The Scholarship Program began with the 1993/94 academic year.  Since that time 251 scholarships totaling $364,700 have been awarded to students.  Click here for an historical list of our scholarship winners.  The funding for scholarships comes from investment income/interest from the Foundation’s scholarship endowment account.

Colleges included in the Scholarship Program are:

• UNL College of Ag Sciences & Natural Resources – students majoring in agribusiness or agricultural economics
• Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture (NCTA) at Curtis – students majoring in agribusiness or ag production systems
• UNK – upperclass students majoring in agribusiness

Student eligibility is restricted to sons/daughters of a parent/legal guardian who has been an active member, director, or employee for at least the prior three years of a cooperative which has been a member in good standing of the Council for at least five years. Scholarship committees at UNL, NCTA, and UNK make the selection of recipients based on criteria established for each scholarship. The Foundation only verifies local cooperative affiliation and Council membership requirements.

 

Scholarships for the 2025/26 Academic Year…

Applications for the 25/26 academic year will be accepted from November 15, 2024 through April 15, 2025.  See the links below for the promotional materials, selection criteria, and the online application forms at UNL, NCTA, and UNK.

• Poster for display in your cooperative headquarters/branches and at UNL, NCTA, and UNK
• News article to be used in your co-op newsletter or hometown newspaper
• 2025/26 Selection Criteria and Online Application Forms
  • UNL scholarship in honor of Robert C. Andersen
  • UNL scholarships in honor of Michael S. Turner
  • NCTA scholarships in honor of Michael S. Turner
  • UNK scholarship in honor of Michael S. Turner

The deadline to submit scholarship applications is April 15, 2025 with recipients to be announced in mid-June 2025.