United Suffolk Sheep Foundation Scholarships

The United Suffolk Sheep Foundation offers several scholarships for Suffolk youth. The application deadline for all scholarships is February 1st. If you would like to contribute to scholarships offered through the foundation, please contact the Suffolk Office. Visit the United Suffolk Sheep Foundation Facebook page to learn more about scholarship winners.

MacCauley Foundation Scholarships - $10,000, $7,500, $6,500, $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, and $2,500:

The MacCauley Foundation scholarship offers up to $38,500 annually in scholarship funds that are awarded to qualified applicants. Seven individual scholarships may be awarded at the following monetary levels: $10,000, $7,500, $6,500, $5,000, $4,000, $3,000, and $2,500.

Applicant Qualifications:

1. Applicants must have owned and/or raised Suffolk sheep.
2. Applicants must be enrolled as one of the following for the term in which the scholarship will be awarded:
   • A freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior in a junior/community college, four-year college/university, trade school or other accredited institution of higher education.
   • An accredited graduate program.
3. The applicant cannot have exceeded their 25th birthday prior to January 1 of the year of application.
4. If selected to receive a scholarship, the recipient will be required to verify their enrollment in an institution of higher education before the scholarship can be issued; a copy of the current semester tuition bill or a current Bursar’s Office statement must be submitted. Failure to meet the enrollment requirements may result in forfeiture of the scholarship.
5. Should the recipient fail to complete at least one semester of full-time enrollment in an accredited or approved institution of higher education prior to June 30, 2026, for any reason, scholarship funds must be refunded to the MacCauley Foundation Scholarship Fund.
6. Scholarship award winners will be eligible to reapply but can only be awarded a cumulative total of $20,000.