Ford Fund and Ford Trucks Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program ELIGIBILITY: Students who are pursuing a two-year or four-year degree in any major. Applicants must apply online and then visit their local participating Ford Truck dealer for signature and dealer code. Qualified students will be considered for all FFA scholarships, but in order to be considered for the Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship they must have a Ford dealer signature and dealer code on the required Signature Page. To find a participating dealer who has identified a local FFA Chapter, visit www.ffa.org. Applicants unable to find a participating dealer online may obtain a signature and dealer code from their local Ford dealer to make them eligible for one of five national scholarships. AWARD: Up to 500 scholarships available at $1,000 each to be awarded on behalf of participating Ford Truck dealers. Five additional national scholarships at $1,000 each will be available to students who do not have a participating Ford Truck dealer in their area but did obtain a Ford dealer signature and dealer code. In addition to scholarships, Ford Trucks will provide grants to FFA chapters in each of the six (6) NAAE regions. Qualifying chapters must have a local Ford dealer participating in the scholarship program and a minimum of three (3) applicants for the Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship. Visit www.naae.org for more details. SPONSOR BIO: Ford has been building tough trucks that move and service America since 1908. 2012 marks the 64th year of FFA support by Ford Trucks, Ford Motor Company Fund and participating Ford Truck dealers, and 35 years as the best-selling line of trucks for F-Series. Ford is the largest corporate sponsor of scholarships in the National FFA scholarship program. Since 1997, Ford has awarded more than $6,580,000 in scholarships to FFA members. In addition to collegiate scholarships, Ford supports the chapter grants (described above), the National FFA Alumni and the National FFA Career Show. 2009 High School Scholarships Cargill Community Scholarship Program ELIGIBILITY: High-school senior pursuing a two- or four-year degree in any major. Applicant must live in a community near a Cargill facility and obtain a signature on the FFA Signature Page from a local Cargill employee. To be considered, applicants must have academic achievement, leadership activities and community service involvement. Children of Cargill employees will not be considered. Both FFA and non-FFA members may apply for this scholarship. AWARD: Cargill provides 350 non-renewable scholarships at $1,000 each. The recipient’s high school will also receive $200 from Cargill for its library in honor of the scholarship recipient. SPONSOR BIO: Cargill is an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services. Founded in 1865, the privately held company employs 130,000 people in 63 countries. Cargill helps customers succeed through collaboration and innovation, and is committed to applying its global knowledge and experience to help meet economic, environmental and social challenges wherever it does business. www.cargill.com For more than 50 years Cargill has supported FFA’s mission of agricultural education and leadership development, funding programs such as scholarships, Agriscience Fair and leadership training for State FFA Officers, while also providing support and expertise to FFA chapters in the communities where we operate around the country. 2009 High School Scholarships AGCO Your Agriculture Company AGCO Dealer Scholarship Program ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a two- or four-year degree in any agricultural major, welding or diesel mechanics. ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a two- or four-year degree or Applicants must exhibit financial need and have specialized training certification in any major. Applicants participated in community service. must be from an eligible chapter as identified by dealer. List of participating dealers available at AGCO Dealers. AWARD: 12 scholarships at $2,000 each, non-renewable. AWARD: 118 scholarships at $1,000 each, SPONSOR BIO: AGCO Your Agriculture Company non-renewable. (NYSE:AG, www.AGCOcorp.com) is a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment SPONSOR BIO: More than 50 independently owned and replacement parts headquartered in Duluth, Ga. Challenger and Massey Ferguson dealers serving 29 states AGCO’s product line includes tractors, combines, hay are participating in this new program in cooperation with tools, sprayers and tillage & seeding equipment sold AGCO Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AG, through independent dealers and distributors around the www.AGCOcorp.com). AGCO and its dealers provide world. The company’s global brands include Challenger, farmers, ranchers and other customers with tractors, Fendt, Valtra and Massey Ferguson. combines, hay tools, sprayers and tillage & seeding equipment; and the parts and service support needed for AGCO Finance these products. AGCO and its dealers support the Challenger, Fendt, Gleaner, Hesston, Massey Ferguson, RoGator, Sunflower, SpraCoupe, TerraGator and White Planters brands. ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a two- or four-year degree in agronomy, crop science, general agriculture, agricultural communications, education, journalism, extension, public relations, business management, economics, finance, sales and marketing, engineering, mechanization or agriculture power and equipment. Applicants must exhibit financial need and have participated in community service. AWARD: Six scholarships at $2,000 each, non-renewable. SPONSOR BIO: AGCO Finance (www.agcofinance.com) is the captive financing arm for AGCO Corporation. A joint venture with Rabobank, one of the world’s leading agriculture based banks, AGCO Finance is in sixteen countries on four continents, providing retail finance and leasing options to AGCO customers around the world. Agrium U.S. Inc. American Family Insurance ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a four-year degree in agronomy, crop science, plant science, general agriculture, ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a four-year degree in any major. agricultural communications, education, extension, public One scholarship will be awarded to a member from relations, business management, sales or marketing, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin. international agriculture or agricultural engineering. Resident of Anderson, Cherokee, Nacogdoches or AWARD: Three scholarships at $1,000 each, Houston, Texas. non-renewable. AWARD: Five scholarships at $1,000 each, SPONSOR BIO: For more than 80 years, American non-renewable. Family Insurance has made it our business to give our customers peace of mind by making their insurance Alpha Gamma Rho Educational Foundation experience easy and convenient. American Veterinary Medical Association ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a four-year degree in any area of agriculture, excluding aviation, hospitality and non-agriculture. Scholarship available to males who will be attending a university with an Alpha Gamma Rho chapter. Must exhibit strong leadership skills. Visit www.agrs.org for a list of universities with Alpha Gamma ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a four-year degree in animal Rho chapters. nutrition; animal, dairy, equine or poultry science; animal breeding and genetics; biological sciences or pre-vet/vet AWARD: One scholarship at $1,000, non-renewable. sciences, with preference to applicants planning a career in veterinary medicine or veterinary food supply/public SPONSOR BIO: Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) is the health. Fraternity sharing a common bond within a dynamic, global agriculture committed to fostering the highest AWARD: Three scholarships at $1,000 each, values and providing each and every brother with superior non-renewable lifelong personal development and professional success. AGR is consistently performing as a professional, SPONSOR BIO: The AVMA (www.avma.org), founded integrity driven, world-class organization committed to in 1863, is the oldest and largest nonprofit veterinary the highest of standards, and we look to inspire a pursuit medical organization in the world. More than 75,000 of academic excellence, as well as engage all brothers in member veterinarians are dedicated to advancing the professional development promoting lifelong career science and art of veterinary medicine, including its success. Alpha Gamma Rho: Nurture. Grow. Give. relationship to public health and agriculture. Visit our Repeat. website for information about veterinary education, animal care, veterinary careers and association issues, policies and activities. Ameriprise Financial and AGSTAR Financial Animal Health International (continued) Services, ACA SPONSOR BIO: From their respective beginnings – Lextron in 1967 and Walco in 1953 – culminating in the merger of two pioneering animal health companies in ELIGIBILITY: Pursuing a four-year degree in any area of 2011, Animal Health International, Inc. agriculture. Member of one of the following Minnesota (www.animalhealthinternational.com) has created a FFA chapters required: Fillmore Central, Kingsland, premier animal health business with more than 100 years Lanesboro, Lewiston, Mabel-Canton, of combined knowledge, proven vision, unmatched Rushford-Peterson, St. Charles or Winona. Family must commitment to the customer and industry expertise. As be involved in production agriculture. Applicants must a marketer of animal health products from all the major live on family farm. manufacturers, Animal Health International's vision is to be unmatched in customer commitment by exceeding the AWARD: One scholarship