Missouri Corn Scholarships

This year, the Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council will award seven deserving college juniors and high school seniors $1000 scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year.

Applicants must submit an application form, official high school or college transcript and at least one letter of recommendation to the Missouri Corn office by February 14, 2025. Applications will be posted no later than Dec. 15, 2024.

General Information
High school applicants must be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area. They must also plan to attend a two-year or four-year Missouri college or university and major in agronomy or related field. The scholarship funds will apply toward the freshman year of college expenses for high school senior winners.
College applicants must also be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area, and currently be a junior, having completed at least 60, but fewer than 90 semester credit hours, enrolled in a Missouri four-year college or university majoring in the field of agronomy or related field during the time of application. The scholarship funds will apply toward the senior year of expenses for college junior winners.

Upon selection, all recipients must assist in staffing one of the following Missouri Corn events to complete the scholarship requirements: golf tournaments, clay shoots, fairs, conferences or other events designated by Missouri Corn.

Congratulations to the following 2024 Missouri Corn Scholarship recipients:

• James Baker, Memphis – attending the University of Missouri
• Blake Deppe, Washington – attending the University of Central Missouri
• Tyler Fenner, Sweet Springs – attending Northwest Missouri State University
• Haley Hunsel, Moscow Mills – attending the University of Missouri
• Larissa Larrick, Shelbina – attending the University of Missouri
• Aliza Yoder, Leonard – attending the University of Missouri