Dairy Shrine Kildee Graduate School Scholarship
Direct application
$3,000
2 winners
Eligibility
Major
Agriculture
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Top-25 All-American contestants from the past three National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contests and Platinum winners from the past three National Dairy Challenge Contests may apply in their junior or senior year at a four-year U.S. college for graduate study in a dairy-related field.
Dairy Shrine awards two $3,000 scholarships. Recipients are chosen based on national contest participation, academic standing, leadership, student activities, future plans, and dairy-industry interest.
Apply through Dairy Shrine during the March 1 through April 15 application window.
The Kildee scholarships honor H.H. Kildee, Dean Emeritus at Iowa State University and an early supporter of student dairy cattle judging.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Application form
- One faculty recommendation letter
- Official college transcript
- Application form (download the Word .docx, type responses, email to info@dairyshrine.org)
- One letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with the applicant's activities and academic achievements (emailed to info@dairyshrine.org)
- Official transcript showing all college courses, mailed to the Dairy Shrine Executive Director
- Personal data: name, college/university, major, home address, phone, email
- Academic standing: overall college GPA and scale
- Dairy Challenge / Dairy Judging awards (National Intercollegiate, other collegiate/4-H/FFA, National and Regional Dairy Challenge placings)
- Leadership/extracurricular activities: student org/dairy club activities and offices (10 max), other org activities/offices (10 max), honorary/professional societies and honors/awards (10 max)
- Provide dairy judging and Dairy Challenge awards, leadership and extracurricular activities, honors, and future plans.
- Submit two essays, each limited to 500 words.