*The Foundation Is Accepting Applications for Six $1000 Scholarships and Scholarships for an Immersive Education Experience*

(Columbus, Ohio) (7-17-23) The Agriculture Education Foundation is accepting applications for six $1,000 scholarships to be issued to college students enrolling in Ohio’s agriculture educator programs for the fall semester 2023.

New this year, the Agriculture Education Foundation will offer $4,000 in assistance for students attending the Bahamas Agriculture Marine Science Institute (BAMSI). This is an 800-acre working farm in the Bahamas that allows students to learn and work on the farm which is dedicated to reducing the needs for food imports in the Bahamas.

This opportunity is open to any student who meets the minimum qualifications and is enrolled or planning to enroll in an agriculture teaching major or 4-H extension major at any of Ohio’s three Universities offering these programs.  It is also available for another two-year or four-year school in Ohio offering a two plus two program or another pathway to become an agriculture teacher or extension educator.

Applicants must have application materials submitted no later than August 15, 2023, 5pm. Official application documents and requirements are available at www.agised.org.

The foundation is limiting one scholarship to students at Central State University, all other scholarships are eligible to students at any institution in Ohio.

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The Agriculture Education Foundation is chaired by former State Representative Jim Buchy. The foundation formed in 2017 to encourage agriculture education in the city. The foundation points to the need for more agriculture educators to backfill the known shortage of agriculture teachers in Ohio. Specifically, a successful pilot program with agriculture in schools in Cleveland and Cincinnati demonstrated that
agriculture education is a component to increasing graduation rates. The foundation knows this success is garnered from the values naturally instilled by agriculture. The success of the programs are inherently tied to the educators leading the programs. The foundation will identify and promote agriculture educators that further enhance the mission of agriculture in the city. The mission of the foundation is to promote agricultural education accessibility and support agriculture educators by connecting those in action with resources for success.