Scholarship Information
Over the last 54 years, the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Association is proud to have contributed over 2.5 million dollars to local charities and awarded scholarships to worthy students who have exhibited a desire to further their education. The Association's purpose in offering these scholarships is to encourage personal growth and assistance to qualified students planning to major in agriculture, veterinary medicine and other fields of study.
At time of application, a student must be a be a resident of Duval, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Nassau or St. Johns County and at least a high school senior, enrolled or planning to enroll in a four year university, junior college or technical institution. The scholarship application must include an essay, (500 words or less) briefly discussing the applicants background and leadership abilities. Applicants should list any community, high school, college, sorority, fraternity or religous group in which they are or have been involved and their leadership experience within those organizations. The application package should also include three, (3) origional letters of recommendation.
The complete Scholarship Application Package, (application, essay and 3 letters of recommendation) must be received in the office of the Greater Jacksonville Fair no later than October 1st. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
All complete applications will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee of the Greater Jacksonville Fair Association. Winners will be announced during the Greater Jacksonville Fair. The decision of the Scholarship Committee is final.
Scholarship funds are assigned to and administered by the applicant's college, university or technical institution. Should the chosen applicant leave school, any unused portion of the scholarship will be returned to the Fair.
Although you may e-mail, jaxfair@bellsouth.net or fax,( 904-353-0535) your application and essay, the three letters of recommendation must be originals and can not be faxed
or e-mailed. They should be delivered or mailed to the office of the Greater Jacksonville Fair to complete your application package by October 1st.
Mail to |
The Jacksonville Fairgrounds |
| 510 Fairgrounds Place | |
| Jacksonville, FL 32202 |
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Participation in this program is open to all individuals regardless of race, color,creed, sex or national origin