Mat-Su/Copper River Scholarship Opportunities

• Mat-Su/Copper River 4-H District VLA Scholarship
  • ​needs to be received by 4/15
• Mat-Su/Copper River Livestock Scholarship
  • ​needs to be received by 4/15
• Warren N. Cuddy Memorial Scholarship
  • ​needs to be received 3/22/2022 

Application instructions for the Mat-Su/Copper River 4-H District VLA Scholarship and the Mat-Su/Copper River Livestock Scholarship:
There are 2 parts to these applications:

1. Fill out the google form here:
   1. VLA Scholarship
   2. Livestock Scholarship
2. Complete your application packet (for either) and email it to amkowenstrot@alaska.edu OR drop it by the Matanuska Farm and Extension Center 1509 S. Georgeson Dr. Palmer

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Your application packet should follow these guidelines:

1. cover page: name and contact information, and include signatures for both applicant and parent/guardian
2. a photograph of the applicant
3. a paper signed by a school official certifying grade point minimum of 2.0 -- no mention of actual grade point average may be made anywhere in the application
4. three (3) letters of recommendation
5. list of estimated school expenses and other scholarships applied for
6. one copy of applicant's "My 4-H Story" (Livestock Story, if applicable)
   1. should not exceed six (6) type-written, double-spaced pages
   2. introduce yourself and your family
   3. discuss your involvement in 4-H programs (livestock, if applicable), emphasizing your skill and leadership development
   4. tell how your 4-H experiences have contributed to personal growth and improved family living and community betterment
   5. outline your future plans and tell how 4-H has affected those plans
   6. describe any lasting effect your 4-H experience might have on your life, now and in the future

Please send/drop off the applicant packet in 1 .pdf and title it with the applicant's last name.