FFA Scholarship

Farm Credit East is committed to supporting the next generation of agriculture. As such, we offer scholarships for high school students involved in The National FFA (Future Farmers of America) Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) or educational opportunities within the agriculture, commercial fishing or forest products industries.

Eligibility 

The scholarships will be awarded to students with strong Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) and who understand their projects’ impact on their future careers in an agriculturally related field. Applicants must be active in their local FFA chapter and reside within the eight states Farm Credit East serves. Applicants will be evaluated on their SAEs as laid out in the Scholarship’s scoring rubric. Applicants can receive the scholarship once per year.
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About the Award

$500 scholarships are awarded twice per year. Funds can be used to support the students’ current SAE projects, fund new SAE projects, be put toward higher education or to enhance their knowledge of the agriculture, commercial fishing or forest products industries.

Deadline

There are two application deadlines per year: June 30 and December 31. Applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 PM EST on their respective deadline.

Financial Statements

For a template to create your financial statements, click here. Financial statements are used to get a snapshot of the business and how it is doing. The information you submit will allow us to get an idea of how you are investing in and improving your SAE. The two financial statements we would like from you are a balance sheet and an income statement.

Applying

Applicants can reapply one full cycle after receiving the scholarship (e.g., An applicant who receives a scholarship for the cycle ending December 31 must wait until the cycle starting July 1 to reapply. They must skip one cycle.) Applicants who reapply after receiving a scholarship will be expected to show growth.

Applicants can apply via our online form or by downloading a hard copy of the form and mailing it to the address below.

Apply Online 
Download a Hard Copy
 

To submit a hard copy, mail to:

Kyle Bell
240 South Road
Enfield, CT 06082

Apply for a FFA Scholarship

Contact Information
School Information
Future Plans and SAE Project

In the next 3 - 5 years, what are your three main objectives/goals for your SAE?

Please use a SMART Goals Format. Smart Goals are:
Specific – Clearly defined
Measurable – You can measure or track its completion
Actionable – Brief steps are outlined to reach the goal 
Realistic – you have the means to reach this goal
Timely -  A timeframe/timeline is outlined for this goal *

Financial Plan

Attach a balance sheet and/or income statement. (At least 1 year/partial year is required.) This can be obtained from AET or a degree application.

You can upload a max of 10 files. Please consolidate as much as possible. To upload multiple files, hold the ctrl key while selecting multiple files.

Community Service Activities

Please list your community service activities and hours involved with each in the following format:

  • Community Service Activity #1 - Hours involved
  • Community Service Activity #2 - Hours involved

*A total of 20 hours are required.

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