4-H students encouraged to apply for scholarships

The Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, will award more than $15,000 in scholarships to outstanding Wisconsin 4-H members and alumni pursuing higher education in 2021. Scholarships are awarded to students based on demonstrated personal growth through 4-H, development and leadership in 4-H, academic performance and future educational goals.

To be eligible, students must have been a Wisconsin 4-H member for at least three years; have a GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, and be enrolled, or planning to enroll, at a university, college or technical school during the 2021-22 academic school year.

Scholarship winners from previous years, are not eligible to receive a second 4-H Foundation scholarship.

The application is a one-page resume and a one page cover letter, both of which give the 4-H youth a chance to share their 4-H achievements, as well as their future plans. Applicants are asked to treat this process as if applying for a job.

Cover letters and resumes must be submitted as one PDF document, and emailed to scholarships@wis4hfoundation. org. For detailed information about what to include and how to prepare the application documents, 4-H youth can visit-Wis4HFoundation.org/scholarships.

A panel of experienced youth educators will screen the applications and select finalists. Applications chosen as finalists will be ranked by a second panel comprised of 4-H and youth development experts. The 4-H Foundation will assign available scholarships to the top-ranking applications, based on scholarship criteria.

Applicants who are awarded scholarships will be notified by postal letter and email in May.

To be considered for financial support, applications must be received by the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation, via email, by Monday, March 15, 2021.