Scholarships

Recipients of ANS Scholarships for 2008-09 were announced at the ANS Spring Awards Program, April 25, 2008.

# Updated on May 16, 2008

The following is a list of scholarships available to students currently enrolled* in the Department of Animal Sciences. Applications for these scholarships are available either in Withycombe Room 114 or at the web site listed. Specific criteria, approximate amount of each scholarship and selection procedures are listed. For additional information, or inquiries, contact Dr. Thomas F. Savage, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. This page was updated May 16, 2008 (see *s for latest additions).

Undergraduate Scholarships* (Updated May 16, 2008)
Other Undergraduate Scholarship Resources* (Updated May 16, 2008)
For High School Seniors (Updated May 16, 2008)
Graduate Scholarships *(Updated May 16, 2008)

* 2009-10 ANS Departmental Scholarship Form, Due: April 6, 2009.

* 2009-10 Dora Krueger Memorial Scholarship Form, Due: April 6, 2009.

Departmental Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards - Applications Due: April 6, 2009. (Amounts may vary from posted values)

Animal Sciences Department Head Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Purposes/Requirements: To support a student that has demonstrated academic success, leadership in extra-curricular activities both in college and high school, and has a commitment to a career in Animal Sciences.

Class: Junior.

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Prosser Clark Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Purposes/Requirements: To encourage students to pursue studies with emphasis in livestock. Financial need will be considered and preference given to graduate of an Oregon high school.

Class/GPA: Completed at least one term at OSU and 90 hours total; GPA not set.

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee; representative of Prosser Clark Fund may choose to participate in selection.

Harold P. Ewalt Memorial Scholarship

Award: $500, awarded at the annual Oregon Dairymen's Association meeting, late winter

Requirements: To a deserving student in a dairy oriented field.

Class: Sophomore, Junior or Senior

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Jess Hanson Poultry Scholarships

Award: $1,000 scholarships (one for each class level)

Purpose/Requirements: To support promising students interested in Poultry Science. Incoming freshmen must be from Benton County high schools. GPA 3.00. Continuing students must maintain 3.00 GPA to repeat, one academic year residence, and two letters of recommendation required.

Class: Freshman, sophomore, junior, senior

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship

Award: $1,000 undergraduate or graduate

Purpose: The Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship is established by Don Helfer, D.V.M., and his wife, Ginger Helfer. The Helfers would like to assist students (undergraduate and graduate level) in obtaining a degree from Oregon State University, enabling them to pursue a career with the poultry industry. The focus of the scholarship is on undergraduate and graduate level support for students in the College of Agricultural Sciences who are studying Animal Production with a Poultry emphasis.

Criteria:

1. The recipient meets the following grade point average criteria: 2.75 or better for undergraduates, 3.0 for graduates.

2. The recipient must be an undergraduate or a graduate student enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences or its related programs at Oregon State University.

3. The recipient must be studying Animal Sciences or Pre-Vet with a Poultry interest or emphasis.

4. Recruitment for the Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship will be from the students actively involved in the Poultry Science Club.

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Adams Family Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Purpose: The Adams Family Scholarship is established by Holyoke P Adams and his wife, Jean. The Adams would like to provide support for Oregon State University, students preparing for careers in the food production industry.

Criteria:

1. The recipient is a full-time undergraduate student majoring in Animal Sciences or Crop and Soil Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences.

2. The recipient shall have junior or senior class standing while receiving the scholarship.

3. The recipient demonstrates outstanding scholastic achievement worthy of recognition as judged by the scholarship selection committee.

4.. The recipient is planning a career in the Agriculture food production industry in one of the following areas upon graduation from the university: production, processing, safety, or marketing.

5. Financial need may be considered but is not required

Procedure: The recipient of this scholarship shall be determined by the Animal Sciences Scholarship Committee in collaboration with the Crop & Soil Sciences Scholarship Committee. The scholarship will alternate on a yearly basis between departments, ANS for 2009-10.

I.R. Jones Memorial Book Award

Award: $150 at the OSU Bookstore

Purpose/Requirements: To assist student of Animal Sciences, based on scholarship, leadership and participation in dairy activities.

Class: Sophomore, Junior or Senior

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Parviz Kamangar Animal Sciences Scholarship

Award: $1,000 (total of 6 awarded: 2 sophomore, 2 junior, 2 senior)

Purpose/Requirements: To assist the department and promising students in Animal Sciences. Financial need will be considered but will not be the deciding factor. May be repeated.

Class/GPA: Min. 45 hrs (Soph.) and 3.00 GPA

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Charles M. Fischer - Oregon Fryer Commission Scholarship

Award: $1,000

Purpose/Requirements: To support two promising students with an active interest in Poultry Science - must maintain a 2.75 GPA.

Class: Undergraduate in ANS with a Poultry Option

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Pacific Egg and Poultry Association for 2009-10

Awards: Number varies per year; incoming freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Purpose/Requirements: Promote and support students who have an active interest in careers within the Poultry area.
http://www.pacificegg.org/scholarship.html

Class/GPA: Undergraduates; GPA 3.00 minimum.

Procedure: The 2009-10 application form (no earlier version accepted) will be available for downloading at http://www.pacificegg.org/scholarship.html and must be returned to the ANS Poultry Program, Withycombe 114 (Due: To be Announced at a future date) for validation, endorsement, also obtain an official transcript, and submission to PePa. Selection is by the PePa Scholarship Committee and recipients announced at it's annual meeting.

Awards for 2008-09 were announced at the Annual PEPA Meeting, March 6, 2008.

Note: Incoming Freshman only , PePa Applications (can be obtained from PePa (http://www.pacificegg.org/scholarship.html )and are sent directly to the PePa Foundation, 1521 I Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916)441-0801 and must arrive no later than: To be Announced at a future date.

Larry Mirosh Memorial Scholarship

The Larry W. Mirosh Memorial Scholarship endowment was established in 1997 to recognize Larry W. Mirosh's dedication and service to the Poultry Program at Oregon State University, the poultry industry, and the poultry 4-H and FFA youth programs. Larry was a valuable participant in the poultry science effort for many years, involving himself in all facets of the land-grant mission - teaching, research, and extension.

Award: $225

Purpose/Requirements: To attract new students who have 4-H or FFA backgrounds to the poultry program in the Animal Sciences Department. Recipient must be an incoming freshman who participated in 4-H and/or FFA poultry programs during or prior to high school, have an active interest in poultry, and must demonstrate financial need.

Class/GPA: Freshman in poultry / 3.00 high school GPA

Procedure: Selected by the Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Other Undergraduate Sources ...

OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences look at their 'Other' section

The following links are provided to assist in locating other potential undergraduate scholarships. The dates for submission of applications vary and are posted when information regarding the scholarships is known:

Dora Krueger Memorial Scholarship (Pre-veterinary medicine) Due: April 6, 2009

E.E. Wilson Scholarship (for Benton County Residents, Due: March 1 of the year to be awarded

OSU College of Agricultural Sciences Scholarship for: current CAS students, past Ag Honors Recipients, & new incoming freshman Due: February 1, 2009

Oregon Student Assistance Commission - General Scholarship List -- (Note: They administer more 160 private scholarships)

American Jersey Cattle Association Due: July 1, 2008

American Quarter Horse Foundation Scholarships (Equine, 5 Scholarships) Due: January 2, 2009

Angus Beef Foundation Scholarships (2, $1000, & $2500; Angus Breed Interest) Due: December 2008

*Banfield Charitable Trust's Campbell Family Scholarship (PreVet and Pet Animals) Due: June 30, 2008

Benton County Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarship (member of Benton Cty Farm Bureau) Due: August 1, 2008

* Beef Industry Scholarship Program (10 $1,500 beef scholarships) Due: October 2008

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program (awards for undergraduate study abroad - Pell Grant recipients) Due: check for dates - Fall and Spring awards.

Colvin Scholarship Fund ($2500, Angus beef interest) Due: Visit this CAB website for forms /info.

Hispanic Scholarship Foundation (High School and Community College Transf.) Due: October 15, 2008.

Linn County Farm Bureau Scholarship (for Linn County residents) Due: May 1, 2009

Linn-Benton Woman For Ag Scholarship Fund (Linn-Benton Residents) Due: May 1, 2009

Marion / Clackamas Chapter of Oregon Women for Agriculture Due:

National Meat Association Scholarship Foundation (Animal Science majors, Sophs and higher) Due: May 1, 2009 (check for precise date)

National FFA College Scholarship Pgm - Accelerated Genetics

National Dairy Shrine Scholarships: (Several Dairy Scholarships within the organization) Due: March 15, 2009

Klussendorf Association
Dairy Management Inc.
Kildee Undergraduate
Dairy Student Recognition Program
Lager Scholarship Due: July 1, 2008

National Pork Board (25 at $2000 each) Due: About Sept. 15, 2008.

National Poultry and Food Distributors Association Due: May 31, 2008

Northwest Farm Credit Services Due: Check site for 2009 submission date

Oregon FFA Scholarships (3)

Oregon Feed and Grain Association Due: Check site.

* Oregon Fryer Commission Intern Scholarships Due: April 6, 2009

Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation Memorial Scholarship Due: April 1, 2009.

*Oregon Cattlemen's Association Stewardship Fund Scholarships Due: May 1, 2009

Oregon Dairy Women College Scholarship Due: April 1, 2009

Oregon Sheep Growers Association Scholarship Due: July 1, 2008

OSU Folk Club Scholarship For-Older-Than Average (26 or >) Women Students Due: Applications available after February 1, 2009.

Pork Industry Scholarship

The Race for Education (10 Equine Scholarships) Due:Check site for 2009 submission dates.

San Diego County CA Farm Bureau Scholarships (for permanent residents of San Diego, CA) Due: .

Throlson American Bison Foundation (Bison) Due: October 1, 2008.

Umatilla County Cattlemen's Association Memorial Scholarship

Wallowa Cty. Stockgrowers Assn. Memorial Scholarship (for residents of Wallowa, OR) Due: August 1, 2008

Wallowa Cty. Helen Boucher Memorial Scholarship (for residents of Wallowa, OR) Due: August 1, 2008

Willamette Valley Ag Association Scholarship Due: April 1, 2009

* Zonta Service Foundation of Corvallis, for Women Due:

Listing of State Higher Education Scholarship Commissions across the US

Graduate Scholarships - Applications Due: TBA for the 2009-10 academic year.

Other Graduate Scholarship Resources

Summary of '09-10 OSU Graduate School Scholarships and Fellowships availabl e (downloadable file). The information included in the attached file consists of a thumbnail sketch of basic eligibility criteria for each award program, plus types and amounts of awards, anticipated timing for solicitations, submission deadlines, and award decision dates. More descriptive information will be released with the formal announcement of each fellowship and scholarship competition through a variety of distribution channels. Links to detailed program information will be uploaded to the graduate student funding section of the web site as it becomes available at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/grad_school.

Jess Hanson Scholarship

Awards: MAg $4000; MS $5,000; Ph.D. $6,000

Purpose/Requirements: To support a promising graduate student in Poultry Science, 3.00 GPA, must be a resident student for one academic year; requires two letters of recommendation.

Class: Graduate

Procedure: Selected by the Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Hogg-Hubbard Fellowship

Award: $1,000

Purpose/Requirements: To support graduate studies relating to sheep science. BS in Agriculture must be from US university.

Class: Graduate (MS or Ph.D.)

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Parviz Kamangar Fellowship in Animal Sciences

Award: $3,000 annually

Purpose/Requirement: To assist an MS or Ph.D. student who exhibits exceptional commitment and promise in Animal Science and satisfies the graduate entrance requirements of both the Department and OSU.

Procedure: Selected by the Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Pacific Egg and Poultry Association for 2009-10 (Due: To be announced at a future date).

Awards for 2008-09 were announced at the Annual PEPA Meeting, March 6, 2008.

Awards: Number varies per year, ~$1,500, each

Purpose/Requirements: Promote and support graduate students studying poultry with the primary goal of helping the poult industry after graduation.

Class: Graduate

Procedure: Application forms c an be downloaded from PEPA and are returned to the ANS Poultry Program, Withycombe 114 (Due: To be announced) for verification, endorsement, and submission to PePa. Selection is by the PePa Scholarship Committee and recipients announced at it's annual meeting.

Chester M. Wilcox Memorial Scholarships Applications Due: April 6, 2009

Award: One scholarship, approximately $9,200 (MS) or $10,200 (Ph.D.)

Purpose/Requirements: To support graduate students studying Poultry Science; US citizenship required; must meet graduate school and department's graduate requirements. A 0.2 FTE Graduate Research Assistantship is added to this award.

Class: Either one MS or one Ph.D. student or both

Procedure: Selected by the Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship

Award: $1,000 undergraduate or graduate

Purpose: The Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship is established by Don Helfer, D.V.M., and his wife, Ginger. The Helfers would like to assist students (undergraduate and graduate level) in obtaining a degree from Oregon State University, enabling them to pursue a career with the poultry industry. The focus of the scholarship is on undergraduate and/or graduate level support for students in the College of Agricultural Sciences who are studying Animal Production with a Poultry emphasis.

Criteria:

1. The recipient meets the following grade point average criteria: 2.75 or better for undergraduates, 3.0 for graduates.

2. The recipient must be an undergraduate or a graduate student enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences or its related programs at Oregon State University.

3. The recipient must be studying Animal Sciences or Pre-Vet with a Poultry interest or emphasis.

4. Recruitment for the Don and Ginger Helfer Scholarship will be from the students actively involved in the Poultry Science Club.

Procedure: Selected by Department Head via ANS Scholarship Committee.

Other Graduate Sources ...

OSU Graduate School Varying Dates

Ford Foundation Scholarships for Minorities, Varying Dates

University Club Foundation, Inc. Grad. Fellowship Award

College of Agricultural Sciences

Eckelman Graduate Fellowship (Dairy-related Interests)

University

MacVicar Scholar Award (Interdisciplinary research in animal health)

Others