Scholarships & Awards
4-H National Volunteer Leader of the Year Award
Initiated to recognize volunteerism during the United Nations International Year of the Volunteer in 2001, this Award allows club members the opportunity to recognize the many special qualities of their leaders. A provincial leader is selected from the applications submitted from each province and awarded $100. From the 10 provincial leaders, a national leader is chosen who will receive an additional $1,000 and a trip to the 4-H Canada Annual General Meeting held in May of the following year.
Members can nominate their leader by filling out an application form (see the link below). Each application requires three member nominators, information about their leader, a description of why the leader deserves to win and information about how you feel the leader has made your community a better place.
Nominations will be received until 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, December 18, 2013.
John Deere 4-H Scholarship Program
To celebrate this year’s centennial anniversary of 4-H in Canada, John Deere Canada is marking its longstanding support by sponsoring a scholarship program for the 2013-2014 school year. Students who qualify for the $2,000 John Deere 4-H Scholarship Program must be entering their first year of post-secondary education or be an undergrad student in September 2013 and must be a current 4-H member in good standing. Preference will be given to students majoring in agriculture, engineering, business or an agriculture technician program.
John Deere Canada dealers participating in the scholarship program include:
- Agro Equipment, Alberta (head office in Calgary)
- Deerland Equipment, Alberta (head office in Ft. Saskatchewan)
- Enns Brothers Ltd., Manitoba (head office in Winnipeg)
- Farm and Garden Centre, Saskatchewan (head office in Saskatoon)
- Green Diamond Equipment, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (head office in Kentville, Nova Scotia)
- Greenland Equipment Ltd. Manitoba (head office in Carman)
- Greenvalley Equipment Inc., Manitoba (head office in Morden)
- Huron Tractor Ltd., Ontario (head office in Exeter)
- JayDee Ag Tech, Saskatchewan (head office in Swift Current)
- Martin Deerline, Alberta (head office in Edmonton)
- Premier Equipment Ltd. Ontario (head office in Elmira)
Application deadline is May 31, 2013.
4-H AgriVenture Scholarship Opportunity
Sponsored by AgriVenture Global and the International Agricultural Exchange Association (IAEA), 4-H Canada is pleased to announce a $3,000 scholarship will be awarded to one student nationally, to be used toward an AgriVenture travel and work program.
Applicants can choose a placement in Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand or Japan. To learn more and apply, refer to the documents listed below, and visit www.agriventure.comfor more information.
TD 4-H Agriculture Scholarship
TD Bank Financial Group and the Canadian 4-H Council are proud to sponsor up to 10 scholarships valued at $2,500 each for 4-H members in their last year of high school who are planning to enroll in post-secondary education in an agriculture or agri-business related discipline. Along with post-secondary planning, winners are selected based on their numerical grade point average. The application deadline has passed for 2013.
Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture Competition
Jointly sponsored by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Canadian 4-H Council, the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture competition is held annually in November at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto. It’s an opportunity to develop your public speaking skills and a forum to express community concerns.
Royal Agriculture Winter Fair - Jack Pemberton Youth Development Bursary (in partnership with 4-H Canada)
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in partnership with 4-H Canada, is pleased to offer the Jack Pemberton Youth Development Bursary to a senior 4-H Member residing outside of the province of Ontario, with a keen interest in agriculture and a desire to attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The successful applicant will be selected from the province of British Columbia in 2013 and will be awarded a $3000 bursary, to be used to attend the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Application deadline is August 30, 2013.
