Missouri's Cattlemen
Foundation scholarship program provides financial assistance to
young students in pursuit of a college education. The
program is open to graduating high school seniors and college
students. With the rising costs of higher education, these
scholarships get students a step closer to achieving their
college goals.
Each year, 100 students
submit an application for the chance to receive one of twenty
$1,000 scholarships. In response to the large number of
qualified applicants, MCF developed the Community Support
Scholarship program to provide financial assistance to more
students.
Students who are provided
with the Community Support Scholarship accepted the opportunity
to acquire $250 from outside sources and then MCF will
contribute $500 to the award to round out the $750 scholarship.
In addition, six
endowment
scholarships were awarded, each valued at $1,000. These
endowed scholarships permanently link the name of special people
to a young person striving to succeed.
The MCF scholarship
program is supported by endowments, a variety of fundraising
projects and private donations. Recipients are announced
at the annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show
is Springfield, MO.
Applicants must be
nominated by a current Missouri Cattlemen's Association member.
Previous recipients are ineligible to re-apply.
Applications are available online as well as from each Missouri
Extension office and FFA chapter, most state colleges and
universities, county cattlemen's association presidents and
state directors and the MCF office.
2007 marked ten years for
the Foundation's scholarship program. Since 1997, 396
scholarships totaling $398,500 have been awarded to young people
in 80 counties across the state.
A new scholarship will be
presented this year to a deserving student. The
Dr. Wayne Smith Scholarship
was developed with funds provided by the Sullivan County
Cattlemen's Association.
