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College of Agriculture Scholarships

Orville Redenbacher's Top of the Crop Scholarship

Contact:

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

Eligible Applicants
Rising juniors or seniors in the Departments of Agronomy, Food Science, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, or Agricultural Economics who are US citizens.


Selection Criteria

  1. 3.30 or higher GPA
  2. minimum of 60 credit hours at Purdue
  3. submission of an essay answering the question in 500 words or less, “What one thing do I do better than anyone and why?” Students may receive this scholarship one time only.

Amount
$2,000.00 Runners-up may receive smaller amounts.


# Of Awards
One. Usually, one or two smaller awards are made to runners-up.


Deadline
January 11


Application Info
College of Agriculture Scholarship and Awards Application, which is available on the College of Agriculture's website. Applicants should submit an essay answering the question in 500 words or less, “What one thing do I do better than anyone and why?” Students may receive this scholarship one time only. Please submit essay to Lori Barber, AGAD 121 by January 11.


Sponsor
Hunt Wesson, Inc., owner of Orville Redenbacher's® Gourmet® Popping Corn, Fullerton, California.


 

 

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