The annual Student Leader Scholarship program is now open for undergraduate students, including college students and high school seniors, who are pursuing a career in a dairy-related field. Twelve $3,000 scholarships are available through a partnership between the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association and the Dairy Excellence Foundation for the 2023-24 academic year. 

This spring, Dairy MAX will award three $2,500 academic scholarships to students in the Dairy MAX regions with dairy roots.

The National Dairy Herd Information Association Scholarship Committee selected four veterinary students to receive $1,500 scholarships. 

Applications are being accepted for scholarships awarded by America’s dairy farmers and importers through the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board.

The National Dairy Herd Information Association Scholarship Committee chose nine high school seniors and college students to receive a $1,000 scholarship.

The scholarship supports graduate students enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs who are actively pursuing dairy-related fields of research that directly benefit milk marketing cooperatives and the U.S. dairy industry at large. 

Two high school graduates from Pennsylvania have been awarded $3,000 each by the Dairy Excellence Foundation’s Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow Program: Madelynn Hoffman and Calvin Dechow. Both students plan to pursue academic studies in related fields and completed and passed at least one of the Dairy Leaders of Tomorrow certification exams and associated coursework during their high school careers.

The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association, Dairy Excellence Foundation, and Tröegs Independent Brewing have paired up to support ten students enrolled in dairy industry-based programs. The group is recognizing and encouraging these students in dairy-supporting programs with $3,000 in financial assistance for each winning individual.

The scholarship program is designed to recognize outstanding students who are pursuing an education in a dairy-related field for the 2021-22 academic year.

FarmFirst Dairy Cooperative has awarded $21,000 in scholarships to 27 deserving individuals to help them reach their education goals.