Scholarships for Agronomy
Fund Your Science Education
If your interest in agriculture is focused in the area of soil and the crops growing in them, then you would be a candidate for a major in agronomy at the post-secondary level. Someone working in this field might well be involved in conducting research in weed control, plant breeding, crop rotation, irrigation and drainage issues, or soil fertility.
Students who would like to major in agronomy at a college or university can apply for financial aid to reach their educational and career goals. Here are some examples:
American Society of Agronomy/Crop Science Society of America/Soil Science Society of America (“ASA-CSSA-SSSA”)
The ASA-CSSA-SSSA provides scholarship monies to undergraduate and graduate students. The Hank Beachell Future Leader Scholarship provides $3,500.00 plus travel expenses. A portion of the scholarship funds are to be used by the recipient to gain knowledge of an area he or she is unfamiliar with. Scholarship recipients can use the monies for travel expenses to study abroad, if desired.
Other scholarships for undergraduate students provide funds in the $1,000.00-$1,500.00 range. Graduate students are invited to apply for scholarship funding ranging from $2,000.00-$5,000.00.
Doctoral candidates in the area of plant sciences who are studying full-time with a GPA of 3.5 or higher are invited to apply for the Pioneer Fellowship in Plant Sciences. The Fellowship pays an annual stipend of $25,000.00 for a maximum of four years, so long as the recipient makes satisfactory progress toward completing his or her degree. Each year, the Fellow’s major professor will be required to submit a progress report to the Crop Science Society of America.
Missouri Corn
Missouri high school seniors living in a rural area (applicants need not be from a farm) planning on studying agronomy at a Missouri college or university can apply for one of the $750.00 scholarships available from Missouri Corn. Juniors currently attending a Missouri college or university are also eligible to apply for one of two-$750.00 scholarships offered.
Texas A&M University, College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences
Full-time agronomy and resource science students at Texas A&M are eligible to apply for one of four scholarships in the amount of $1,000.00 each. These are merit-based scholarships and are renewable for subsequent years. Applicants must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be considered for funding and to receive monies in future years.
Kansas State University, Department of Agronomy
Several Department scholarships are available at KSU. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply for funding ranging from $500.00-$2,200.00 per academic year. The application form is available online.
Louisiana State University, Department of Agronomy and Environmental Management
Several scholarships ranging from $500.00 to $1,600.00 per annum are offered to both freshman and continuing students in agronomy at LSU.
Interested individuals can use one application form to be considered for all available scholarships. Applicants will submit a personal letter outlining their professional goals and indicating the candidate’s level of financial need, an official transcript, and the names of three people who will be submitting letters of reference on the candidate’s behalf.
