Central Valley Ag

CVA EMPLOYEE STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP

The Central Valley Ag Scholarship Program is to assist the further education of students of CVA employees interested in pursuing higher education in an agriculturally related field.

CVA will offer four $1,000 scholarships to students of CVA Employees.

Qualifications

Applicant must be a student of a current CVA employee at time of awarding
Be a high school senior, graduating in spring 2021; or
*Be a college freshman, sophomore, or junior
Enrolled at a post-secondary institution and pursuing an agriculturally related degree
Demonstrate leadership abilities, academic performance and desire to further their education and career in an agriculturally related field.
Submit one photo suitable for the newspaper to be used upon selection as an awardee
Complete online application fully
Write an essay on the topic, "How can cooperatives demonstrate their value to the next generation of agriculturists?”
Essay Guidelines:
1. No reference can be made in the essay that will identify the contestant. The writer can reference a state’s name or CVA location within the essay.
2. Essays must be typed, double-spaced and submitted as a pdf file
3. All essays must be uploaded online and accompanied by CVA Scholarship Application

*Applicants may reapply up to junior year of college if not awarded the scholarship in 2021. Scholarship Awardees may not reapply.

Rules

The applicant is to fill out the online application form and upload the photo and essay found on cvacoop.com/careers. Deadline is March 1, 2021.

Applicants will receive a letter once the scholarship committee has determined awardees in April. The scholarship will be mailed to the school that is being attended on behalf of the awardee.

*First Name:

*Last Name:

*Address:

Address Line 2:

*City:

*State:

*Zip Code:

*Age:

*Phone:

*Email:

*Date of Birth:

*CVA Patron ID #:

This can be found on a CVA Statement.

*First Name of CVA Employee Parent/Guardian:

*Last Name of CVA Employee Parent/Guardian:

*Name of High School Attended:

Name of FFA Chapter (if applicable):

*Describe your college and career goals. Please include academic areas of interest and why these areas appeal to you:

*Please list your school and community activities and awards:

*Why do you feel you are a good candidate to receive this scholarship, and how will you represent your community?:

*Why is CVA important to you, your family or your family’s operation?:

Upload a high resolution photo (jpeg, png) to be utilized in publications if awarded :

Upload an essay explaining how the cooperative model is different than other business models when it comes to ownership :

In cooperatives, it’s one member, one vote. That means the cooperative is always owned and controlled by its entire membership and not one entity. Write an essay explaining how the cooperative model is different than other business models when it comes to ownership and explain why the “One Member- One Vote” model is so important.

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