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2009 PINE TREE STATE 4-H FOUNDATION

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS

APPLICATION FORM

Application Deadlines: Applications must be received in your county 4-H office by

March 6, 2009. County 4-H Staff must send approved applications to the Foundation Office to be received by March 13, 2009.

Eligibility: The qualified candidate must be: 1) a current member of 4-H (enrolled by December 31, 2008) who is currently active in 4-H activities and 2) a graduating senior or an individual who has graduated from high school, but has delayed going to college for no more than one year. Candidates are only eligible to apply in the spring prior to entering college.

Scholarship Awards: The Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation will award nine post-secondary education scholarships in May 2009. Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of demonstrated academic and 4-H excellence. Five of the scholarships will be awarded to the top applicants from Maine and one will be awarded to a fifth top candidate who may be a Maine or New Hampshire 4-Her. The Foundation's 2009 post-secondary education scholarships are:

· Wayne S. Rich Scholarship ($1,000) - Maine on odd numbered years

· Parker-Lovejoy Scholarship ($1,000) - Maine 4-Her

· Claude C. Clement Scholarship (2 - $1,000) - Maine 4-Her

· Verna Church Witter Scholarship ($1,000) - Maine 4-Her

· Azure Dillon 4-H Memorial Scholarship ($1,000) - Maine 4-Her

· Evelyn L. Trotzky Scholarship ($1,000) - Maine 4-Her

· Farm Credit of Maine Scholarship ($1,000) – Students currently enrolled at University of Maine in College of Agriculture. Maine 4-Her planning to continue their post-secondary education at a Maine institution whose objective is to major in a field related to commercial farming, fishing, or forest products or in another field with the intent to work in businesses related to these industries.

· Doris Roberts, H. Lawrence, and George Lawrence Humphrey 4-H Scholarship ($500 – Maine 4-Her

Receiving the Scholarship: Recipients will be requested to attend the Foundation’s Annual Meeting on May 14, 2009, to receive their scholarship in person.

Payment Requirements: Scholarships are payable upon successful completion of the first semester of school. To receive the scholarship funds, recipients must mail a completed first semester transcript to the Foundation Office. A check, made payable to the recipient, will be sent by the Foundation within two weeks of receiving the transcript.

For Further Information: Please contact Angela Martin at the Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation Office by calling (207) 581-3739. The latest information and applications for this and other Foundation-funded activities are available on the 4-H Foundation's website at http://www.umaine.edu/4hfoundation/ and click on "Receive Funding from the Foundation."

When applying, please do not send ribbons, trophies, certificates, etc. as part of your application. If you are applying for an award, please send black and white photocopied versions of your 4-H story and resume to us and keep the original either at your county office or for yourself.

Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation

Post-Secondary Education Scholarship Application 2009
Applications must be submitted to your county 4-H staff by March 6, 2009

Name __________________________________________________________

Address _________________________________________________________

City _______________________________ State _________ Zip _________

Telephone __________________________ Email _____________________

Are you a current member of 4-H? Yes _____ No ______

Number of years in 4-H: _______________

List of schools to which you are applying (indicate if you have been accepted):

________________________________________________________________

List high school class rank: _____ out of _____ students in graduating class.

Planned field of study: _____________________________________________

Please include the following required materials in your scholarship application:

Please do not send any other materials than those listed below.

___ Completed 4-H Foundation scholarship application form

___ High school academic transcript

___ 4-H Story and 4-H Resume

___ Letter of recommendation from a 4-H leader or educator

(This letter of recommendation must come from someone other than a parent)

___ Your application must be reviewed and signed by your county 4-H staff (your application will not be accepted without this signature)

Mail your complete application to the 4-H STAFF AT YOUR COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE. In order to ensure equity among applicants, incomplete applications will not be considered in the review process.

_____________________________________________________________

Signature of County 4-H Staff Date

______________________________________ __________________

Printed 4-H County Staff Name County

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