Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement Announces 2024 Scholarship Program

Applications for the 2024 Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement scholarship program will be accepted through January 5, 2024.  

Mechanicsburg, PA – The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement will be awarding at least $100,000 in scholarships to students who are planning to attend or are currently enrolled and pursuing a career in agriculture at a college, university, or technical school. The applications are available online only from September 22, 2023 through January 5, 2024.

“We encourage any student who plans to work in the agriculture industry to apply for this scholarship,” says Travis Hastings, Chair of the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement’s Board of Directors. “This program is not limited to those planning to farm; it also supports those pursuing any of the diverse careers in agriculture, from ag teachers to mechanics, from veterinarians to loan officers, and food scientists to ag communications.”

The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement’s scholarship program will award at least ten scholarships in 2024, each valued up to $10,000.  All applicants must be planning to pursue a career in agriculture, and must reside within Horizon Farm Credit’s 100 county territory or Washington D.C.  They may be high school seniors, students currently enrolled in a two or four-year educational program at a college or university, or students currently enrolled in a technical school. 

Applications are being accepted online now through January 5, 2024. Scholarships will be awarded in April of 2024.  For more information, please visit FCFoundationforAg.org or email info@FCFoundationforAg.org.

About Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement
The Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement is a $5.7M non-profit foundation formed in 2015, created to help advance the future of agriculture. The Foundation’s scholarship program is open to all students residing in Horizon Farm Credit’s five-state territory who are studying to pursue a career in agriculture and fit the eligibility requirements.