Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Scholarships

The Georgia Foundation for Agriculture strives to provide students with an opportunity for success as they pursue agriculture-related courses of study. There are several scholarship opportunities available to students, each with varying criteria and eligibility requirements.

2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. 

GEORGIA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE

The purpose of the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Scholarship for Agriculture is to assist outstanding high school students who plan to pursue a career focusing on agriculture and who exhibit leadership skills for active involvement in the agriculture sector. The Foundation will award 10 scholarships of $3,000 each. The top 2 ranking applicants will be eligible for an additional $1,500 bonus.

To be eligible, applicant must: Be a Georgia resident; be majoring in agriculture and environmental sciences, family and consumer sciences or a related agriculture field; finish high school within the year student is applying for the scholarship; be engaged in leadership activities in high school; must be planning to enroll in a unit of The University System of Georgia, Berry College or Emmanuel College, OR any accredited college/university in Georgia with an agriculture program during the 2026-2027 academic year; and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA during their first semester of college.

Please note: the scholarship will be applied to the spring semester.

A listing of schools within the University System of Georgia, and a sampling of eligible academic areas of study, can be found here.

RISING COLLEGE JR/SR SCHOLARSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE

The purpose of the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture Rising College Junior/Senior Scholarship for Agriculture is to assist outstanding students who have been pursuing an academic career focusing on agriculture and who have exhibited leadership skills for active involvement in the agriculture sector while in college. The Foundation will award 8 scholarships of $2,000 each.

Students submitting an application must be a Georgia resident majoring in agriculture and environmental sciences, family and consumer sciences or a related agriculture field. They must be a sophomore or junior with at least two semesters of college work remaining to receive their undergraduate degree from a unit of The University System of Georgia, Berry College or Emmanuel College, OR any accredited college/university in Georgia with an agriculture program. Applicants must be engaged in leadership activities in college, and must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

BACK TO FARM SCHOLARSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE

Thanks to the generous support of Mr. Mac Peden, the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture has created the new Back to Farm Scholarship to honor students who are passionate about carrying on Georgia’s farming legacy.

​This $1,000 award will be selected from the same group of applicants as the Rising College Junior/Senior Scholarship and will recognize one student whose application shows a clear commitment to returning to the farm and building a career in production agriculture. Students are eligible for this award even if they are not selected for a Rising College Junior/Senior Scholarship.

UGA COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE SCHOLARSHIP

The purpose of the Georgia Foundation for Agriculture UGA College of Veterinary Medicine Scholarship is to assist outstanding students who have elected to focus on the area of large animal / food animal practice. The Foundation will award 2 scholarships of $5,000 each.

Students submitting an application must be a Georgia resident, and a current Veterinary Medicine student specializing in large animal / food animal practice, with a minimum 3.0 GPA.

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