(Indianapolis, Ind.) - American Farm Bureau Federation, Dodge Division, and the National FFA Organization are pleased to announce that Dodge Division and the DaimlerChrysler Fund are offering collegiate scholarships to FFA members across the country. Dodge has been a sponsor of the National FFA Scholarship Program since its inception and Farm Bureau joined FFA and Dodge as a partner in 1999.
The scholarship program is a cooperative effort between Dodge, Farm Bureau and the National FFA Organization. To apply, a student must be an FFA member and a member of a Farm Bureau family. Financial need will be considered and applicants must complete the parent financial analysis section. In addition, students must submit the official National FFA Scholarship Application by Feb. 15. To download the application, please visit www.ffa.org.
The Dodge Division Scholarships are designed to recognize FFA members from Farm Bureau families through the U.S. for their supervised agricultural experience programs (SAEs), academic achievements and other school accomplishments. Dodge Division and DaimlerChrysler Fund sponsor these scholarships as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Scholarships are presented to the winning students by Dodge dealers on behalf of the company. The National FFA Scholarship Program, through the sponsorship of generous corporations and individuals, awards more than $2 million in scholarships annually to FFA members.
For 51 years, Dodge has supported the FFA. Additionally, Dodge is the leading sponsor of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmer and Rancher competitions. Each program is targeted to give young people a helping hand in agriculture-related careers.
FFA is a national organization of 464,267 members preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture with 7,194 local chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. FFA strives to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. Visit www.ffa.org for more information.
The Florida Farm Bureau Federation is the state's largest general-interest agricultural association with more than 150,000 member-families statewide. There are Farm Bureaus in 62 counties in Florida, where agriculture comprises a stable, vital foundation of Florida's economy, rivaling the tourism industry in economic importance. Headquartered in Gainesville, the Federation is an independent, non-profit agricultural organization and is not associated with any arm of the government. More information is available on the organization’s website, http://FloridaFarmBureau.org.
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