Nichols Family Scholarship (Agriculture and Environmental Science)
Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Award: $6250 – $6250
Deadline: February 12.
To honor Francis and Louise Nichols and their children, William Nichols and Sarah Nichols Gruenig, who valued education, hard work, and the natural world. Qualifications: Applicants must be seek an undergraduate degree in agriculture or environmental studies; enroll full time; demonstrate financial need; attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding (pell grants, federal direct loans); students attending (or planning to attend) a college, university or training program within the United States or Canada who are: United States citizens (or eligible non-citizens). Selection criteria: Selection will be based on financial need; recommendation letter; and essay. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application form; should include: federal Student Aid (FAFSA); other required documents: should be submitted on a separate sheet of paper; recommendation letters: recommendation letter must be written by the individual designated by the applicant, be on official letterhead (school, business, college, organization, etc.), and/or be physically signed by the individual who wrote the letter; letters not signed or not on official letterhead cannot be authenticated; non-relative: letter must be from someone who is not related to the applicant for example, a counselor, guidance director, academic advisor, teacher, professor, principal, academic dean, employer, business leader, neighbor, or family friend; letter must address the applicant’s: achievements/strengths, talent/potential for success, community/school involvement, character/initiative/leadership, commitment to completing their education beyond high school, commitment to their chosen career/field of study, education/work ethic; essays: each essay must be written by the applicant and should include the applicant’s name and last four digits of their social security number at the top; general essay: commitment/goals; financial need; community service; uniqueness (minimum 250 words). Focus: Agricultural sciences; Environmental science.