Southwest Georgia Farm Credit announces 2024 scholarships
Southwest Georgia Farm Credit presents several annual scholarship opportunities totaling $8,5000.
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BAINBRIDGE — Southwest Georgia Farm Credit serves farm businesses and people who live and work in the small towns and communities in southwest Georgia. Agriculture is a way of life in the region, and for more than 100 years, Farm Credit has played an important role in providing a safe, sound, reliable source of credit to rural America.
To help ensure a bright future for young people in the rural communities, as well as the agriculture industry, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit presents several scholarship opportunities each year. In 2024, the association will offer two $1,500 Farm Credit scholarships, one $2,000 scholarship to honor the memory of former colleague Duane Watson, and one $2,000 HBCU scholarship to the applicant planning to attend a two- or four-year historically black college or university on a full-time basis.
The association also announced the addition of a new $1,500 Technical Scholarship for a student or GED graduate pursuing a certificate, credential or two-year degree in the following fields: welding, carpentry, construction, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, automotive, transportation, health care, etc.
Applicants must be a high school senior and will be required to submit a high school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and a two-page essay. Students must also indicate their primary residence is within the association’s 21-county territory: Baker, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Lee, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas and Webster counties.
The Southwest Georgia Farm Credit offers scholarships that will help students pursue their dreams. Public, private, and home-schooled students are all eligible. High school seniors will need to visit the Southwest Georgia Farm Credit website (swgafarmcredit.com) to download an application or contact their high school’s guidance office. Completed applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Feb. 1.
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