To: All Agents Doing 4-H Work

December, 2007

TO: ALL AGENTS DOING 4-H WORK

RE: LOUISIANA 4-H SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS - DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2008

Attached is the packet of information regarding the Louisiana 4-H scholarship offerings along with the appropriate forms to submit with the applications. All scholarship applications must be received in the state 4-H office by Friday, March 28, 2008.

Please note the following reminders regarding this year’s scholarship applications:

·  A parish may enter three entries per scholarship. A 4-H’er may enter any Louisiana scholarship they qualify for, but a parish is limited to three entries per scholarship, except for all LSU honor scholarships, which have no limit. Applicants for the LSU honor scholarship on the Baton Rouge campus must have participated in the 2007 4-H University.

·  Applications have been revised and are using the record book portfolio format. Applications are to only cover the last three years of 4-H work (Section 8: Only current year’s project record sheets/books should be included).

·  **NEW FOR 2008** Applicants for the $100 Parish Scholarships must complete an application and turn in to the Foundation office. Name submission will not be accepted.

·  The deadline for applications to be received in the state 4-H Foundation office is Friday, March 28, 2008. This deadline will be strictly enforced and applications postmarked after March 28 will not be accepted.

·  Applicants for the Louisiana Milk Producers Scholarship must attach proof or show proof in their records that either their (1) parents are current dairymen, or (2) grandparents are current dairymen, or (3) parents or grandparents are former dairymen back to 1994.

·  Applicants for scholarships must be a 2008 graduating high school senior and entering college or technical school in the Fall 2008.

General scholarship requirements are:

1.  4-H Scholarship Application Form (no additional pages may be added to the form).

2.  Transcript of grades; including mid-term grades signed by an appropriate school official.

3.  Copy of ACT scores.

4.  Letter of recommendation from an academic advisor (teacher, guidance counselor, principal) on school letterhead stationery.

5.  Must meet requirements as stipulated in criteria.

Club members submitting applications for more than one scholarship need only submit a single form. Please do not hesitate to contact our office if you have questions.

Sincerely,

Eric A. Eskew

Louisiana 4-H Foundation

cc: Dr. Paul Coreil

Dwight Landreneau

State 4-H Staff & Regional Coordinators

Regional Directors

(Staple this page to front cover of application)

4-H SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION COVER SHEET

Name Parish

First/Middle/Last

Address

City/State/Zip

Check scholarship(s) you are applying for: Note a parish may enter three 4-H’ers in each scholarship except the LSU/BR scholarship. Must be graduating senior in 2008 and entering college in the fall 2008.

Bruce Flint ($1000) / Louisiana Milk Producers Association ($500)
Check and attach proof that:
Gloria B. Perkins ($1000)
LSU/BR Animal Science major / ___ Parents are current dairymen, or
___ Grandparents are current dairymen, or
Carl & Beulah Baldridge ($1000) / ___ Parents or grandparents were former dairymen
back to 1994
C.J. Naquin ($800)
Emphasis on leadership roles & 4-H accomplishments / Mark H. Bonner ($300)
Larry dela Bretonne, Jr. ($600)
(LSU/BR Wildlife/Fisheries major) / Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Gassie ($400)
LSU College of Agriculture major
Gerry Lane Enterprises ($600)
Must attend LSU/BR and have 3.0 GPA / A.P. & Beryl Parham Memorial Scholarship($350)
Animal Science major
Cliff Williams ($550) / Lee Berwick Memorial Scholarship ($300)
Animal Science major
Lod Cook ($500) / Joseph & Malvina Lamendola ($200)
Ruth Johnson ($500) / H. C. Sanders ($150)
McCrory Family Scholarship ($500)
Emphasis on leadership and community service / Daniel Fontenot, Jr. ($150)
Jason McClaran ($450)
LSU Dairy/Tech or Dairy Production major / La. 4-H Foundation Parish Scholarship ($100)
·  All parishes are eligible for one scholarship
·  **NEW FOR 2008** A completed application must be turned in to the Foundation office. Name submission will not be accepted.
Terril D. Faul Scholarship ($300)
Other 4-H Scholarships:
American Legion ($500)
Agriculture major at a Louisiana University / LSU Baton Rouge ($300)
Delegate at 4-H University 2007
Beauregard CattleWomen Scholarship ($300) – (Beauregard/Vernon/Allen Parish applicants only)

HAVE YOU ATTACHED THE FOLLOWING?

1.  Scholarship Application Form (Do not add additional pages).

2.  Transcript of grades, including mid-term grades, signed by an appropriate official.

3.  Copy of ACT scores.

4.  Letter of recommendation from academic advisor on school letterhead stationery.

5.  Report the past three (3) years of club work.

SECTION 1

Personal / Academic / Financial Data

Name (First/Middle/Last) SSN

Age Date of Birth: Month Day Year

Address

City Zip Parish

Name of Parents or Guardians

Number of Years in 4-H

Name and Address of High School

Grade Class Rank Number in Class Cumulative GPA

Academia Honors received:

National Testing Score: ACT Date Tested (attach copy of scores)

Name and address of college or school you plan to attend September 1 of this year:

In what field or course of study do you plan to major or concentrate?

Why have you chosen this field of study?

I have personally prepared/reviewed this application and believe it to be correct:

Signed Date

(Club Member)

Signed Date

(Parent or Guardian)

Signed Date

(Local 4-H Leader)

Signed Date

(Parish Extension Agent)

1. List anticipated costs for the next year: Room $ Board $ Books $

Lab Fees $ Tuition Fees $ Transportation $ Other $

2. Explain your need for financial assistance. Describe how you would use this scholarship and your plans for meeting this financial need:

3. Will you be receiving any other scholarship for the next year? Yes No

If yes, explain:

4. Are you eligible to receive TOPS? Yes No

(Do not add additional pages)

School Year

SECTION 2
4-H Leadership

List any time you taught, coordinated, organized or guided others. List 4-H officer position(s) held, committees served on or other positions held. Leadership and community service develop with growth – younger members will have fewer examples.

Responsibility/Accomplishment(s) / Level
(L - Local, P - Parish,
S - State, N - National)
Example: Club demonstration – Taught 28 clubs members how to make a healthy snack. / (L)
Example: Served as safety chairman-school club; prepared monthly safety reports and activities for eight club meetings. / (L)

Only one page per year.

Only one page per year.

School Year

SECTION 3

Citizenship/Community Service

How were you able to show your caring and citizenship qualities in 4-H this year? List activities you have participated in to help others in your community. Include hours/type of service/number of items donated, etc.

Description of Activity / Level
(L - Local, P - Parish,
S - State, N - National)
Example: Donated 6 canned goods for Food for Families Food Drive. / (L)

Only one page per year.

Only one page per year.

School Year

SECTION 4

4-H Awards & Recognition

List the awards, honors, recognitions you have received in 4-H, including contests, workshops, trips, etc.

Award/Recognition / For What Received
Example:
Certificate of Participation / Attendance-
State 4-H Marsh Maneuvers
Example:
Certificate-Blue Ribbon / Area Commodity Ambassador Talk-Egg

Only one page per year.

School Year

SECTION 5

Non-4-H Experiences – Leadership

List any time you taught, helped or guided others. List officer position(s) held, committee(s) served on or other positions held. Include only non-4-H work.

Responsibility/Accomplishment(s)
Example: Youth Praise Team; Captain-Softball Team

Non–4-H Awards & Recognition

Type of Award / For What Received
Example: Plaque-1st Place / Community Beautification Poster Contest

Only one page per year.

School Year

SECTION 6

Career Focus

What career do you plan to pursue? How did your 4-H experience help to influence your career choice? Limit your story to 6 pages typed or handwritten.

You may add 5 extra pages.

School Year

SECTION 7

Supporting Materials

1.  Transcript of grades, including mid-term grades, signed by school official.

2.  Copy of ACT scores.

3.  Letter of recommendation from academic advisor on school letterhead.

4.  Specific scholarship requirements, if applicable.

School Year

SECTION 8

4-H Project Focus

Place your completed project book(s) behind this section. Complete a separate Section 8 for each project submitted with your portfolio.

(Name of 4-H Project)

Above & Beyond

Here is a place to list information not included in other sections of your 4-H portfolio book. List what you did in your project by summarizing, listing, showing charts, etc., covering the last three years. See your parish 4-H agent for specific guidelines.

Applicants must be a class of 2008 high school graduate: Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2008

Louisiana 4-H Foundation 2008 Scholarships

Program/Donor / Number of Scholarships & Amounts / Pursue Studies In: / *Scholarship Requirements
Fall 2008 Candidate Must Be in College/University
Bruce Flint 4-H Foundation Honor Scholarship / 1 @ $1,000 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
Gloria B. Perkins 4-H Foundation Memorial Scholarship / 1 @ $1,000 / Animal Science at LSU/BR / Entering Freshman at LSU/BR majoring in Animal Science
Carl & Beulah Baldridge 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $1,000 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
C.J. Naquin 4-H Foundation Leadership Scholarship / 1 @ $800 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman. Emphasis on 4-H leadership roles & accomplishments.
Larry De La Bretonne, Jr. 4-H Foundation Memorial Scholarship / 1 @ $600 / Wildlife & Fisheries at LSU/BR – could be one of 4 areas:
a. Aquaculture
b. Fisheries
c. Fish & Wildlife
Conservation
d. Wildlife / Entering freshman at LSU/BR.
*Note: Should there not be a qualified incoming freshman applicant, an upper-classman in the Wildlife & Fisheries Program at LSU who is a former 4-H’er majoring in Aquaculture, Fisheries, Fish & Wildlife Conservation or Wildlife may apply.
Gerry Lane Enterprises 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $600 / Any field of study at LSU/BR / Entering college freshman
Cliff Williams 4-H Foundation Memorial Scholarship / 1 @ $550 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
Lodwrick “Lod” Cook 4-H Foundation Achievement Scholarship / 1 @ $500 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
Ruth Johnson 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $500 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
McCrory Family 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $500 / Any field of study at LSU/BR / Entering college freshman. Emphasis on 4-H leadership & community service.
Jason McClaran 4-H Foundation Memorial Scholarship / 1 @ $450 / Dairy Production or Dairy Foods Tech. in Dairy Science at LSU / Entering college freshman
Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Gassie 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $400 / LSU College of Agriculture including Human Ecology / Entering college freshman at the LSU College of Agriculture
Louisiana Milk Producers Scholarship / 1 @ $500 / Any field of study at any accredited college or university / Entering freshman. Priority given to 4-H’er whose (1) parents are current dairymen (2) grandparents are current dairymen (3) parents or grandparents were former dairymen back to 1994.
Terril D. Faul Scholarship / 1 @ $300 / Any field of study at any accredited college or university in Louisiana / Entering college freshman. Must be full-time student.
Mark H. Bonner, Jr. 4-H Foundation Achievement Scholarship / 1 @ $300 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
A.P. & Beryl Parham 4-H Foundation Memorial Scholarship
/ 1 @ $350 / Animal Science at LSU or any LSU branch / Entering freshman majoring in Animal Science
Lee Berwick 4-H Foundation Memorial Scholarship / 1 @ $300 / Animal Science at any accredited college or school / Entering college freshman
*Applicants must show in the 4-H project section significant work in the Beef and/or Horse projects
Joseph & Malvina Lamendola 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $200 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
H. C. Sanders 4-H Foundation Career Scholarship / 1 @ $150 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman.
Show evidence of 4-H influence on selection of career.
Daniel Fontenot, Jr. 4-H Foundation Scholarship / 1 @ $150 / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman
LA 4-H Foundation Parish Scholarships / 64 @ $100
(1 per parish) / Any field of study at any accredited school or college / Entering college freshman.
Award based on overall
4-H project work,
citizenship/community
service, leadership, and
academic need.

Other 4-H Scholarships:

Program/Donor / Number of Scholarships & Amounts / Pursue Studies In: / *Scholarship Requirements Fall, 2008, Candidate Must Be in College or Vo/Tech
Beauregard CattleWomen Association Scholarship / 1 @ $300 / Agriculture related degree at any 4-year institution in Louisiana / Entering college freshman. Must be full-time student. 4-H’er must be from Beauregard, Vernon, or Allen Parish.
American Legion Scholarship
American Legion Ag. Committee
c/o Mr. Thurman Morgan
407 Idlewood Dr., Alexandria LA 71303 / 1 @ $500 / Agriculture at any college in Louisiana / Entering college freshman
LSU/BR 4-H Honor Scholarships / 10 @ $300 / Any field of study at LSU/BR / Entering freshman at LSU/BR.
Must show emphasis on out-
standing 4-H work & attended 4-H University
in 2007.

NOTE: All scholarships will be awarded upon completion of the first semester and a college transcript submitted to the 4-H Foundation Office.

*SCHOLARSHIP REQUIREMENTS: In addition to the requirements listed above, scholarship applicants must submit the following:

1.  4-H scholarship form

2.  Transcript of grades, including mid-term grades of senior year

3.  Copy of ACT scores.

4.  One letter of recommendation from an academic advisor