Scholarships for 4-H
4-H participation and involvement leads young people to explore various careers and educational options. For those young people who choose to further their education, Mississippi State University, Mississippi 4-H Youth Development and the Mississippi 4-H Foundation offers scholarships that will help support 4-H’ers with their educational goals.
4-H currently offers the following scholarships:
- Ike Campbell Memorial 4-H Scholarship - PDF - Word
- Mississippi 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association Youth Scholarship - PDF - Word
- Deep South Equipment Dealers Association 4-H Scholarship - PDF - Word
- Gladiola Branscome Harris 4-H Scholarship - PDF - Word
- The J. K. Morgan 4-H Scholarship - PDF - Word
- Marian Carmichael 4-H Scholarship - PDF - Word
- The Troy and Mildred Holliday 4-H Scholarship - PDF - Word
Eligibility:
The 4-H scholarship program recognizes those 4-H members who have been successful in their 4-H project experiences. All of the scholarships will be reviewed and the winners are selected based on the specific criteria set in place by donors. Keep in mind that each scholarship offered has its own eligibility criteria. The amount of each scholarship is set according to the current market interest rates. The deadline for all of the 4-H scholarships is April 1 of the current year.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Walking is an easy, enjoyable way for individuals to be more physically active and for communities to improve healthy living.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are many potential health benefits of physical activity: weight control, cardiovascular health, cancer prevention, stronger bones and muscles, improved mental health and mood, and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi 4-H competitions continue to help "make the best better" more than a century after the first corn clubs for boys and tomato clubs for girls were formed in the state.
Hundreds of 4-H members converged on Mississippi State University for three days of competitions, workshops, tours and entertainment from May 31 to June 2.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Three Mississippi State University Conservation Camps are giving Mississippi middle and high schoolers a chance to explore wildlife, the outdoors, and careers in science and nature this summer.
The MSU Extension Service and the MSU College of Forest Resources have offered the Conservation Camps since 2005.
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- A long-time volunteer with the Mississippi 4-H program is the American Youth Horse Council Adult Leader of the Year.
Tom McBeath of Union, Mississippi, received the honor at the recent American Youth Horse Council symposium in Wakefield, Massachusetts. He has spent nearly four decades working with youth to establish strong foundations for successful experiences with horses.
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Rocheryl Ware sees members of her 4-H Junior Master Wellness Volunteer group as catalysts that can help change Mississippi's health landscape.
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