Scholarship Applications

Applications Now Being Accepted for Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships

The Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County will award more than $30,000 in scholarships this year to deserving students studying agriculture or an agricultural-related field at a four year college, junior college or vocational school. The Farm Bureau Foundation’s mission is to encourage – and financially assist – young people for rewarding careers in agriculture.

Last year there were more than 40 applicants from Sonoma and Marin counties for the scholarships administered by the Farm Bureau Foundation. Scholarships were awarded to 26 students. All of the scholarship winners were top students, excelling in academic, leadership and community service achievements.

Farm Bureau Foundation thanks the individuals, organizations and businesses funding this year’s scholarships. The financial assistance will help prepare a new generation for the challenges of agriculture in a rapidly changing world.

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One application for all scholarships

Click here to download the application to apply for ALL the scholarships below. Additional items my be required from applicants who are applying for the Kunde Scholarship. Please see below.

Download: 2012 Scholarship Application.pdf

Note:

ALL scholarship applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday, April 14, 2012 in the office of Sonoma County Farm Bureau, 970 Piner Road in Santa Rosa.
Applications will be screened to select the finalists for interviews with the Farm Bureau Foundation’s scholarship selection committee.
ALL finalists must participate in the oral interviews scheduled for Thursday, May 10 and Friday, May 11 to be considered for a scholarship. Finalists for the Kunde Scholarship will have an additional interview with members of the Kunde family.
Proof of enrollment and a copy of the “thank you” letter to the scholarship donor are required before a check will be issued to scholarship recipients.

Scholarship applications are available online or by contacting Sonoma County Farm Bureau at (707) 544-5575 or visiting the office at 970 Piner Road, Santa Rosa.

Applications can be completed digitally and then printed and mailed with letters of recommendation and school transcripts by the deadline of 5 p.m. April 14. Mail or hand deliver completed application and required documents to: Sonoma County Farm Bureau, 970 Piner Road, Santa Rosa, 95403.

The Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County is proud to offer Scholarships for 2012 that include the following:

Dick Weber Sunrise Farms Scholarships -$3,000 in scholarships will be awarded to Sonoma County students majoring in agriculture, poultry science or a closely related vocational field.
Dick Weber NuCal Scholarships - $1,500 in scholarships will be awarded to Sonoma County students majoring in agriculture, poultry science or a closely related vocational field.
Roy King Dairymens Feed Scholarship – One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably dairy science or management.
Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County Scholarships - $2,000 in scholarships to Sonoma County students for the study of agriculture.
American AgCredit Scholarship – $2,000 in scholarships to Sonoma or Marin County residents for the study of agriculture, preferably agribusiness.
Roy King Dairymens Feed Scholarship – One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably dairy science or management.
Jerry and Don’s Yaeger Pump & Well Scholarship: One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin County student for the study of agriculture.
Clover-Stornetta Farms Scholarship - One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student for the study of agriculture, preferably dairy science.
Mark Furusho Memorial Scholarship – One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma County student studying agriculture, preferably plant science.
Isolena Maestretti and Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship – One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student studying agriculture, preferably dairy science.
Patricia Ryan Memorial Scholarship – One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably animal science.
North Bay Petroleum Scholarship - One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student for the study of agriculture.
Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group – $1,500 in scholarships to Sonoma County students for the study of viticulture or a related field.
Sonoma - Marin Young Farmers & Ranchers Scholarship - Two $500 scholarships to Sonoma or Marin county students for the study of agriculture.
Art Weyers Memorial Scholarship – One $500 scholarship to a Sonoma County student majoring in agriculture.
North Coast/California Association of Pest Control Advisors - One $500 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably plant science.

All of the above scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors, Santa Rosa Junior College students or continuing four-year college students who have or will have a major in Agriculture or an Agriculture-related field. The Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Scholarships are limited to students studying viticulture or a related field in the wine industry. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 is required for all scholarship applicants.

Bob & Leslie Kunde Memorial Scholarship

$10,000 Scholarship with $2,500 awarded annually over four years to a student studying agriculture or agriculture- related field. The award is sponsored by Jeff and Keith Kunde and Marcia Kunde Mickelson, the children of Bob and Leslie Kunde. he award is based on involvement and enthusiasm for agriculture, work ethic, leadership, sportsman-like conduct and overall achievement.

Applicants must be a Sonoma County high school senior or enrolled at a junior college or four year university. Applicants must have been an active member of the 4-H or FFA and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. The student must take at least 12 units per semester and maintain a 2.5 GPA to receive the scholarship funding each year.

In addition to the regular scholarship application and essay, applicants for the Kunde Scholarship must write an additional essay. Additional essay must be turned in by scholarship application deadline.

Please contact Tim Tesconi at Sonoma County Farm Bureau to find out the topic of the 400 word essay for the Bob and Leslie Kunde Memorial Scholarship. Tesconi can be reached at 544-5575 or by email at ttesconi@sonomafb.org.

Please note: finalists for the Kunde Scholarship will be interviewed by the Kunde family at a time and date to be announced.

Royal Petroleum “Flying A” Scholarship

A $2,000 scholarship, which pays $500 a year for up to four years of college study. This multi-year scholarship is available to graduating high school seniors or continuing college students from Sonoma or Marin counties. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50.

Sonoma Marin Cattlewomen & Cattlemen Mona Chisholm Memorial Scholarship

One $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must meet the following criteria: Must have graduated from high school in Sonoma or Marin County and participated in the FFA or 4-H programs. Students must have a minimum grade point average 2.50.