Conservation and ag scholarships offered

     Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) is sponsoring the conservation and agriculture scholarship program again in 2017.

     The scholarships are offered to Iowa high school seniors for their first year of education on the college level pursuing programs of study in any field of agriculture or natural resources.

     While this is a wide field and many studies qualify, preference will be given to students pursing programs of study in conservation. Three scholarships will be awarded on the state level in the amounts of $4,000, $3,000, and $2,000. Regional winners not winning at the state-level will each receive $600.

     Applications are to be submitted to your local soil and water conservation district office in the county in which the student lives no later than Feb. 17. The Jones SWCD will award a $400 scholarship, and that application will be forwarded on to the next level of competition.

     The Jones SWCD scholarship is made possible by donations to the Jones SWCD’s endowment fund. The scholarship application is available online at http://cdiowa.org/. Be sure to fill out the 2017 application, as application forms from previous years will not be accepted. The applications are judged based on the following criteria:  20 points for involvement, leadership and character, 20 points for career, 30 points for scholastic achievement, and 30 points for conservation message. 

 

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