Calcot-Seitz Foundation

How to apply

This foundation reports that it accepts applications.

CALCOT-SEITZ FOUNDATION APPLICATION FORM. APPLICATION INCLUDES BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, STATEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND RECOMMENDATION FORM. SEALED TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES ATTENDED. THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NON-RELATIVES. TWO OF THE RECOMMENDATION MUST COME FROM A PERSON OUTSIDE THE TEACHING PROFESSION. AN ESSAY OF NO FEWER THAN 150 WORDS CONCERNING YOUR EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, YOUR FUTURE IN AGRICULTURE AND WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE SOME OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURE AT PRESENT. A PERSONAL PHOTOGRAPH.

Deadlines: MARCH 31 ANNUALLY

Restrictions: STUDENTS FROM A COTTON-PRODUCING AREA OF ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, NEW MEXICO, KANSAS, OKLAHOMA OR TEXAS. STUDENT MUST BE ENROLLED AS A FULL-TIME STUDENT IN A FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND HAVE A MAJOR IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURE. STUDENTS PLANNING ON BECOMING VETERINARIANS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE. SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE A CRITERIA FOR SELECTION, AND A GENERAL GUIDELINE WILL BE A 3.0 GRADE POINT AVERAGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. APPLICATIONS FROM PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

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