Applications open for $2,500 scholarships for students with agriculture/rural focus

HENSALL – Hensall Co-op recently announced applications are open for its Bright Futures Scholarship.

The Bright Futures Scholarship provides post- secondary scholarships to students who are entering their first year of post-secondary education and have shown a career interest in agriculture or a field or trade that will advance rural communities and economies.

Up to three one-time $2,500 scholarships are awarded to students who are children or grandchildren of individuals who as of March 1:

were a member of Hensall Co-op;

were an employee of Hensall Co-op; or

had a controlling interest in an entity that was a member.

“Hensall Co-op is proud to be Farmer Owned, and proud to support the education of the youth in our communities,” company officials state in an April 3 press release.

More details related to eligibility criteria are outlined in the application form available at hensallco-op.ca. The application deadline is Aug. 1.