The North
Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation, a North
Dakota corporation, was founded by the North Dakota Grain
Dealers Association in 1980. Its purpose is to provide
scholarships to students in agricultural curriculums at
North Dakota institutions of higher learning, particularly
for those students pursuing careers in grain marketing.
Eight $750 scholarships are being awarded this year. Students must be majoring in one of the following
curriculums:
Bismarck
State College: Agribusiness Sales & Service,
Agriculture Transfer
Dickinson
State University: Agricultural Studies -
Business/Marketing, Agriculture Sales and Service -
Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Transfer
Williston
State College: Ag Business Sales and Management,
Agriculture Transfer
New Town
- Fort
Berthold Community College: Agribusiness Sales
& Service,
Agriculture Transfer
Wahpeton
- North
Dakota State College of Science: Crop
Production Sales and Service, Agriculture Transfer, Agriculture Systems
Management (NDSU Transfer)
Bottineau
- MSU: Agriculture Transfer
*These
curriculums may have slightly different names at some
colleges.
College of
Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, NDSU Fargo in:
Agribusiness - Agribusiness Finance, Agribusiness
Management or Agribusiness Marketing option
Agricultural Economics - Agrifinance or Commodity Marketing
option
Agricultural Systems Management - Agribusiness or
Applied Technology option
Crop & Weed Science - Biotech or Weed
Science option
Cereal and Food Science
Soil Science
Grants for
instructional aids in these curriculums are also
available. Grants have ranged from $200 to $1,200 per
project.
Application
deadline for scholarships and grant proposals is September
30, 2008. Applications can be downloaded using
the PDF link at the top of this page. For further information and/or applications
contact:
North
Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation
118 Broadway N Ste 606
Fargo, ND 58102-4985
Telephone: 701-235-4184
Fax: 701-235-1026
E-mail: cwelle@ndgda.org
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North Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation
2007-2008 Award Winners $750 each
North
Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Michael Bjertness, Hickson, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Kevin Buxa, Harvey, ND
Agricultural Economics
Katie Conklin, Douglas, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Justin Mack, Velva, ND
Agricultural Economics
Kimberly Stassen, Kerkhoven, MN
Agribusiness
Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
Branden Hoheisel, Bowbells, ND
Agribusiness Sales & Service
Dickinson State University, Dickinson, ND
Amanda Schoch, New England, ND
Agriculture Transfer
North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND
Travis Haugeberg, Minot, ND
Crop Production Sales & Service
INSTRUCTIONAL
AID AWARDS:
$632 to the Plant Science Department at NDSU In Fargo for
grain grading equipment.
2006-2007 Award Winners