DELAWARE 4-H FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP

The Delaware 4-H Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization formed to manage private funds in support of the 4-H youth development program in Delaware. As an educational organization, we encourage young adults to pursue education and training beyond high school. Funds are available to support one or more scholarships offered for Delaware 4-H members to pursue higher education. This award is to recognize continued 4-H leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS:

1. Completion of five years as a 4-H member, three of those in Delaware.

2. High school graduate enrolled full-time at any two- or four-year institution of higher education for the fall or spring semester of the 2014-15 academic year.

3. College students (freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior) of any major.

4. High school seniors will be evaluated separately from matriculated college students.

SELECTION CRITERIA:
Scholarship selection will be based upon 4-H Projects/Activities/Involvement; Teen Leadership/Mentoring; Community Involvement; and Extra-Curricular Activities. Please limit application information to space provided. Only current transcript and letters of reference may be attached. Incomplete application packages will not be considered.

Scholarship recipients will be announced at the Delaware State Fair. Scholarship checks will be issued to scholarship winners AFTER completion of their first semester. Awardees are required to submit a transcript from the first completed semester PRIOR to the check being issued.

The 2014 DE 4-H Foundation Scholarship Application, most recent transcript and two current reference letters are due to the State 4-H Office by May 1, 2014. If you previously won a scholarship you may not apply.

Mail complete application package to:
Delaware 4-H Foundation Scholarship
State 4-H Office
113 Townsend Hall
531 South College Avenue
Newark, DE 19716-2210

This scholarship will be announced on Saturday, July 19, 10:00 a.m., at the Delaware 4-H Foundation Donor Appreciation Brunch, 4-H Building, Delaware State Fair, Harrington and other local awards ceremonies as appropriate. No checks will be given out at the Delaware State Fair.

No person applying for this scholarship shall be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, age or gender.