Scholarships

Each year, the Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee and Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee award scholarships to deserving high school and college students!

View the available scholarships below:

Each year the Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee awards scholarships to students in the agricultural and non-agricultural field. The State committee awards a $2,500 scholarship and each county committee awards a $1,000 scholarship. 

The submission deadline has passed and we are no longer accepting scholarship applications. Check back in March 2024 for scholarship opportunities.

Every year, the YF&R awards a scholarship to deserving students whose parents or grandparents are members of the Delaware Farm Bureau.

The submission deadline has passed and we are no longer accepting scholarship applications. Check back in March 2024 for scholarship opportunities.

The Delaware FFA Foundation, Inc and Corteva Scholarships

Awarded by Corteva and The Delaware FFA Foundation, these scholarships are intended to provide financial assistance to a Delaware student currently in the study of agriculture who is pursuing an education at a secondary level.

Delaware FFA Foundation, Inc. Scholarship: Two scholarships of $1000 minimum each, to be awarded for the fall semester to students pursuing a secondary education in any area/major. Availability and amount to be reviewed and determined by fundraising efforts and results of Delaware FFA Foundation.

Corteva Scholarship: Five scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to be awarded for the fall semester to students pursuing a secondary education in an agriculture major.

Deadline to apply is June 1, 2023. Click here to apply. 

The Dr. Karen C. Hutchison Scholarship

Awarded by The Delaware FFA Foundation, this scholarship is intended to provide financial assistance to a Delaware student currently in the study of agriculture who is pursuing an education at a secondary level.

One scholarship in the amount of $4,000 to be awarded for the fall semester to a student pursuing a secondary education in agricultural education.

Deadline to apply is June 1, 2023. Click here to apply. 

Annual Mountaire Scholarship Program

Mountaire Farms 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.
To be eligible, a student’s parent or grandparent must be employed by Mountaire Farms, or grow broilers, breeders, or grain (10,000-bushel minimum) for Mountaire. Applicants must enroll as a full-time college student carrying a minimum of 12 credits per semester in the current school year.
Successful applicants must be involved in extracurricular activities at school and in their community. Preference will be given to an industry-related course of study. A copy of the student’s transcript must be attached to the application.
Students can apply online at www.mountaire.com/scholarships/annual-mountaire-scholarship-program.The company will be announcing scholarship winners on July 3, 2023 and winners will be invited to an event in August where they will be recognized. On Delmarva, scholarship winners will be invited to a Delmarva Shorebirds game where they will be brought on field and announced to the audience in attendance that evening. 

Check back for more scholarship opportunities!