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LOUISBURG, N.C. — Nominations are being sought for a $750 scholarship offered by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Administrative Professionals Association (NCCEAPA) through March 3, 2025. The scholarship is available to North Carolina residents pursuing a college degree (Associates and/or Bachelors) or a diploma program that results in a college degree (Associates and/or Bachelors) in business or a business-related field of study. Applicants must be enrolled to attend classes at a college during the 2025-2026 school year. The scholarship is awarded annually to honor the work and dedication of Edith Herter and Frances O’Neal, co-leaders in forming the NCCEAPA in 1973.
Qualified applicants interested in applying for this scholarship can obtain an application packet from the financial aid office at their local community college. Additional information can be obtained by contacting N.C. Cooperative Extension, Franklin County Center, 919-496-3344 or by visiting our website, https://franklin.ces.ncsu.edu/ .
–Ginny Moore, N.C. State Extension
JUNEAU, Wis. — Professional Dairy Producers Foundation, also known as Dairy’s Foundation, is offering grants of up to $5000 for new or unique programs for dairy-producer-focused initiatives. Grant applications for the upcoming round of funding are due June 1, 2022. Dairy’s Foundation strives to identify emerging educational needs in the dairy industry and help fill […]
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Carolina Farm Credit recently awarded over $152,000 to 25 local non-profit organizations and 12 college students for the 2022-2023 Corporate Mission Fund grant program. 135 grant applications were received, and awards were granted in the fourth quarter. In 2014, Carolina Farm Credit established the Corporate Mission Fund to provide grants to local, non-profit, agriculture-related […]
MILLSBORO, Del. — Mountaire Farms, the country’s fourth largest chicken processer, has dozens of $2,500 scholarships available for the children and grandchildren of employees, poultry growers, and grain producers. The deadline to apply is June 5, 2023. “This is another great benefit of working for or with Mountaire Farms,” said Phillip Plylar, President of Mountaire […]
MILLSBORO, Del. — Mountaire Farms, the nation’s fourth largest chicken company, recently announced that 32 students would each receive a $2,500 scholarship to help them pay for college. Children and grandchildren of employees, growers, and grain producers were eligible for the scholarship. Winners on Delmarva will be invited to Mountaire’s Faith and Family Night at the Delmarva […]
NCDA&CS Awards $1.5 Million in Grants
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