Mel H. Cohee Student Leader Soil Conservation Scholarship

This scholarship supports students in CAFES in the following agriculture or natural resources programs:

• Ag Education,
• Conservation and Environmental Planning,
• Crop/Soil,
• Ag Business,
• Ag Engineering Technology,
• Environmental Science or
• Agriculture Studies

Before receiving the scholarship, the recipient must have membership in both the local and national Soil and Water Conservation Societies.

Recipients will be selected based on their overall involvement and interest in natural conservation. Undergraduate student must be a citizen of the USA. Recipient needs to demonstrate academic accomplishments and have the potential for future participation in proven conservation efforts, relating to both private and public ownership of land. Receipt of the scholarship in a previous year shall not affect an applicant’s eligibility to be a recipient in subsequent years.