Al Christopherson Scholarships

The Minnesota Foundation for Agriculture is proud to support students pursuing degrees in agriculture through the Al Christopherson Scholarship and the Paul Stark Memorial Scholarship.

Who is eligible?

• Any person who is a Farm Bureau member or qualifies under their family's membership and
• Is enrolled in an accredited school and is going into their junior or senior year of college, last year of area vocational-technical institute or graduate work and
• Is enrolled in an agriculture, conservation or forestry-related program.

How they are awarded?

• Based on scholarship, leadership and agricultural interest.
• Creative essay, limited to no more than 500 words, describing the applicant’s interest in agriculture, conservation or forestry-related field.
• Scholarships will be awarded following receipt of their school year-end transcripts. (Freshman or sophomore year in which they received the award. Recipients must maintain a 2.5 GPA or greater. Once the transcript is received, funds will be sent to the recipient.)