Friday, 29 March 2024

Lake County Chapter of CWA announces scholarship opportunity

LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture, or CWA, is pleased to begin accepting scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students now through April 1, 2020, for the 2020-21 academic year.

Scholarships may range between $500 and $2000 per award.

Applicants must be pursuing a degree that is related to agriculture and planning to attend a two- or four-year program as a full-time student.

The Lake County Chapter of CWA is committed to promoting agriculture within Lake County through its AgVenture educational program and throughout the state by speaking with California’s state representatives about agricultural issues.

Supporting students pursuing a career in agriculture is a top priority of the chapter. Since 2013 the chapter has awarded more than $34,000 in scholarships to local students including $6,000 awarded in 2019.

Lake County graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students who have a grade point average of 3.0 or above are eligible to apply.

Application materials must be received by CWA on or before April 1, 2020.

The application and criteria are available at www.lakecountycwa.org.

For questions concerning the scholarship program, please contact Sausha Racine at 707-245-4787.

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