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This year, 120 students will receive $1,500 scholarships.

January 10, 2020

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mortarboard, diploma and cash representing students receiving $1,500 scholarships from Compeer Financial Fund for Rural Ameri
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The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America, Compeer Financial’s corporate giving program, is offering 120 scholarships to students this year. High school seniors pursuing a postsecondary education in an agricultural field or with a rural background are encouraged to apply between now and March 16.

Each scholarship recipient will receive $1,500 for educational tuition expenses. Qualified applicants must live in Compeer Financial’s 144-county territory and have a 3.0 GPA or higher. Recipients will be selected based on academic achievement, agricultural and community organization involvement, and essays.

To date, the fund has awarded 225 scholarships to graduating seniors, totaling $337,500.

“It’s important to us to contribute to the future of agriculture in our communities,” sats Karen Schieler, senior corporate giving specialist. “Our mission is to champion the hopes and dreams of rural America. We see a bright future for agriculture in these students.”

Students can find the scholarship application at compeer.com. Applications can be emailed to [email protected] or submitted in person at a local Compeer Financial office. The deadline for applications is March 16.

About the fund

The Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America is the corporate giving program of Compeer Financial, structured to support Compeer Financial’s mission to enrich agriculture and rural America. Compeer Financial’s board of directors has dedicated 1% of annual net earnings to support the fund’s focus areas of education, youth engagement, rural development and community enrichment, agricultural advocacy and development, and cooperative initiatives. The fund is managed by a board of trustees, made up of members of the Compeer Financial board of directors and team members from across Compeer’s territory and departments.

More information about opportunities available through the fund can be found at compeer.com.

Source: Compeer Financial, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.

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