Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts (MACD)
Endowment Scholarship
DeSoto County Soil and Water Conservation District announces call for annual scholarship applications!!
DeSoto County Soil and Water Conservation District, a member of the Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts (MACD), announces its annual call for applications for six scholarships to be awarded in January 2025.
First place: $10,000. Second place: $10,000. Third place: $10,000. Fourth place: $10,000. Fifth place: $10,000 and sixth place $10,000.
These scholarship awards are open to any college sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student enrolled in a college or university in the state of Mississippi.
• Applications will be evaluated based on student’s grade point average, activities and leadership qualities, financial need and supporting materials. The Scholarship is open to students pursuing a Natural Resources field of study which includes but is not limited to: Agribusiness, Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business, Agriculture Information Science and Education, Agricultural Pest Management, Agricultural Science, Agronomy, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biological Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Forestry, Human Sciences, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Contracting and Management, and Poultry Science.
MACD is a non-profit organization made up of the state’s 82 Soil and Water Conservation Districts who promote the conservation of Mississippi’s natural resources through education and outreach. The deadline for submitting applications is October 1, 2024.
To obtain an application, information, or specific evaluation criteria, please click below for downable application and criteria or if you have any questions, please contact Meleiah Tyus with DeSoto County Soil and Water Conservation District Office via email to [email protected] or via phone at 662-912-4152.
Complete scholarship applications must be mailed to: Telephone: 601-354-7645, Fax: 601-354-6628
MACD ENDOWMENT FUND
ATTN: SCHOLARSHIPS
P.O. BOX 23005
JACKSON, MS 39225-3005
DeSoto County Soil and Water Conservation District, a member of the Mississippi Association of Conservation Districts (MACD), announces its annual call for applications for six scholarships to be awarded in January 2025.
First place: $10,000. Second place: $10,000. Third place: $10,000. Fourth place: $10,000. Fifth place: $10,000 and sixth place $10,000.
These scholarship awards are open to any college sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student enrolled in a college or university in the state of Mississippi.
• Applications will be evaluated based on student’s grade point average, activities and leadership qualities, financial need and supporting materials. The Scholarship is open to students pursuing a Natural Resources field of study which includes but is not limited to: Agribusiness, Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business, Agriculture Information Science and Education, Agricultural Pest Management, Agricultural Science, Agronomy, Animal and Dairy Sciences, Agricultural Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biological Engineering, Food Science and Technology, Forestry, Human Sciences, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Contracting and Management, and Poultry Science.
MACD is a non-profit organization made up of the state’s 82 Soil and Water Conservation Districts who promote the conservation of Mississippi’s natural resources through education and outreach. The deadline for submitting applications is October 1, 2024.
To obtain an application, information, or specific evaluation criteria, please click below for downable application and criteria or if you have any questions, please contact Meleiah Tyus with DeSoto County Soil and Water Conservation District Office via email to [email protected] or via phone at 662-912-4152.
Complete scholarship applications must be mailed to: Telephone: 601-354-7645, Fax: 601-354-6628
MACD ENDOWMENT FUND
ATTN: SCHOLARSHIPS
P.O. BOX 23005
JACKSON, MS 39225-3005
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