Source: AGCAROLNA FARM CREDIT, 1/11/16

AgCarolina Farm Credit announces twenty-seven college scholarships are available and will be awarded in the coming months.

The Raleigh-based farm lender has long been a supporter of young and beginning farmers and others who live in rural North Carolina. College scholarships are just one component of the Young and Beginning Farmer Program at AgCarolina Farm Credit. Ag loans, special loan programs, educational seminars, and financial sponsorships to help young and beginning farmers succeed are also provided by the agricultural lender.

Five FFA scholarships are available to FFA members who are high school seniors, along with two scholarships to students attending North Carolina A&T State University. Recipients must be residents of eastern North Carolina. The scholarship program is part of the cooperative’s corporate giving program, the Fund for Rural North Carolina. Applications are due by April 30.

Students who are enrolled in an agricultural related degree at North Carolina State University may apply for one of five $2,000 scholarships. Recipients must be children or grandchildren of customers of AgCarolina Farm Credit. Students must apply directly to NCSU. Applications are due by February 17.

In addition, five $750 scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in the Ag Institute at North Carolina State University. Recipients must be children or grandchildren of an AgCarolina customer. Students must apply directly to NCSU.  Applications are due by February 17.

Ten $1,000 “At-Large” college scholarships will be awarded to recipients who are attending or plan to attend a 4-year college or university within the State of North Carolina. The “At-Large” scholarships are non-degree specific and recipients must be the children or grandchildren of customers of AgCarolina Farm Credit. Deadline for applications is April 30. 

“AgCarolina believes in investing in the young people of eastern North Carolina as they pursue higher education,” says Dave Corum, AgCarolina’s President and CEO. “The education these young people pursue will serve as a building block for them to become tomorrow’s leaders.”

AgCarolina Farm Credit is a farmer owned financial cooperative with headquarters in Raleigh. They are the leading provider of credit to farmers in central and eastern North Carolina. AgCarolina Farm Credit has over $1.4 billion in loans and commitments outstanding to nearly 3,000 North Carolina farmers. Loans are made to finance land, homes, farm buildings, operating expenses, livestock and equipment, as well as other purposes. Credit life insurance, crop insurance, appraisal services, and leasing are also available through AgCarolina Farm Credit.