4-H Foundation Scholarships

ND 4-H Foundation scholarship applications are due March 1.

Eligibility for North Dakota 4-H Foundation Scholarships

Scholarship candidates must be:

A high school senior and accepted at an accredited post-secondary school or enrolled as an undergraduate at an accredited post-secondary school
Age 21 or younger as of Sept. 1 of the current 4-H year
A current or former North Dakota 4-H member
A North Dakota 4-H member for at least one year at the time of application

Certain scholarships have additional special eligibility or selection requirements.

Scholarship	Requirements
Eleanor R. Schulz Memorial Scholarship, $300	Be a North Dakota 4-H member or former member and first-year student at NDSU
Erwin and Nora Klusmann Memorial Scholarship, $500	Be a present or former North Dakota 4-H member
4-H Foundation Scholarship in Memory of John Norgaard, $350	Be a present or former North Dakota 4-H member
Rosevold Memorial Scholarship, $400	Be a North Dakota 4-H member or former member enrolled in a North Dakota post-secondary school in the fall
Jerome Striegel Memorial Scholarship, $150	Be a North Dakota 4-H member selected to attend or selected as an alternate for National 4-H Congress or National 4-H Conference and/or a current North Dakota 4-H Ambassador
William Bloom Scholarship $100	Preference given Stark County resident; must have completed at least three years of 4-H program work; for use during freshman year at accredited college or university
John DeKrey Jr. and Hannah DeKrey Scholarship, $1,000	Be a current or former North Dakota 4-H member entering a North Dakota university or college as a freshman; preference given to applicants from Kidder County
John D. Paulson Memorial Awards, three scholarships at $1,000 each	Have been involved in 4-H in Walsh County, N.D. Applicants may pursue their education at a vocational school, technical school, college or university. One of the awards will show preference to first-year students.
Kelci Jo Willson Memorial Award, $1,000	Be a current or former North Dakota 4-H member who is entering or continuing their education at a vocational school, technical school, college or university
Steve E. and Mary M. Tuhy Scholarship, $500	Be a current or former North Dakota 4-H member entering or continuing education at a North Dakota vocational school, technical school, college or university; preference to applicants from, in following order, McHenry, Cass, Dunn, Stark, Mercer and Ward counties. A 4-H member receiving a previous scholarship through the North Dakota 4-H Foundation is not eligible for this scholarship.
Hanson Family Scholarship, $500	Be a current or former North Dakota 4-H member; preference to applicants in the following order: Emmons County 4-H’er, Grand Forks County 4-H’er or student planning to seek a career in Extension

Applicants may apply for more than one of these scholarships on the online form.
If an applicant has won a specific scholarship in a previous year, the applicant no longer is eligible for that scholarship.
If a youth has applied for a North Dakota 4-H scholarship in previous years, the applicant must submit an updated application each year.
If you are still a high school student but also taking college classes, complete both sections of the online form.

Prepare to Complete the Online Form

Request two letters of recommendations from adults you’re worked with. Save as PDFs for upload.
Save your up-to-date high school and/or college transcripts as PDFs to upload.
Prepare responses to these questions and save as a PDF to upload to the online form. Limit your answers to all four sections to a total of three pages.

Required Questions

4-H Experiences

Highlight the 4-H project areas in which you participate or participated. Include the project area or areas, the years you were involved, and the level at which you participated (club, county, state, national). What are the skills and types of knowledge you gained from these experiences?
Describe the leadership you have had in your 4-H experience. Include any project area or areas, office or offices held, or event or events attended, the years you were involved and the level at which you participated (club, county, state, national). What are the skills and types of knowledge you gained from these experiences?
How have you used your 4-H experiences to impact your community or others? Include the project or projects, event or events, and experience or experiences, the years you were involved and the level at which you participated (club, county, state, national).
How has 4-H shaped you as a person and influenced your future?

Other Experiences

Highlight your school and community experiences that complemented your 4-H experience. Include leadership roles, extracurricular activities and community service.

Career Path

Explain your career plans and how your 4-H experiences influenced your decision about your field of study and career goals.

Financial Need

Explain how you plan to finance your education.

Use of Information

The information submitted is confidential. Demographic, academic, financial and 4-H information will be used only by the North Dakota 4-H Foundation to evaluate candidates for scholarships and will not be released to any other individual or organization. Personal information about scholarship winners may be used in publicity. Winners may be asked to submit a recent photo for publicity. A brief note also is sent to sponsors.

Questions?

If you have questions about completing this application, contact ND 4-H Foundation Manager Penny Dale at penny.dale@ndsu.edu or 701-231-8569.

Want to Support or Sponsor a Scholarship?

The ND 4-H Foundation is eager to support more 4-H members with their post-secondary education. Contact Penny Dale to learn how to sponsor a scholarship.