WILL COUNTY FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIPS
The Will County Farm Bureau is proud to offer two types of scholarships yearly - one for graduating high school seniors and one for studentss already in their higher education journey. Scholarship applicants either need to be a Will County Farm Bureau member or the dependent of a member.
THE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDING ANY ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING IN THE FALL.
THE CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES AND GRADUATE STUDIES INCLUDING MASTER AND DOCTORAL STUDENTS.
FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP & RULES
Below is the list of information and rules for the 2025 scholarships. You can find the scholarship application listed below.
All Application information must be typed on the form provided. Re-creations will not be accepted. An electronic version is available online at: www.willcfb.com. Do NOT print on both sides of the paper. Resumes and letters of referral are not accepted. Call the Farm Bureau office with any questions/concerns at 815-727-4811 or email tracey@willcfb.com
2. To be eligible for a scholarship, parents of scholarship applicants or the applicant him or herself must be members of the Will County Farm Bureau in good standing before January 1, 2025. Anyone 23 years of age and older must have their own Will County Farm Bureau membership to apply. Students will qualify from their parent's years in Farm Bureau as long as membership is requested at age 23. This scholarship is for any college or accredited school of higher learning or technology.
3. If a person has been awarded either scholarship offered by the Will County Farm Bureau Foundation in 2024 and the monies were distributed, they will not be eligible for either scholarship for 2025.
4. If an applicant receives a 2025 scholarship offered by the Will County Farm Bureau Foundation, they will not be eligible for any Will County Farm Bureau scholarship for the following year (2026).
5. DEADLINE RULES: The deadline for scholarships will be determined by the Foundation Board of Directors. The deadline for the 2024 scholarship application will be March 3, 2025. NO LATE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED! All applications must be postmarked and/or hand delivered to the Farm Bureau office on or before the deadline date. If all information requested is not present with the application on or before the deadline date, the application will be considered incomplete.
6. The Foundation Scholarship committee will review the applications in March and will notify the designated winners in April. All applications are judged on with personal identifiers removed. The decision of the Will County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship Board of Directors will be final.
7. Please note: College freshmen will not receive their payment of scholarship funds before December 1st, 2025, and will be applied to their second semester. College enrollment is verified after September 1st, 2025, and scholarships are not paid until verifications are received. All other scholarship payments (Sophomore-Doctorate) will be made no earlier than August 15th, 2025. You must be in college for the 2025-26 school year and not graduated to receive the 2025 scholarship. The check will be sent directly to the school of enrollment and may be applied to tuition, room and board, or college fees.
8. The number of scholarships to be awarded will be determined at the Foundation Annual meeting by the Foundation Board of Directors. This year, twenty-six (26)-$2,000.00 scholarships will be provided to high school seniors and twenty-six (26) - $2,000.00 scholarships will be provided to college students completing their sophomore year through possible doctorate.
9. If a person on the Board of Directors of the Foundation Committee has a relative applying for a scholarship, they will not rate that application on the final evaluation.
10. Applications are to be delivered/ mailed to the following location: Will County Farm Bureau Foundation, 100 Manhattan Rd., Joliet, IL 60433
