Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association Scholarship
Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association
Award: $2000 – $2000
Deadline: November 1.
To provide members of the LACA Scholarship Committee. Qualifications: Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above; a minimum of one undergraduate and one graduate scholarship will be awarded in February of next year; if funding is available, a third, and possibly even a fourth graduate scholarship will be awarded; student can receive a LACA scholarship only once as an undergraduate, and only once as a graduate; both undergraduate and graduate applicants must be FULL TIME students and cannot be employed full time; Undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 45 semester hours or its equivalent prior to application; graduate students must have selected a major professor and must be engaged in his/her research project. Selection criteria: Preference is given to applicants currently enrolled at a Louisiana college or university, and following an agricultural curriculum that emphasizes one or more of the following: Agribusiness/Economics; Agronomy; Entomology; Plant Pathology; Plant Science; Soil Science; Weed Science. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; an official university transcript(s) from all institutions is required; the Scholarship Committee will accept either a true foreign transcript or a copy if the applicant's department head attaches a signed cover letter stating that the transcript is a true copy; must be received before the application deadline; the transcript can be mailed, shipped or sent electronically by the university directly to the scholarship chairperson. eSCRIP-SAFE and other electronic transcript services used by the university may also be used to submit transcripts; two letters of recommendation are required; synopsis of current research should be included with the application. applicant must submit an essay stating why he or she feels qualified to receive a scholarship; essay must be a minimum of 200 words. In the essay, the student should demonstrate their writing and communication skills. Graduate student applicants should emphasize the importance of their research to agriculture. Two current letters of recommendation must be submitted prior to the application deadline. At least one letter must be written by a professor in an agriculture related field. The individuals writing letters of recommendation must send these directly to the chairperson of the scholarship committee; Work experience in agriculture is highly desirable; Extracurricular activities are desirable. Focus: Agribusiness; Botany; Entomology; Horticulture.