The NEW Cooperative Foundation annually provides scholarships to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in agriculture. We are proud to offer two scholarships in 2023. Deadline to apply for both scholarships is March 10, 2023.

NEW Cooperative Ag Scholarship

NEW Cooperative Foundation awards approximately eight $2,000 one-year scholarships annually to local students pursuing a career in agriculture while attending college full-time. Applicants must be a member of NEW Cooperative or the dependent of a NEW Cooperative member or full-time employee.

Applicants shall be a full-time student that has been accepted into an accredited two-year college or four-year university, pursuing an agriculture-based degree. High school seniors as well as college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors are eligible to apply. Recipients are chosen by an independent selection committee.

Learn more at www.newcoop.com/scholarships

Bob Wallentine Memorial Ag Business Scholarship

NEW Cooperative is pleased to establish the Bob Wallentine Memorial Scholarship, awarding one $4,000 scholarship to a full-time student pursuing an Agricultural Business degree. Wallentine served as General Manager of NEW Cooperative from its inception in 1973 until his retirement in 1996. He cared deeply for the farmers and employees he worked with and was inducted into the Iowa Cooperative Hall of Fame in 2006.

Applicants must be a member of NEW Cooperative or the dependent of a NEW Cooperative member or full-time employee. Applicants shall be a full-time student that has been accepted into an accredited two-year college or four-year university, pursuing an Agricultural Business degree. High school seniors as well as college freshmen, sophomores, or juniors are eligible to apply. Recipients are chosen by an independent selection committee.

Learn more at www.newcoop.com/scholarships