Junior Exhibitor Scholarship

The Harrington Business Association will award a scholarship to be known as the "Delaware State Fair Junior Exhibitor Scholarship" for the academic year 2008-2009. The minimum amount of this award will be $500.

GUIDELINES:

1. Applicant must be a Delaware resident.
2. Applicant must plan to enroll full-time in an institution of higher learning recognized by the Delaware Post Secondary Education Association for the academic year 2008-2009. An out-of state school similarly recognized is acceptable. Applicants may be either high school seniors or those planning to enroll as a sophomore, junior or senior in an institution of higher learning.
3. Applicant must have been a Junior Exhibitor at the Delaware State Fair for at least two years.
4. Applicant must have achieved recognition for excellence in a Delaware State Fair Junior Exhibitor program (i.e., ribbon winner, award winner, etc.). FFA and 4-H programs are included.
5. Describe your general high school or college record (include GPA) and school-related activities. Indicate any notable accomplishments.
6. Describe your involvement in non-school or non-college related activities (youth groups, work experiences, or independent activities). Indicate any notable accomplishments.
7. List a review of your participation in the Delaware State Fair as a Junior Exhibitor, including number of years of participation and any notable accomplishments. Include a list of your entries in the 2008 Delaware State Fair.
8. Applicant must prepare a 500 words or less essay on the theme: What value my experiences as a Delaware State Fair Junior Exhibitor have been to me.?
9. Attach to this application a letter of recommendation from the superintendent or assistant superintendent of a department in which you have entered an exhibit at the Delaware State Fair.
10. Applicants are requested to attend the awards presentation of the Junior Exhibitor Scholarship. Presentations to scholarship winners will be on Thursday, July 24, 2008 at 5:45p.m., prior to the Junior Livestock Auction.
11. In determining recipients of this scholarship award, those individuals applying who have not been a recipient of the Junior Exhibitor Scholarship in a previous year, will be given first consideration. In no event shall a recipient be awarded an annual scholarship more than three times.
    

The award will be a one year stipend of an amount to be determined by the Harrington Business Association at the time the scholarship recipient is announced. The minimum amount to be awarded is $500. A check, payable to the school or college, will be mailed directly to the institution.

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Applicant must complete Application and required documents and send to:
Delaware State Fair, Inc.
Attn: Junior Exhibitor Scholarship Program
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 28
Harrington, DE 19952

IMPORTANT: Completed applications must be received at the Delaware State Fair Office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 13, 2008.