Applications are now available for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers high school and collegiate scholarships.
The high school scholarship awards nine $1,000 scholarships – one per OKFB district – to graduating high school seniors from Farm Bureau families planning to study agriculture at an accredited Oklahoma college, university or technical school. The collegiate scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to an Oklahoma Collegiate Farm Bureau member.
Applications must be postmarked by April 1. Requirements for each scholarship can be found below. Both applications can be found online at okfarmbureau.org/applications.
For questions or more information, contact Burton Harmon, senior director of YF&R, at (405) 523-2300.
High school scholarship
Requirements:
- Must be a graduating high school senior
- Must enroll full time in an agriculture program at an accredited Oklahoma college, university or technical school.
- Must be a member of a Farm Bureau family (father, mother or legal guardian memberships qualify; grandparents’, siblings’ or other relatives’ memberships may not be used). Membership must remain in good
standing for the duration of the scholarship. - Children of paid employees of Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies are not eligible
Collegiate Farm Bureau scholarship
Requirements:
- Must be enrolled full time in an agriculture program at an accredited Oklahoma college or university with a Collegiate Farm Bureau chapter
- Must be a Farm Bureau member. Membership must remain in good standing for the duration of the scholarship
- Collegiate Farm Bureau members from out-of-state can apply with a valid Farm Bureau membership
- Children of paid employees of Oklahoma Farm Bureau and Affiliated Companies are not eligible
