NFU Women’s Conference Scholarship Guidelines

Please read these guidelines closely before proceeding to the application. Conference registration is at nfu.org/womensconference, where you can also find hotel information.

ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicant must be a Minnesota Farmers Union member in good standing.
2. Applicants must have plans to attend the National Farmers Union Women’s Conference.

APPLICATIONS

1. Applicants must complete the Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) NFU Women’s Conference Scholarship Application, either online here or by printing out the PDF copy and returning it via email to glen@mfu.org with the subject line “NFU Scholarship,” or via mail to Minnesota Farmers Union, Attn: Glen Schmidt, Education Director, 305 Roselawn Ave E, Suite 200, St. Paul, MN 55117 by the application deadline, Dec. 1, 2019.
2. Applications must be completed by the person to whom the scholarship will be awarded.
3. Late applications will not be accepted. Applications must be postmarked or received electronically by Dec. 1.
4. Applications will not be returned to the applicant.
5. Minnesota Farmers Union reserves the right to print any portion of the winning applicant’s scholarship application in Minnesota Agriculture including name and county.

SELECTION

1. A committee will review all eligible applications received by Dec. 1.
2. Priority will be given to those who have not received a scholarship in the past, although not a prerequisite.
3. The committee will reach its decision by Dec. 7.
4. The committee will consist of the President of Minnesota Farmers Union, the Vice President of Minnesota Farmers Union, the Education Director and other Minnesota Farmers Union staff.

COMPENSATION

1. Up to five scholarship winners will receive $1,000 to be used towards the cost of registration, hotel stay and travel expenses for the NFU Women’s Conference.
2. Scholarship winners will be responsible for their own registration, travel and lodging arrangements for the conference.
3. Scholarship winners may choose to room with other participants also attending the conference to lower their costs.
4. The winner(s) of the scholarship will be notified and possibly featured in an edition of Minnesota Agriculture.
5. Scholarship recipients are required to attend all NFU Women’s Conference programming.
6. Scholarship winners may be asked to give a short presentation at the state or county level about their experience at the conference.
7. The scholarship will be awarded after the completion of the conference.