Attention Michigan State University Students!!!

The Michigan Farm Bureau and the Marge Karker Scholarship Fund are proud to offer the Marge Karker Farm Bureau Scholarship for Michigan State University students who are pursuing an Agricultural related degree.  There will be three $1000 scholarships available for the 2009/2010 school year.

The recipient must meet the following criteria:

*The student to receive the scholarship (male or female)must be from a Farm Bureau family, or if married or 21 years or older, have his/her own Farm Bureau membership and should be a member in good standing.

*The student should, upon request, be prepared to show financial need.

*The scholarship is to be given to a two or four year or post-graduate student currently enrolled in an Agricultural program at Michigan State University.

*This scholarship is available to a student at Michigan State University after completing one year.  Application deadline is March 1, 2011.

*The scholarship will be applied toward tuition at Michigan State University beginning with the fall semester following receipt of the scholarship.

*The applicant should have a scholarship average, as indicated by Michigan State University Office, of 2.6 or above, on a 4.0 scale.  Please attach an official transcript.

*Finalists will be interviewed by the Promotion & Education Scholarship committee.

*The scholarship will be a gift, not a loan.

*Two letters of recommendation are required to be submitted.

*Additional applications may be obtained from:  http://www.michfb.com, http://www.miagclassroom.org or by contacting the Bay County Farm Bureau office at (989)684-2772.