Phone: (904) 353-0535
Web: www.jacksonvillefair.com
Email: cindy@jacksonvillefair.com
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Due by: September 21, 2026
Please do NOT fold or staple any portion of the application you are submitting.
The Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Association annually offers scholarships to students majoring or planning to major in agriculture, veterinary medicine, or other fields of study. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial support to encourage personal growth and knowledge.
An applicant must be at least a high school senior at the time of application and a resident of one of the following Florida counties: Duval, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Nassau, or St. Johns County. The applicant must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a four-year university, junior college, or technical institution.
Deadline: September 21, 2026
The Scholarship Committee will review and select winners from completed packets, which include the following:
(1) The application
(2) The applicant's essay, which is a one-page essay, which briefly discusses the following:
His/her background
Community Involvement. List of any awards or special recognition earned from the community, high school, sorority, fraternity, civic, agricultural, or religious organizations in which the applicant is now or has been involved.
Participation and awards from 4-H, FFA or other agricultural involvement.
Participation/service to the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair or other local or state fairs.
His/her leadership experience within organizations.
(3) Three original letters of recommendation. If possible, the letters should be written on the letterhead of the person making the recommendation.
Please do not fold or staple any part of the application packet that is being submitted.
The complete Scholarship Packet (The application, the applicant's essay, and the three letters of recommendation) must arrive at the same time in the office of the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair. Packets may be mailed, sent electronically (prefer-1 file with PDF with each component), or hand delivered. Packets must be postmarked by September 21, 2026.
Packets that are complete (application, essay, and 3 letters of recommendation) and received by the deadline will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee. All applicants will be notified of the results. Winners will be announced prior to the Fair and introduced at the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair. The decision of the Scholarship Committee is final.
Scholarship winners should submit their class schedules (not screen shots) for each semester to the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair. Upon receipt of each class schedule and school registration, the scholarship recipient will receive a check for the current semester. Scholarship funds will be dispersed to the recipient in (2) installments over two (2) school terms.
Send Scholarship packets to:
Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair Association
c/o Scholarship Screening Committee
13601 Normandy Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida 32221
E-mail: cindy@jacksonvillefair.com (It is preferred that the packet be sent as one PDF file.)