Scholarship Application Purpose: To reward passionate youth for developing and promoting the life lessons learned through animal agriculture and livestock competition. 2017 Guidelines 1. Applicant must be a member of a FFA Chapter or 4H/Extension program that is a paid subscriber of JudgingPro.com. 2. Applicant must submit three (3) letters of recommendation. One letter should be from an FFA advisor or 4H/Extension leader. No letters from immediate family members. Letters should be included with the application. 3. Applicant must be a current high school junior or senior. 4. Applicant must have a high school counselor sign academic section. 5. Applicant must have FFA Advisor or 4H/Extension personnel sign FFA & 4H Information JudgingPro account section. 6. Applicant must demonstrate leadership and character. 7. Application MUST be typed. 8. JudgingPro staff will review applications and recipients will be notified by April 15, 2017. 9. Two scholarships will be awarded. Scholarships will be $1,000 each. 10. Scholarships will be payable directly to the recipient by check. 11. Applications must be mailed to the JudgingPro office and postmarked by March 1, 2017 to be considered.
Personal Information Legal Name Birth Date Gender Parents/Guardian Name(s) Permanent Address City/State/Zip Phone Cell Phone Email FFA & 4H Information Complete information below for FFA and 4H. Complete both if they apply to you. Indicate which group is a JudgingPro.com subscriber. The JudgingPro subscriber (the FFA Advisor or 4H/Extension Professional responsible for the account) must sign the appropriate line. FFA Chapter City, State Advisor JudgingPro account holder? Signature of account holder, if applicable 4H Club City, State 4H Youth Specialist JudgingPro account holder? Signature of account holder, if applicable
Academic Information High School Name High School Address Expected Graduation Date Current GPA Current Class Rank High School Counselor Name High School Counselor Signature Information Release Please type or print an X in the box below as an indication that you understand and agree to the following statement: By applying for a JudgingPro scholarship, I authorize JudgingPro.com and its parent company Convergent Ag Media, LLC. to make public information about me including my name, parent(s) name(s), hometown, school, FFA & 4H affiliation, and photograph. Signature of Applicant Date Signature of Parent/Guardian Date
Personal Development Experiences Please list the livestock judging, livestock exhibiting and agricultural advocacy experiences you have participated in. ACTIVITY & brief explanation # of YEARS LEADERSHIP ROLES if applicable
Please list major high school activities you ve been involved with. ACTIVITY & brief explanation # of YEARS LEADERSHIP ROLES If applicable Please list community involvement. ACTIVITY & brief explanation # of YEARS LEADERSHIP ROLES If applicable
Impact Statement In the space given, please reflect upon one of your proudest accomplishments. Explain how that accomplishment has impacted you and how it has impacted others. Please limit yourself to the given space.
Career Goals Statement In the space given, please briefly describe your academic, career and personal goals as you presently view them. Please limit yourself to the given space. Application packet must include: completed application with signatures from applicant, parent/guardian, counselor, JP acct holder three letters of reference The Scholarship Committee may not consider applications that are incomplete or lack the related documents for review. Applications postmarked after March 1, 2017 will not be accepted If you have questions, please email: bryan@judgingpro.com or call 660-748-6120. Send application packet to: JudgingPro 25372 Interior Place Princeton, MO 64673 Or A fully signed application can be scanned and emailed to bryan@judgingpro.com