Time Is Running Out: Missouri Corn Scholarship Deadline Approaching

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.)–Agriculture students throughout Missouri have less than one month to complete their applications for the 2011 Missouri Corn Scholarship Program.  High school and college students interested in a career in agronomy or other agriculture-related field must submit the necessary forms no later than Feb. 11 to be eligible for one of ten $750 scholarships sponsored by the Missouri Corn Growers Association and the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council.

Missouri Corn Scholarship applications are available for download from Missouri Corn Online or by calling (800) 827-4181.  Documents, including an application form, official high school or college transcript and at least one letter of recommendation, must be postmarked by Feb. 11 to be considered eligible.  Applications received by fax or e-mail will not be submitted to the Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee for review.

High school senior applicants must be Missouri residents from a farm or rural area.  They must plan to attend a two-year or four-year Missouri college or university and major in agronomy or an agriculture-related field.  The scholarship funds will apply toward the freshman year of college expenses for high school winners.

College applicants must also be Missouri residents from a farm or rural area and currently a junior enrolled in a Missouri four-year college or university majoring in agronomy or an agriculture-related field.  The scholarship funds will apply toward the senior year of expenses for college winners.

Applications will be reviewed by the Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee and recipients will be notified by mail on or before April 15, 2011.  To learn more about Missouri Corn programs, please visit www.mocorn.org.