College of Agriculture Scholarships

The Breaking New Ground Scholarship

Contact:

Lori Barber
Telephone: 765-494-8470
E-mail: lbarber@purdue.edu

Eligible Applicants
Incoming freshmen or current College of Agriculture students who have a physical disability that seriously impairs his or her mobility, hearing, vision, and/or use of extremities that cannot be substantially corrected with the use of prescriptive or prosthetic devices. Preference will be given to Indiana residents.

Selection Criteria
Quality of the application and need.

Amount
$1,000 per recipient and can be renewed annually as approved.

# Of Awards
Varies

Deadline
February 15

Application Info
Applicants should submit a letter of application (maximum of 2 pages) to: Scholarship Coordinator, 615 W State St., W Lafayette IN 47907 . The letter should include: documentation of the disabling condition; statement of need; statement of how funds will be used; summary of career goals being pursued.

Sponsor
Dr. Bill Field, Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering was instrumental in establishing this scholarship.