a degree in a qualifying area of study.
- Must be planning to attend a vocational, 2-year or 4-year qualifying ag related study program after high school.
- Must meet a minimum 2.5 GPA requirement.
- Must obtain no less than two electronic endorsements from qualifying farmers.
Since 1998, Ford Trucks scholarships have connected local Ford Dealers to FFA members in their communities. Ford believes in offering extended education opportunities. More than $13 million in scholarships have been awarded by Ford Dealers across the nation and Ford Corporate. Ford will match a total of 325 scholarships from Ford Dealers and five nationwide that do not have a participating dealer.
In order to apply for this scholarship, students must meet the below criteria:
Ford dealer must identify your chapter for you to be eligible for the Ford dealer scholarship.
Must be a high school senior or a collegiate student.
Must attend a trade, two-year or four-year continuation of studies. Any major may apply.
Nearly $2 million in FFA scholarships are available, thanks in part to a recent gift from the Tractor Supply Foundation. Each year for the next five years, Tractor Supply will commit $1 million to the FFA Futures Leaders Scholarship Fund. The company will host an in-store fundraiser each year leading up to the National FFA Convention & Expo to raise funds for the scholarships.
Tractor Supply will also offer scholarship recipients the opportunity to interview for career opportunities at its stores or distribution centers while they are pursuing their education and will earmark internships at the company’s Store Support Center each year.
To be eligible for the scholarships, FFA members must be studying agriculture or a skilled trade. The scholarship details are as follows:
- 92 $5,000 scholarships for members at trade schools or two-year colleges
- 54 $10,000 scholarships for members pursuing agriculture-related four-year majors
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