Category: Scholarships

2024 Scholarship Opportunties

This year, the Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization is offering 5 scholarships for females studying agriculture. The Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization supports the agriculture industry, works for legislation to support and preserve family farms, communicates with other agriculture organizations, and strives to educate the public and promote agricultural awareness.

2023 Scholarship Winners

This year, the Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization has awarded 5 scholarships for females studying agriculture. The IAW Helen Henert Ag Eduction Scholarship and four WCFA Agent of Change Scholarships. Check out our recipients.

2023 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 

This year, the Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization is offering 4 scholarships for females studying agriculture. One $1,500 IAW Helen Henert Agriculture Education Scholarship and Three $1,000 WCFA Agent of Change Scholarships are available.

ILLINOIS AGRI-WOMEN (IAW) ANNOUNCES 2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS  

Illinois Agri-Women and WCFA are happy to announce the winners of the 2022 scholarships. The Helen Henert scholarship is a $1,500 scholarship is awarded annually to an agriculture education major who will be finishing her degree within the next year. Three WCFA Agent of Change $1,000 scholarships were awarded to students who aspire to positively impact the agricultural industry through their careers.

2022 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

This year, the Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization is offering 4 scholarships for females studying agriculture. The Illinois Agri-Women (IAW) organization supports the agriculture industry, works for legislation to support and preserve family farms, communicates with other agriculture organizations, and strives to educate the public and promote agricultural awareness. One $1,500 IAW Helen Henert Agriculture Education…
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WCFA and IAW ANNOUNCES 2021 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

This year, four scholarships for females studying agriculture are offered by the Illinois Agri-Women. The 2021 recipient of the $1500 IAW Helen Henert Agriculture Education Scholarship is Hannah Spangler. Gracie Murphy, Emma Freebairn and Abigayle Endress are each recipients of the WCFA Agent of Change Scholarship receiving $1000 each.

2021 Scholarship Opportunities

Women Changing the Face of Agriculture, a project of the Illinois Agri-Women, is once again offering four scholarships for females studying agriculture. Application deadline is March 31st.

A Thank You from Richland Community College

The WCFA planning team showed its appreciation to the Richland Community College through a continuing expression of support for young women interested in careers in the agriculture, food and natural resources industry. They selected the agriculture and culinary arts programs to receive generous donations following WCFA 2019. In addition, several scholarships were awarded to young…
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Illinois Agri-Women announces 2019 scholarship winners

June 5, 2019 Source: Lynn Curry, currykl@irtc.net, 217-833-2484 GRIGGSVILLE, ILL. – Sarah Marie Irwin of Beason is the winner of the 2019 Illinois Agri-Women Agricultural Education Scholarship. This $1,500 scholarship is awarded annually to an agriculture education major finishing their degree in the upcoming year. Irwin will be a senior in Agricultural Education this fall…
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Richland Community College receives $10,000 grant from IAW

llinois Agri-Women presented a $10,000 grant to Richland Community College for their support of the Women Changing the Face of Agriculture event. This grant will help support the agricultural and culinary program, and provide scholarship money.