This fall, five college-bound students will have financial support through the Monty’s Plant Food Company FFA Scholarship. All five scholarship recipients, located throughout the United States, were awarded $1,000 to help further their education.
The 2015 Monty’s Plant Food Company FFA Scholarship recipients are listed below:
- Dean Adcock, Assumption, IL – Central A&M High School FFA
- Keeley Brust, Burgoon, OH – Lakota High School FFA
- Denae Cato, Advance, MO – Advance FFA
- Lindsey Lewis, Newport, AR – New Port High School FFA
- Kaeden Mollett, Greenville, IL – Greenville High School FFA
“FFA is a wonderful leadership program; we are proud to partner with such an influential organization offering scholarships to young people in agriculture,” says Dennis Stephens, president, Monty’s Plant Food Company. “We congratulate all of this year’s award recipients. We wish them continued success in their educational endeavors.”
Each year, the National FFA Organization awards approximately $2 million in scholarships sponsored by businesses and individuals through the National FFA Foundation. This year, a record-breaking 7,171 students applied, all considered for multiple scholarships.
To be eligible for the Monty’s Plant Food Company scholarship, students must:
- Be a resident of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee or Virginia
- Applicant and/or family must be involved in corn, soybean, tobacco or vegetable production and live on a family farm
- Plan to pursue post-secondary education and study agronomy, crop science, sustainable agriculture, soil science or soil conservation
- Have a minimum high school GPA of 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
- Have a minimum 1280 SAT or 22 ACT score
- Exhibit strong leadership skills
- Have participated in community service.
The 2016 scholarship application is available until November 15, 2015. Visit www.ffa.org/scholarships for more information.
