COLUMBIA, MISSOURI (August 23, 2021) - Missouri's Cattlemen Foundation launched its scholarship application for high school seniors and college students to be awarded at the 54th Annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show on Saturday, January 8, 2022.
Scholarship recipients will be chosen based on excellent communication, leadership and scholastic achievement as well as involvement in their communities and the agricultural industry. Each selected student will receive a $1,000 scholarship funded by Missouri's Cattlemen Foundation and its many supporters. Several available scholarships are endowed and were established to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to Missouri's beef cattle industry.
For the fourth year, judges plan to select the top five written applications and interview those individuals in person to compete for an additional $2,000 making the scholarship a total of $3,000.
For more information or to apply, click here.
Since 1997, Missouri's Cattlemen Foundation has awarded over 700 scholarships worth nearly $750,000.
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