The Poultry Federation (TPF) announces industry scholarship applications are now available for college and graduate students.
TPF has partnered with the Arkansas Community Foundation (ACF) for assistance with the organization’s scholarship process and distribution of funds.
The Poultry Federation has three types of scholarships available to students enrolled in the following university systems: Arkansas State University (all ASU campuses); University of Arkansas (all U of A campuses); Arkansas Tech University, and Southern Arkansas University.
The three scholarships include Nutrition, Junior/Senior, and Industry Student.
1. Nutrition: Available to graduate level students pursuing a degree in poultry/animal science.
2. Junior/Senior: Available to college junior and senior level students pursuing a degree related to the poultry industry.
3. Industry Student: Available to college sophomore, junior or senior level students with direct family involvement in the poultry industry.
Scholarship Process
a) Applications and an instructional letter are sent to schools from the Arkansas Community Foundation.
b) The departments targeted are agricultural based degree programs (ex: Animal Science, Poultry Science, Ag Business, etc).
c) Each school/department is responsible for choosing their top 5 applications and sending them back to the Arkansas Community Foundation.
d) TPF provide guidelines and instructions to the schools on how to select applicants.
Selection of Recipients
a) All scholarship recipients are chosen by the TPF Scholarship Committee and the Arkansas Community Foundation – this is a collaborative effort.
b) Applications are graded using established grading guidelines and scores are used to determine finalists.
Applications
Applicant must obtain application at one of the five listed offices to verify eligibility:
Ms. Sherry Ellis
College of Agriculture and Technology
PO Box 1080
State University, AR 72467
870-972-2085
sellis@astate.edu
Susan Morris
Agriculture Dept.
Dean Hall, Room 123
402 West O Street
Russellville, AR 72801
479-968-0251 (T)
smorris@atu.edu
Dr. Jeff Miller
Department of Agriculture
PO Box 9418
Magnolia, AR 71754-9418
870-235-4350
jsmiller@saumag.edu
Dr. Michael Kidd
0-114 Poultry Science Center
1260 W. Maple
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479-575-4379
mkidd@uark.edu
Dr. Kelly Bryant
College of Agriculture
PO Box 3508
Monticello, AR 71656
870-460-1114
bryantk@uamont.edu