Joe Leiser Memorial AgCredit, ACA Scholarship Program 2025
Description
Educational scholarships are awarded to students who are furthering their education through attendance at a college, university, vocational, or trade school. Scholarships are awarded annually to individuals who exhibit an aptitude for learning and a desire for self-improvement through education.
The scholarship selection committee may award one or more scholarships in an individual amount of up to $3,000 for the 2025-2026 school year. The scholarship selection committee has the discretion to determine the number of scholarships awarded based upon the number of eligible and complete applications received.
To be eligible, applicants must be an immediate family member (dependent) of a voting stockholder of AgCredit, ACA with a current loan. At the time of application, the applicant must be either currently attending an accredited post secondary institution or be a high school graduating senior who is enrolling in an accredited post secondary institution. The applicant's area of study must be in an agriculture or community supported degree program. Community supported degree programs include but are not limited to medical services, public services, computer programming, application development, surveying, accounting, communications and the ag-tech industry.
Selection Process
· Children of current employees or directors of AgCredit, ACA are not eligible for this scholarship.
· Previous recipients of scholarship funds are not eligible to re-apply.
· Previous applicants (who have not received scholarship funds) may apply every year they are eligible.
· The scholarship is to be used to pay education-related expenses and will be issued in the form of a joint check with the school.
The selection committee will consist of three current board members of AgCredit, ACA. They will review all complete applications and choose the three recipients. No interviews will be conducted. The process will be completed by July 31, 2025.
Our mission at AgCredit is to create lifelong opportunities for our customers and employees by striving to be the premier cooperative lender and employer in our rural communities. Our core values focus on relationships, respect, integrity, service, accountability, teamwork and courage for our customers' and employees' success. As a cooperative agricultural lending institution, our commitment is to you, the customer-owner.