Online Applications Due on March 1st Application link below
Scholarship Rules Atwater Ag Boosters Organization grants scholarships to graduating agriculture students from Buhach Colony and Atwater High Schools. The purpose of these scholarships is to help with the college educational costs for students who will study Agriculture or attend a Trade/Vocation School that could be related to the Ag Industry. These annual scholarships will vary in amount each year according to available funds. These scholarships are non-renewable. Scholarships will be awarded based on these criteria:
1. Participation of the applicants in agriculture/shop classes at their high schools. 2. Participation in the FFA Organization (FFA AET Resume). 3. Applicant’s over all Grade Point Average (GPA). 4. Applicant’s major in college must be agriculturally related or attending a trade school that could be tied to the agriculture industry. (Example - Electrical, plumbing, fabrication, automotive, trucking, etc are OK. Human health related vocations, cosmetology, etc would not qualify) 5. Recommendation of applicant’s worthiness by a school teacher/administrator and/or community member at large.
Scholarship recipients ~Please provide proof of enrollment by October 1st of the receiving year (a class schedule that includes total number of units, student name & school name). ~Scholarship recipients must provide proof of enrollment or a notice of deferment to the Ag Boosters by October 1st of receiving year or risk forfeiture of scholarship money. ~Proof of enrollment can be mailed to: Atwater Ag Boosters, PO Box 1733, Winton CA 95388 or emailed to: [email protected]