Silver Spur Cowbelles are offering the chance at 2 scholarships for 2020.

The first is a $500 scholastic scholarship for a graduating high school senior or college student in an agricultural field.

The second is a $300 scholarship for a graduating high school senior or college student attending a Trade School.

Silver Spur CowBelles

TRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FORM 2020

The Silver Spur CowBelles are pleased to offer one $300.00 Trade School Scholarship for the 2019/20 school year. The Scholarship is available to applicants with a livestock background and/or who are attending a trade school in pursuit of an agricultural or educational discipline and who are graduating high school seniors or graduate students attending a trade school. The applicants must be residents of one of the following counties: Mora or Colfax.

Scholarship Requirements:

Must be a high school senior or graduate student in good academic standing, at least a 2.5 average.
The Scholarship shall be awarded only once a year.
The Scholarship shall be applied to any college or trade school
The Scholarship will be payable directly to the college or trade school for expenses including tuition, books, fees, room and board.
Any recipient shall be eligible to receive the scholarship only twice. Preference will not be given to previous winners.
All applications will be judged according to the following 100 point scale:
GPA – 10 pts

Academic Honors – 10 pts

School Activities and Clubs – 10 pts

Community Activities and Organizations – 5 pts

Essay – 50 pts

Financial need – 10 pts

Judges Discretion – 5pts

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS April 15, 2020

For more information, please call (575)376-2304.

Name: _______________________________________ Male: ___ Female: ____

Address: ___________________________ City _______________ Zip: _______

Father’s Name: ________________________ Mother’s Name: _____________________________

Student Phone Number: ________________ Parents’ Phone number: ______________________

For Office use only

Date Received: ____________________

Application #_______

Judges Total Score: _______

Father’s Mother’s

Occupation: ___________________________ Occupation: ________________________________

Where Employed: _______________________ Where Employed: __________________________

Number of dependent children under 25 (including applicant) in family: _______________________

Are any other members of the family in college: _________________ if so how many? ___________

College Student:

What College or University are you now attending? ______________________________________

What is your Major: ________________________Minor: ____________________GPA: ________

High School Student:

Have you applied for college or university entrance? ____________

List schools ______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Have you received acceptance notification? Yes_____No_____

What field do you plan to study? ___________________________________________________

Have you received any scholarships? Yes____No____

Name of scholarship(s) and amount? __________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

High School attended? __________________________ From: _________ To ____________

Both High School & College Students

On a separate sheet:

List Academic honors (10pts):
List School connected clubs and activities (10pts):
List Community clubs, etc (5pts):
Complete an essay on “How agriculture has influenced your life” Limit response to one page double spaced. (Essay – 50pts)
Include official copies of High School Transcript & College Transcript if applicable
Include at least one Letter of Recommendation, anyone other than a relative.

By signing this application, I hereby attest, to the best of my knowledge, the information included above and on the following pages is true and correct. Furthermore, I hereby authorize the members of the Silver Spur CowBelles scholarship committee or their appointee to verify any information I have given in this application and my school records. An official transcript of the applicant’s school record will be provided by the high school/college and must accompany application.

Signature of Applicant: ___________________________________ Date: ________

Signature of Parent or Guardian: ________________________ (If under 18 years of age.)

Deadline: April 15, 2020 Please return completed application and transcripts to Silver Spur CowBelles, Rachel Ricklefs, President – PO Box 115 Ute Park, NM 87749.

Silver Spur CowBelles

SCHOLARSHIP FORM 2020

The Silver Spur CowBelles are pleased to offer one $500.00 scholarship for the 2019/20 school year. The Scholarship is available to applicants with a livestock background and/or who are attending an agricultural college with an agricultural or education discipline and who are graduating high school seniors or university undergraduate students. The applicants must be residents of one of the following counties: Mora or Colfax.