Current college students may apply for college scholarships April 6
Do your kids need some cash for college? Get them to apply for DeKalb County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarships. A variety of college scholarships are offered to students of Farm Bureau families through the Farm Bureau Foundation. These scholarships are available for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in college in fields such as agriculture, science, medical, or any field of study. Students who are already in college can begin applying for college scholarships on April 6. The deadline for the college scholarships is Friday, June 5.
Scholarship applications are available online at: https://bit.ly/FarmBureauScholarships2026
For college sophomores, juniors & seniors
James E. Montgomery Ag Scholarship – One, $2,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a sophomore, junior, senior, or trade school student in an ag-related field of study.
Russell & Berni Schelkopf Ag Scholarship – One, $2,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a sophomore, junior, or senior majoring in an ag-related field of study.
Ag Discipline Scholarship – Up to three, $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to sophomores, juniors, and seniors in college pursuig a field of study related to agriculture.
Arden & Dorothy Baie Scholarship – One $2,400 scholarship will be awarded to a college sophomore, junior or senior pursuing any field of study.
DeKalb Ag Scholarship – One, $1,200 scholarship will be awarded for college students in their sophomore, junior, or senior year with an agriculture-related degree and eventually a career in agriculture.
George W. “Bill” & Ann Marie Stanley Scholarship – One, $2,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving college sophomore, junior or senior student in any field of study.
Raymond & Frances Katz Ag Scholarship – One, $2,000 scholarship will be given annually to a sophomore, junior, or senior at the University of Illinois, majoring in Agricultural and Consumer Economics (specifically in accounting, agribusiness, farm management, finance, consumer economics, environmental economics, or policy).
Leonard & Vivian Nelson Ag Scholarship – One, $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a sophomore, junior or senior at any college with an agricultural major.
Bob & Norma Wildenradt Ag Scholarship – One, $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to an agricultural student in their sophomore, junior, or senior year at a college within the state of Illinois.
For college juniors & seniors
Orville A. Olson Ag Scholarship – One, $1,200 ag scholarship will be awarded to a college junior or senior majoring in an ag-related degree and seeking a career in agriculture.
Robert Morley Science Scholarship – Up to seven, $2,000 scholarships will be given annually to juniors and seniors in college majoring in any field of science.
For medical students
Medical Scholarship – The Medical Scholarship program provides assistance for students pursuing medical degrees. The scholarship is available to students studying to become medical professionals. To be eligible a student must currently be in medical school, accepted to medical school or in a four-year nursing program. Two, $2,000 scholarships will be awarded annually.