4-H Scholarships

Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H Scholarship

Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H Scholarship Applications are
due by Friday, April 5, 2024 by 5 p.m. to the UCCE Office.

NO POSTMARKS ACCEPTED!!

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Lynn Burns Scholarship Application Packet

Completed application, and all required materials, must be received by the deadline date & time.

Education scholarships are awarded annually to members who exhibit 4-H leadership and are highly involved in 4-H, school, and other activities.

REQUIREMENTS:

The Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H Scholarship Applicant must meet the following requirements:

1. Be a high school senior, or current General Education Diploma (GED) recipient, who has applied to and has intentions of attending an institution of higher education. Institutions of higher education include accredited vocational schools, colleges and universities.
2. Have completed four years of 4-H Club work during high school, at least one of which was in a Solano County 4-H Club.
3. Two letters of recommendation, one from a 4-H leader and one from an individual outside the program (i.e. teacher, counselor, employer, etc.). Each letter of recommendation must be in a sealed envelope, signed by the writer across the seal and returned to the applicant for submission along with their application.
4. The sealed letters of recommendation must be submitted at the same time as the Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H Scholarship application packet.
5. Have an accumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Submit current, official transcript of grades with the application packet.  Members who are home schooled must provide formal documentation in traditional grade format or an official letter from their oversight agency.
6. Submit a current 4-H Resume.
7. Submit an essay, of no more than two pages double spaced, on one of the two topics below.
8. “How 4-H has helped me to become a better leader”.
9. “How will my 4-H experience help me in my future”.
10. Be a Solano County 4-H member, in good standing, at the time of application.
11. Have served as a club officer.
12. Have served as a Jr. or Teen Leader.
13. Complete the Lynne Burns Memorial 4-H Scholarship Application as instructed.
14. Enroll in an accredited course of study, at an institution of higher education, within one year of receipt of the scholarship.
15. Come before the scholarship selection committee for an oral interview. Interview will be scheduled for late April.  Applicants will be notified of interview date and location.

EVALUATION:                  35%         4-H Leadership / Participation

                                         20%         Interview

                                         15%         Essay

                                         10%         4-H Honors and Awards

                                         10%         Activities - School, Church, Work, etc.

                                         10%         Letters of Recommendation

                                         100%       Total

Mail (no POSTMARKS accepted) completed application & all required materials (application Packet) so it arrives on or before the deadline to:

University of California Cooperative Extension – Capitol Corridor, Fairfield

Attn: 4-H Scholarship Committee

501 Texas St., 1^st Floor

Fairfield, CA  94533

OR you may email Michael Ryan, Solano County 4-H Program Representative, at mtryan@ucanr.edu & schedule an appointment to hand deliver the completed application and all required materials.

There are also various scholarship opportunities for 4-H members.  Posted on the State 4-H website.

State 4-H Scholarships

Club Officer Awards

Club Officer Awards Applications

2023 - 2024

 DUE:  to your Community Leader
by the established deadline.

Use the 2023-24 forms linked below for the 2023-24 contest.

4-H Club Historian Application
4-H Club Reporter Application
4-H Club Newsletter Editor Application
4-H Club Webmaster Application