February 20, 2025

Illinois Agri-Women announce 2025 scholarship opportunities

Illinois Agri-Women

FRANKLIN, Ill. — The Illinois Agri-Women organization is offering four scholarships for females studying agriculture.

One $1,500 IAW Helen Henert Agriculture Education Scholarship will be offered to a student who is an agriculture education major who will be finishing her undergraduate degrees at an Illinois school in the next year.

Three $1,000 WCFA Agent of Change Scholarships are offered to students who have attended at least one Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference. Eligible applicants include past WCFA attendees and students who participated in the 2021 WCFA Online Curriculum.

One scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior, one will be awarded to a current college student and one scholarship will be awarded to a current graduate student.

The Illinois Agri-Women organization supports the agriculture industry, works for legislation to support and preserve family farms, communicates with other agriculture organizations and strives to educate the public and promote agricultural awareness.

Applications can be submitted online. The deadline for submissions of completed applications is March 31.

To access applications or find out more information about scholarships, visit womenchanzingthefaceofagriculture.com or www.illinoisagriwomen.org.

AgriNews Staff

AgriNews Staff

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