If you plan on completing a 4-H Opportunity Scholarship please let Laura know if you have not already done so. Scholarships are due to the Extension Office on or before January 11, 2019.

Texas 4-H Youth Development Program Opportunity Scholarships are ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS awarded each year to applicants based on their academic record, 4-H experience, and financial need (for scholarships for which it is a required criterion). The Texas 4-H Youth Development Opportunity Scholarship Program is conducted by the Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation. All applications must be completed/submitted through 4-H CONNECT and meet all criteria to be considered. Well over 200 academically-competitive scholarships will be awarded in the 2019 Texas 4-H Scholarship Program ranging in amounts from $3000 to $20,000.*

There is a scholarship category for most everyone, including:

• Baccalaureate Scholarship: For students interested in a four-year degree.
• Technical Certification: For students interested in joining the workforce soon after finishing high school. Some 4-H approved examples are vocational nursing, veterinary technology, and electrical design technology. More 4-H approved vocational programs are listed on page 5 of the Opportunity Scholarship Application and Guideline page.
• Courageous Heart: For students who continued school and 4-H during hardship.
• Collegiate Scholarships: For former 4-H students currently attending a college or university. You will need at least 30 hours of college credit and a GPA of 2.7 to apply. For the first three scholarship types, you will follow the same application instructions and process. When you submit your application, 4-H will determine all of the scholarships that you are eligible for. The collegiate scholarship has its own application.

To access the Opportunity Scholarship application, deadlines, guidelines and forms, please visit https://texas4hfoundation.org/what-we-do/#opportunity-scholarships