Thank you for applying for the Youth Scholarship Program. Please read these instructions as well as the ones on the above Instructions Page pdf and on the Application pdf carefully.

• To be eligible, you must be a student who attends or has attended high school in the Wheatland or surrounding areas, or are a descendent of a family who lived in the Wheatland or surrounding areas, and who has an interest in agri-business or a related field.

• In order to be given consideration for this scholarship program, all four pages of the Scholarship Application must be completed in full and returned to the Wheatland Plowing Match Association, postmarked no later than June 1st.

• All comments made by you, your counselor, and recommending teacher will be kept confidential.

• The research essay will be evaluated on the overall quality of the paper plus the content, organization, grammar and mechanics. Please proofread carefully.

• NOTE: If you are awarded a scholarship, you must provide proof of registration at an accredited college, university or technical school in the form of a notice or receipt from the Registrar’s Office. A $1,000 scholarship will be paid to the student after the first grading period is completed with passing grades.

If you have any questions, please contact Anita Drendel at 630/553-5411 or:

Scholarship Committee
Wheatland Plowing Match Association
P.O. Box 92
Plainfield, IL 60544