

The CHS Foundation offers three scholarship programs that focus on developing future leaders in agribusiness and production agriculture. Here are the programs offered:
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High School Scholarship Program
The CHS Foundation will award 25 $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
Student eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the scholarships. Those not meeting the requirements will not be considered.
Other information:
Application process
Students may apply one of two ways:
Students must include the following information with the application:
Applications and supplemental materials must be postmarked/submitted by May 1.
All applicants will be notified by June 1.
Selection Process
The scholarship recipients will be selected by an external, independent committee managed by the CHS Foundation.
Questions
Any questions can be directed to 800-814-0506 or info@chsfoundation.org.
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Two-Year College Scholarship Program
First-year agricultural students at two-year colleges are invited to apply for 50
$750 scholarships from the CHS Foundation.
Student eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the scholarships.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For 2008, scholarships will be awarded to agricultural students from—or attending
two-year colleges—in the following states: Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Application and guideline materials
Applications and reference forms are in PDF format with easy-to-use and fill out forms. The 2008 scholarship program is closed. Information about the 2009 program will be on this web site in the fall of 2008.
Academic institution information
For two-year academic institutions that would like to receive information about this scholarship program on an annual basis, fill out the online form below. This is for academic institution staff only; forms are to be updated annually.
Any questions can be directed to 800-814-0506 or info@chsfoundation.org.
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University Scholarship Program
Students currently studying agriculture at select universities around the nation may be eligible to apply for a CHS Foundation University Scholarship. Nearly 150 $1,000 scholarships are awarded annually.
Student eligibility
Scholarship recipients are selected by the following criteria:
Students are working towards an agricultural-related degree to pursue a career in agribusiness or production agriculture
Students will be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year; students are eligible to receive the scholarship multiple years
First preference will be given to students with an interest in agricultural-based cooperatives; this may include, but not be limited to students who have:
Application and selection process
To apply, eligible students should contact the financial aid, foundation or College of Agriculture offices of a participating university (listed below). Deadlines vary for individual universities. Scholarship recipients are selected by a designated committee at each participating university. These selection committees are independent from the CHS Foundation.
Participating universities
The CHS Foundation University Scholarship Program is administered by each participating university:
*Pursuing scholarship partnership. To be implemented soon.
Any questions can be directed to 800-814-0506 or info@chsfoundation.org.