The Ohio Ag Council is once again offering six $1,500 scholarships to assist students pursuing undergraduate and graduate level agricultural-related studies.
Please share this opportunity with students that you know! Complete application details are available at ohioagcouncil.org/education.
Scholarship applications must be submitted no later than April 1, 2025.
Attention Fairfield County Teens – the Fairfield County Health Department needs your help! Help put together an anti-vaping video.
Contestants will have the chance to showcase their creativity, compete for prizes, and make a positive impact in their community!
Details:
Please share this opportunity! Attached is a flyer with additional information for distribution and a sign-up link.
Congratulations to the 2024 Fairfield County Fair Queen, Sophia Preston, for competing in the Ohio Fair Managers Association Queen Contest. Sophia reached the top 15 participants in the competition last weekend at the Ohio Fair Managers Association Convention. We are so proud of you and the positive role model you are for the Fairfield County Fair.
Ohio Farm Bureau Scholarships are now open and there are multiple scholarships available. Scholarship deadline is 3/31/2025. More information, visit: https://ofbf.org/foundation/scholarships/
The Fairfield County Foundation holds over 130 scholarship funds for the benefit of area students. Over 100 of these funds are administered using the Foundations online system and the majority can be applied to by using the universal application. Since 2010, we have provided 4,786 scholarship opportunities and awarded more than $8.7 million in scholarship funds!
The link to apply and detailed information on applying can be found on our FAQ page. The Fairfield County Foundation scholarship online application for the 2025-2026 school year opens on December 1st, 2024.
Please visit the applications tab to review our five scholarships that require paper applications. These scholarships are not included in the online application and must be applied for separately. Each application includes individual instructions and deadlines to apply. Included are the Edward N. Sands Scholarship, Shelly Strigle Memorial Scholarship, Donald I. Rodenbaugh Engineering Scholarship, Trever & Violet Jones Memorial Scholarship, and Andrew “Drew” Townsend-Engle Memorial Scholarship.
All application submissions are final as of the deadline with no exceptions. Late submissions or edits will not be accepted for any portion of the online application. Scholarship awards will start in April and possibly continue through June. Not all scholarship awards are released at one time. Please check the email used for the applicant log on as well as the portal to see results.
Questions? Please contact Senior Program Officer Abby King at aking@fairfieldcountyfoundation.org or Program Officer Andrea Spires at aspires@fairfieldcountyfoundation.org or call (740) 654-8451.
The Sunrise Cooperative $1,000 College Scholarships are one year in length and are open to all children and grandchildren of Sunrise Cooperative common stockholders, or all children and grandchildren of active full-time Sunrise Cooperative employees who are enrolling or are currently enrolled in a two-year or four-year accredited college program. The student must be enrolled for the entirety of the year to receive the scholarship.
The deadline to apply is February 14, 2025.
Please find more information online at: https://www.sunriseco-op.com/customer-services/sunrisescholarship
Last weekend, Junior and Senior Fair Board members had the opportunity to attend the Ohio Fair Managers Association Convention. On Saturday, members attended various sessions and workshops related to Junior Fair learning new ideas on how to better communicate, lead, and organize events and livestock shows.
For youth 14-18 as of January 1, 2025 interested in applying for state & county achievement/merit awards (Beef, Clothing, Leadership, etc.), county trips (Sea Camp, Leadership Camp, etc.), National Dairy Conference, Ohio Township Award, etc. Please use the current version of the form and please use Microsoft Word to edit. DO NOT open/edit in Google Docs!
Ohio 4-H Achievement Form (2025 Form- Word document- Please download to complete). Must turn in a hard copy of this form for EACH project area selected. Members also need to turn in a copy of this for for trip award selections, Outstanding 4-Her consideration, Fairfield County 4-H Scholarships (with application), and Basil Garden Scholarships (with application).
2025 Achievement Form Instructions – PLEASE READ!
2025 Fairfield County Achievement Form Cover Sheet – NEW FOR 2025! Only turn in one copy of these forms per member.
Ohio Achievement Form Suggestions – Achievement form section suggestions can be found by reviewing this form.
2025 Junior Fair Board Application (online application) For 4-H and FFA youth interested in serving on the Fairfield County Junior Fair Board. Membership is open to youth between the ages of 14 and 18 years old. New members must be 14 years old by October 1st of the current year to serve. Applications are due Friday, January 10th, 2025.
