Scholarships

WACAA Scholarships

  1. Must have been a member of the WACAA for at least two years.
  2. Scholarship requests may be considered for graduate study, tours, conferences, workshops, etc.
  3. Must be currently employed with the University of Wisconsin – Madison Division of Extension and plan to continue same for at least two years. If employment with the University of Wisconsin – Madison Division of Extension is self-terminated within two years of receiving a WACAA scholarship, the award must be returned to WACAA treasurer 30 days after final employment date.
  4. Study cannot be completed before application is approved and must be started within one year following approval.
  5. The guidelines for scholarship amounts will be $500 each, for a total of up to two scholarships per year.
  6. Scholarships will not be granted more than once in three years for an individual.
  7. Applications are due May 1 to WACAA Scholarship Committee chairperson.
  8. Scholarship chair will forward applications to the WACAA Board for consideration by May 15th.
  9. The WACAA Board will vote and provide the applicant with a response by June 1st.

It is preferred that scholarship applications be sent to Scholarship Committee chairperson as an e-mail file attachment.

Download the WACAA Scholarship Application in a MS Word format.

Applications are approved by the WACAA scholarship committee and WACAA board of directors.

NACAA Scholarships

The National Association of County Agricultural Agents also has funds available for professional improvement. You can view and submit a NACAA scholarship application from the NACAA website.