Hereford Youth Foundation of America Scholarships

The NJHA, Hereford Youth Foundation of America and National Hereford Women partner to provide scholarships to outstanding NJHA members to assist in their educational endeavors. The Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) scholarship program is designed to provide recognition for outstanding members of the National Junior Hereford Association. Its purpose is to encourage individual and cooperative effort, enthusiasm, excellence, leadership, academic success and achievement among youth and to develop successful individuals as good leaders for both the Hereford breed and the beef industry.

HYFA Spring Scholarships

This spring more than $50,000 in scholarships will be awarded to deserving NJHA members. Scholarship recipients will be recognized at the Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE). More information about the different scholarships can be found at the HYFA scholarship page and within the application.

Scholarships Offered

• National Junior Merit Scholarship and Trip (1) $5,000
• Golden Bull Achievement Award (3) $2,500 Each
• Donna Curry Memorial Scholarship (3) $2,500 Each
• Hereford Herdsman Scholarship (2) $2,500 Each
• Bob Call Founders Scholarship (2) $5,000 Each
• Bud Snidow Award (1) $2,500
• John Wayne Memorial Scholarship (1) $2,000
• NOP Founders Scholarship (1) $2,000
• Mead Memorial Scholarship (1) $2,000
• Charles E. Boyd Memorial (1) $1,500
• Buckeye/Bluegrass Scholarship (1) $1,500

HYFA Fall Scholarships

More than $150,000 of scholarships are awarded each fall at the NJHA Awards and HYFA Scholarship Ceremony at the annual American Hereford Association Membership Meeting in Kansas City. More information about the different scholarships can be found at the HYFA scholarship page and within the application.

Fall Scholarships Offered

• Ten $10,000 Vanier Family Scholarships
• Two $5,000 EE Ranch Scholarships
• One $5,000 Perks Ranch Scholarship
• One $5,000 CBY Polled Herefords, Bob & Dolores Call Scholarship
• One $5,000 Ball Foundation/ Cottonwood Springs Farm Scholarship
• One $5,000 Bar One Ranch, In Memory of Ken Tracy Scholarship
• One $2,500 Whitehead Ranches Scholarship
• One $2,500 Fauquier Farms, Bob & Lucy Kube Scholarship
• One $2,500 Tennessee River Music Inc., Randy & Kelly Owen Scholarship
• One $2,500 Blin Family Scholarship
• One $2,500 Larson Polled Herefords Scholarship
• One $2,500 Gary Bishop Memorial Scholarship
• One $2,500 HYFA Annual Scholarship
• One $2,500 Merry Family/MGM Memorial Scholarship – For students Veterinary Medicine Degree – Pre Vet or Vet School Students are eligible to apply using Fall HYFA Application
• Two $1,500 Ostgaard-Breiner Educational Scholarship – For students non-traditional students wanting to go into a technical field, graduate school, trade school, certification or other acceptable program