Keri Votruba Aspiring Youth in Ag Scholarship
For Box Butte County Graduating Seniors Pursuing Study in an Agricultural related field
The Keri Votruba Aspiring Youth in Ag Scholarship is offered to assist students who are pursuing a major in an agricultural related field at an accredited two or four-year college, university or technical school. The scholarship is available to high school graduating seniors and college freshman.
One $2,000 scholarship will be awarded annually for undergraduate study: The recipient will receive $1,000 per year for two years.
- Scholarship recipient must be enrolled full-time at an accredited college, university or vocational/technical school to receive your first $1,000 installment.
In order to receive the second $1,000 installment, recipient must submit a current transcript with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 after completion of your freshman year.
To qualify for this Scholarship, students must:
- Major in a field related to the betterment and sustainability of agriculture at an accredited college, university, or technical school
- Be enrolled as a full-time student as defined by the institution Deadline for application and supporting documents is April 1st.
PLEASE NOTE: To apply for this scholarship, you must download the application (see link below), or you may obtain a hard copy of the application from Hemingford school counselors. This scholarship is not accessible on the OTCF digital application
For more information call (308) 430-2605.
- High school applicants are required to attach a copy of their current high school transcript, and three reference letters (only one of which can be family) along with an essay explaining to the committee how agriculture has or will be a part of your life moving forward and how you hope to use the education you receive for the betterment and sustainability of agriculture.
- Be enrolled full-time at an accredited college, university or vocational/technical school to receive your first $1,000 installment.
- In order to receive the second $1,000 installment, college students must submit a current transcript with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 after completion of their freshman year.
- The scholarship will be rescinded and awarded to the alternate if the recipient does not enroll as a full-time student for the first semester for which the scholarship is awarded, or have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher.
