Scholarships

One of the most visible acts of the FarmHouse Foundation is to offer deserving brothers an opportunity to receive reward and recognition for their academic achievement in the form of monetary scholarships.  The Foundation Board of Trustees awarded $31,550 in scholarships to extraordinary brothers for the 2006-2007 academic year.  The Foundation is proud of these men and is honored to be able to help them in their academic pursuits.
           
Each year the scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, exemplary integrity, ethics, initiative and industry conducive to ongoing leadership, career potential and service to others.  The recipients are selected by the Scholarship Committee, appointed by the Board of Trustees.  The Scholarships are renewable contingent on re-application and are open to all chapters. 

Several scholarships are available only to specific chapters earmarked by donors.  The recipients of these scholarships are selected locally.  Information regarding these scholarships is available by contacting the specific chapter, association or local FarmHouse Foundation Council president.           

Information regarding the Foundation Scholarship Program is available by contacting The FarmHouse Foundation International Headquarters at 1-800-722-1905.

• Herbert G. Folken Scholarship
• Bert Krantz Memorial Scholarship
• William S. & Catherine May Scholarship

Scholarship Application
Click on the link to the left to print the 2008-2009 Scholarship Application.

Scholarship Winners
* 2007-2008 Winners
* 2006-2007 Winners
* 2005-2006 Winners
* 2004-2005 Winners
* 2003-2004 Winners

About the Scholarships

BERT KRANTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
($1,000, one recipient, applications open to agriculture majors in all chapters, selected by a committee appointed by the FarmHouse Foundation Trustees)

WILLIAM S. AND CATHERINE MAY SCHOLARSHIPS
($1,300, five recipients, applications open to all chapters, selected by a committee appointed by the FarmHouse Foundation Trustees)

For more details about each of these, click on the name of the scholarship.

If there are any questions or if we can be of other assistance to potential scholarship applicants, please feel free to contact the International Office at 1-800-722-1905.

THE HERBERT G. FOLKEN SCHOLARSHIP FUND, 2008-2009

One $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to one member of FarmHouse Fraternity for the 2008-2009 academic year as a result of the generosity of Herbert G. Folken (IA’28).

The criteria and guidelines for the selection of the recipient are as follows:

1. The recipient must be an initiated member of FarmHouse Fraternity, enrolled at a university hosting a FarmHouse Chapter, carrying a schedule typical for their classification, living in the chapter house if an undergraduate and space is available, or in the city where the university is located if a graduate student.
   
   
2. Recipient will be selected at the direction of the FarmHouse Foundation on the basis of academic achievement, exemplary integrity, ethics, initiative and industry conducive to ongoing leadership, career potential and service to others.  In the event two or more of the scholarship candidates are considered to be of equal merit, preference shall be given to (1) the candidate demonstrating the most need, particularly if that need might prevent the student’s continued enrollment; and/or (2) a candidate who is also a student member of the Iowa State University Chapter of the Fraternity.
   
   
3. The recipient must have a grade point average above or equal to the chapter’s average.
   
   
4. Recipient’s must maintain the foregoing criteria for the academic year for which it is awarded in order to receive the full scholarship.
   
   
5. The Scholarship may be renewable, but must be re-applied for each year, and not normally renewable for more than four successive years.
   
   
6. Announcement of the Scholarship’s recipient at the annual Founder’s Day or other similar occasion is encouraged.  Every effort will be made to notify the recipient well in advance of Fall enrollment, particularly if the recipient demonstrated need that might prevent his continued enrollment.
   
   
7. Scholarship applications and letters of support must be forwarded to the Fraternity/Foundation’s International Office bearing a postmark no later than June 1st.  Selection of recipient will be made by a committee appointed by the FarmHouse Foundation Trustees.

One $1,000.00 scholarship will be awarded to one member of FarmHouse Fraternity, majoring in agriculture for the 2008-2009 academic year as a result of the generosity of Bert Krantz (MI ’36) and his widow, Mrs. Nell Krantz.

The criteria and guidelines for the selection of the recipient are as follows:

1. The recipient must be an initiated member of FarmHouse Fraternity, enrolled at a university hosting a FarmHouse Chapter, carrying a schedule typical for their classification, living in the chapter house if an undergraduate and space is available, or in the city where the university is located if a graduate student.
   
   
2. Recipient will be selected at the direction of the FarmHouse Foundation on the basis of academic achievement, exemplary integrity, ethics, initiative and industry conducive to ongoing leadership, career potential and service to others.  In the event two or more of the scholarship candidates are considered to be of equal merit, preference shall be given to the candidate demonstrating the most need.
   
   
3. The recipient must have a grade point average above or equal to the chapter’s average.
   
   
4. Recipient’s must maintain the foregoing criteria for the academic year for which it is awarded in order to receive the full scholarship.
   
   
5. The Scholarship may be renewable, but must be re-applied for each year, and not normally renewable for more than four successive years.
   
   
6. Announcement of the Scholarship’s recipient at the annual Founder’s Day or other similar occasion is encouraged.  Every effort will be made to notify the recipient well in advance of Fall enrollment, particularly if the recipient demonstrated need that might prevent his continued enrollment.
   
   
7. Scholarship applications and letters of support must be forwarded to the Fraternity/Foundation’s International Office bearing a postmark no later than June 1st.  Selection of recipient will be made by a committee appointed by the FarmHouse Foundation Trustees.

THE WILLIAM S. AND CATHERINE MAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND, 2008-2009

Five $1,300.00 scholarships will be awarded to five members of FarmHouse Fraternity for the 2008-2009 academic year as a result of the generosity of William S. May (OK ’38) and his widow, Catherine.

The criteria and guidelines for the selection of the recipient are as follows:

1. The recipient must be an initiated member of FarmHouse Fraternity, enrolled at a university hosting a FarmHouse Chapter, carrying a schedule typical for their classification, living in the chapter house if an undergraduate and space is available, or in the city where the university is located if a graduate student.
   
   
2. Recipient will be selected at the direction of the FarmHouse Foundation on the basis of academic achievement, exemplary integrity, ethics, initiative and industry conducive to ongoing leadership, career potential and service to others. Performance, achievement and high moral character will be considered in advance of need or distribution.
   
   
3. The recipient must have a grade point average above or equal to the chapter’s average.
   
   
4. Recipient’s must maintain the foregoing criteria for the academic year for which it is awarded in order to receive the full scholarship.
   
   
5. The Scholarship may be renewable, but must be re-applied for each year, and not normally renewable for more than four successive years.
   
   
6. Announcement of the Scholarship’s recipient at the annual Founder’s Day or other similar occasion is encouraged.
   
   
7. Scholarship applications and letters of support must be forwarded to the Fraternity/Foundation’s International Office bearing a postmark no later than June 1st.  Selection of recipient will be made by a committee appointed by the FarmHouse Foundation Trustees.

How to Endow a Scholarship

Establishing a scholarship to benefit the current and future generations of some of the most outstanding young men in North America, the undergraduate members of FarmHouse, is easy, satisfying, and tax deductible. More than 50 FH men, families, and associations have done so. 

The concept is a simple one:  $10,000 or more will permanently endow a scholarship.  The gift can be made lump sum or spread over up to 5 years.  The gift can be out-right, via bequest, or other deferred gift arrangement.  For gifts of $10,000 or more, the FH Foundation will prepare a fund agreement or contract that will assure that the gift is used as the donor intended in perpetuity. 

The scholarship can be for the traditional award for academic achievement and/or need.  It can also be for the more broadly defined scholarship of the 21st Century and provide scholarships for a number of men from the chapter of your choice to attend The FarmHouse Leadership Academy, The Regional Leadership Conference, or Conclave.  Scholarships can also be for technology, study abroad, and other educational opportunities and programs.