Application for 2024 Agronomy and Horticulture Scholarships

Eligibility: Applicant must be an agronomy, plant and landscape systems, or plant biology major and enrolled full-time as an undergraduate during the fall 2024 semester. The minimum GPA for consideration is 3.0.

Application deadline: Sept. 5, 2024

Questions: Please contact Anne Streich, astreich2@unl.edu.

Date Required

First Name Required

Last Name Required

Middle Initial Required

Lincoln Address (City, State, Zip Code) Required

Phone Number Required

NUID# Required

Email address Required

Hometown (City, State, Country) Required

High School Name Required

City and County of High School Required

What is your major? Required

PLANT AND LANDSCAPE SYSTEMS: What is your option?

Horticulture

Landscape Design and Management

Turfgrass Science and Management

PLANT BIOLOGY: What is your option?

Biotechnology

Ecology and management

What is your anticipated graduation date?

December 2024

May 2025

August 2025

December 2025 or later

If you believe you qualify as a student in need of financial aid, please check below and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.)*

I believe I qualify as a student in need of financial aid and have/will complete the FAFSA application.

*To qualify for scholarships that are available only to students in need of financial aid, you must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)

In a maximum of five sentences, what are your current CAREER goals for the first five years after you graduate from college? Be sure to include your specific area of interest (i.e. production, sales, design, etc.) and the types of plants in which you are interested in working with (i.e. crops, vegetables, turfgrasses, rangelands, landscapes, etc.).

Current Career Goals Required

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If you are planning to attend graduate school after completion of your undergraduate degree, please describe the area of interest you want to pursue (i.e. breeding, crop management, soil fertility, weed science, etc.). Use a maximum of five sentences. Required

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Please attach a current resume. See pages 18-25 in the Job Search Guide for instructions on creating a resume. Required

One file only.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

Submit a copy of your most recent unofficial transcript (found in MyRed under Academics.) Required

One file only.
20 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.

I give permission to use my name and photograph in publications, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture webpages or news articles. Please type your full name here. Required

If awarded a Department scholarship, I agree to complete a thank you note to the scholarship donor no later than the second Friday of fall classes. Details of how to do this will be provided in late summer.

Yes

I understand that if a thank you note is not completed, my scholarship may be revoked.

Yes

Click the Submit Button

After you have successfully submitted your application, you will see a screen that shows a completion bar and the statement, “Thank you for submitting your application for a Department of Agronomy and Horticulture undergraduate scholarship.” If you do not see this on your screen, you have not successfully submitted your application, and are most likely missing a required question.