Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarship
Thank you to all the students who applied for our scholarships! The application period is now closed and our committee will review the scholarship applications. Good luck to all applicants!
The Next Generation Scholarship is part of an effort by Kansas corn farmers to support students in post-secondary education who are making an impact in the corn and agriculture industry. Kansas Corn invests in students by awarding $1,000 Next Generation Scholarships.
This application is open to all college sophomores through PhD level who hold a current KCGA student membership OR have a parent/guardian with a full 3-year membership with KCGA. Students enrolled in technical institutions are welcome to apply. See eligibility requirements below.
Scholarship Requirements
- Must be a sophomore through PhD level student
- Hold a student membership, available here for $25, or have a parent/guardian with a current KCGA 3-year membership
- Must attend the Kansas Corn Symposium January 21, 2021
- Applicants must submit a one-page resume highlighting academic, work and extracurricular activities and experiences
- Two reference forms from non-family members, one must be an academic contact from the school currently attending
- Official copy of post-secondary transcript of grades through spring 2020 and proof of enrollment fall 2020, class schedule can be used
Application period closed October 31, 2020.
Northwest Kansas Scholarship
Within our Next Generation Scholarship, we have additional scholarship dollars available for students who are either a northwest Kansas native or a Kansas native attending a northwest Kansas institution. Students who qualify and are interested must apply for our Next Generation Scholarship and meet current scholarship requirements. The order of preference for the additional scholarship is as follows:
- attends a Kansas institution and is a northwest Kansas native
- attends a school in northwest Kansas – Ft. Hays or community colleges and is a Kansas resident (with preference to a NW KS native)
Scholarship Recipients
2020 Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarship Recipients
Kansas Corn awarded 15 $1,000 Next Generation Scholarships in 2020. The program was focused on students who were enrolled in post-secondary school in the spring of 2019 and enrolled in the 2019-2020 school year.
Tatum Brunkow, Wamego, Kansas, undergraduate receiving her associate of general studies and agriculture economics at Fort Scott Community College
Adrian Correndo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, graduate student in agronomy at Kansas State University
Sophie Filbert, Macksville, KS, undergraduate in agronomy, minor in plant pathology at Kansas State University
Allayna Hanson, Concordia, Kansas, undergraduate in agriculture economics, minor in agronomy at Kansas State University
Claudia Hissong, Greencastle, Pennsylvania, graduate student in agricultural economics at Kansas State University
Maria Kimzey, Fredonia, KS, majoring in agricultural economics, minor in finance at Kansas State University
Kate Langworthy, Silver Lake, KS law student at Washburn University
Jayden Meyer, Smith Center, KS, undergraduate in agricultural economics, minor in agronomy at Kansas State University
Eli Ohlde, Clyde, Kansas, undergraduate in agribusiness at Kansas State University
Katelyn Pinkston, Clay Center, Kansas, undergraduate in agricultural education, minors in international agriculture and animal science at Kansas State University
Carlos Pires, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil graduate student in agronomy at Kansas State University
Pedro Rossini, Canelones, Uraguay, graduate student in agronomy at Kansas State University
Zoe Schultz, Grainfield, Kansas, undergraduate attending both Fort Hays State University and Kansas State University, undergraduate in agribusiness and agronomy
Colton Sutterby, Savonburg, Kansas, undergraduate in agribusiness, minor in agronomy at Kansas State University
Mardi Traskowsky, Herington, Kansas, undergraduate in milling science and management, agricultural economics, and global food systems leadership at Kansas State University