College Scholarship Opportunity: American Soybean Association (ASA)

September 24, 2008

American Soybean Association (ASA) college scholarship opportunity

The American Soybean Association will again offer the Secure Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship for the 2009-10 school year. The scholarship is managed by ASA and sponsored by BASF Company.

The SOY Scholarship is a one-time $5,000 award ($2,500 each semester, pending qualifications met) to an eligible high school senior who plans to declare agriculture as a degree area of study at any accredited college or university. The award is to be used directly for tuition, fees, books, not to exceed $2,500 per semester, and not to exceed tuition amount with other fee dedicated aid. Deadline to apply is Nov. 15.

To apply, applicants must have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA and must provide a copy of their most recent transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable). Students must supply information on their extracurricular/leadership activities and provide two letters of recommendation. One letter must be from an authority figure dealing directly with the student’s academic progress, and the second letter must come from a personal reference.

The student must also supply documentation of their most recent college entrance level standardized test score (ACT or SAT).

In addition to these requirements, applicants must complete an essay question with a maximum of 500 words. Additional information on the requirements and the application for the scholarship may be found on the SOY Scholarship Web page (www.soygrowers.com/soy). All materials must be submitted before an applicant will be considered for the scholarship.

The scholarship winner will be chosen in December and an official announcement will be made in February 2009 at Commodity Classic in Grapevine, Texas.

For more information on scholarship requirements or to apply on-line go to www.soygrowers.com/soy, or contact Michelle Siegel, ASA corporate development manager, at (800) 688-7692 ext. 1328 or msiegel@soy.org.

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