COUNTRY Financial is honored to offer a $5,000 scholarship to support a woman pursuing education that advances agriculture.

This one-year scholarship is being awarded in recognition of the International Year of the Woman Farmer.

COUNTRY Financial was founded by farmers more than 100 years ago and is proud to continue supporting the future of agriculture. The Yakima Klickitat Farm Association is assisting with the scholarship application process.

Applicants must:

• Be enrolled in or accepted to an accredited college, university, community college, vocational school or technical program.
• Be pursuing a degree or certification in an agriculture-related field.

Agriculture-related fields may include, but are not limited to:

• Agronomy
• Agricultural Business
• Agricultural Communications
• Agricultural Economics
• Crop Science
• Agribusiness Management
• Agricultural Engineering
• Precision Agriculture
• Horticulture
• Soil Science
• Agricultural Technology or Data Analytics

A complete application must include:

• A completed and signed scholarship application.
• A current high school or college transcript.
• A short letter written in proper business-letter format explaining the applicant’s educational goals and need for the scholarship.
• A separate list of activities, honors, achievements, community involvement and work history.
• A parent or guardian signature if the applicant is under 18 years old.

Completed applications must be received no later than October 9.

Applications may be emailed to info@ykfa.org. The applicant’s name must appear in the email subject line, and the application must include a scanned or verified digital signature.

Applications may also be mailed to:

Yakima Klickitat Farm Association
Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 429
Wapato, WA 98951

Applications submitted close to the October 9 deadline should be emailed to avoid potential mail delays.