Scholarships
Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Agricultural Association awards up to six scholarships every year. Four scholarships are for students attending a four-year college or university with priority to those enrolled at Kansas institutions. These scholarships have an annual value of $1,000.00, renewable for three additional years, for a potential value of $4,000.00 each. Two scholarships will be for students attending a two-year college or vocational school. These scholarships have an annual value of $500.00 renewable for one additional year, for a potential value of $1,000.00 each. Applications are due to the office no later than February 1, 2024. If you would like to join Farm Bureau to apply you can do so here: www.kfb.org/join
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Click here to download a hard copy of the application.
Complete Scholarship Guidelines
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Application Criteria:
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Applicant must be a high school senior.
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Applicant or their parent(s) must be a current member in good standing of the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Agriculture Association. The membership must have been in effect before the scholarship submission deadline.
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Should the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Agriculture Association membership lapse during the term of the scholarship, the scholarship will terminate.
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Applicants must have a cumulative high school grade point average of 3.0 or better.
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Applications must be received in the Farm Bureau office by February 1 of the award year, unless otherwise indicated.
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Applications, along with the scholarship guidelines, will be sent to all Sedgwick County high schools, FFA chapters, and 4-H clubs. It will also be available at scfbaa.org and in hard copy at the Farm Bureau office. When using the electronic application, please maintain the same format and length of the application.
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In the awarding of the scholarships, preference will be give in order:
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Applicants who will enroll in agriculture, family and consumer science, nutrition or related fields deemed appropriate by scholarship committee.
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Applicants who will attend a Kansas college, university, or technical school.
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Candidates who have a good working knowledge of the Sedgwick County Farm Bureau Agriculture Association.
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The Scholarship Committee will review all applications, keeping in mind the above priorities, and select finalists to be interviewed.