Berta Lee White Scholarship

Scholarship Sponsored by Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation

Overview
This scholarship honors Berta “Bert” Lee White, former Chair of the Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation State Women’s Leadership Committee. It supports women pursuing an agriculture-related degree at a Mississippi university or community college. Applicants must be Farm Bureau members (or members of a Farm Bureau family) to be considered.

Award Details and Disbursement
- The Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation Women’s Programs Berta Lee White Scholarship Fund will provide four awards of $3,000 each to female students enrolled at any Mississippi university or community college for an agriculture-related program.
- Each $3,000 award is paid in two equal installments, one per semester, during the academic year immediately following the grant.
- Payments are issued directly to the recipient’s institution in the student’s name after the school confirms the student’s enrollment in an agricultural program.
- If a recipient withdraws from school, the scholarship is terminated and any remaining disbursement will not be made.
- To receive the second semester payment, the recipient must (a) remain enrolled in an agricultural-related course of study and (b) achieve at least a 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale during the first semester. A letter from the college or university verifying both continued enrollment and the GPA is required.
- If the second-semester funds are forfeited for any reason, those dollars will be returned to the Berta Lee White Scholarship Fund. If a recipient fails to enroll in an agriculture-related program at the start of the fall semester, the award will be offered to an alternate selected from the original applicant pool.

Eligibility Requirements
- Applicant must be female and either a Mississippi Farm Bureau member or part of a Mississippi Farm Bureau family with an active membership for at least 60 days before the application is submitted.
- Must be enrolled in—or planning to enroll in—an agriculture-related field of study at a Mississippi university or community college.
- Must have completed at least one full academic year (one full year of college coursework).
- Complete application and all supporting materials must be emailed and received by June 1.

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