4-H and FFA Members
4-H and FFA members are future leaders, and New York Farm Bureau recognizes the importance of our agricultural youth. Our Young Farmers & Ranchers program is dedicated to helping today’s young farmers learn and grow in their profession, striving to continue the leadership skills as well as the educational, social and community service opportunities instilled by organizations like 4-H and FFA.
NYFB Agricultural Youth Scholarship
New York high school seniors who are graduating and interested in pursuing a career related to agriculture can apply for New York Farm Bureau’s Agricultural Youth Scholarship. Eligible students can use the financial award for college or advanced training in the skilled trades.
Details on the 2027 scholarship will be posted as soon as they are available.
Eligibility Requirements
- Must be a graduating high school senior planning to continue your education to prepare for a career connected to the agricultural industry, including advancing your education through college or pursuing advanced training in the skilled trades.
- Must live or work on a farm or be involved with agriculture.
- Must hold a Family Farm Bureau membership or Student Farm Bureau membership. Learn how students can join for free by clicking here.
- Applicants under the age of 18 must also include the signature of a parent or legal guardian.
Process and Procedure
- Students are required to complete an application via the Reviewr online platform.
- After creating an account in Reviewr, the student logs in and begins the application. The student can stop, restart, and edit their application any time before the submission is due by logging into their Reviewr account.
- Question responses and essayas have character count limits. Before applying, a summary page will be shown. This page can be printed to review the application answers.
- Applications must be completed and submitted by 11:59 pm on the due date.
- A district-level competition will be held. If applications do not meet the criteria to be a district winner, no district award will be given. Each district winner will receive $250.
- State winners will be selected from district winners, based solely on the submitted applications. The first-place state winner will receive a $3,000 scholarship, and the second-place state winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
For more information, email proed@nyfb.org.
