Targeting Excellence Scholarships
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in an agricultural curriculum at a college that offers food animal production courses may apply. Preference goes to applicants pursuing careers in food animal production (poultry, swine, beef, dairy, or other species) and to students in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Awards are up to $3,000 depending on program level: $1,000 for two-year programs, $2,000 for four-year undergraduate study, and $3,000 for graduate or veterinary students. The number of awards varies each year.
Submit transcripts, references, and documentation of any Targeting Excellence event attendance through the online application. Targeting Excellence supports students committed to shaping the future of food animal agriculture.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Transcripts
- References
- Required 750-word essay or a video response (maximum 5 minutes and 100MB)
- Required 500-word career-goals statement
- Documentation of any Targeting Excellence event attendance
- Essay may alternatively be submitted as a video response (max 5 minutes, max 100MB file size) instead of the 750-word written response
- AI-generated content and plagiarism are prohibited; detection tools are used to validate entries; submissions must be original work created for this application
- Applicants may optionally submit a resume and one additional supporting document
- AI-generated content and plagiarism are prohibited; submissions must be original work created for the application.
- A resume and one additional supporting document may be submitted optionally.