Agriculture Scholarships
Tennessee Tech offers over 550 scholarships campus-wide. Scholarship application through ScholarWeb is required for all University scholarships and ensures that as an Agriculture major, you are reviewed for all of the scholarships that the School of Agriculture awards.
Below is a list of all the Agriculture Scholarships available. If you have any questions about any of these, please contact the Scholarship Manager at (931) 372-6159 or e-mail scholarships@tntech.edu.
- » Agriculture Foundation Bruce Green Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be an Agriculture major
- » Ag Foundation W. Clyde Hyder Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a rising college senior (a student having a minimum of 89 semester hours) who has achieved the highest GPA as an agriculture major at the time of selection.
- Financial aid may be considered.
- The recipient should plan to be enrolled for two additional semesters.
- » Agriculture Foundation Freshman Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be an Agriculture major;
- Financial need may be considered.
- » Arnold Hunter Animal Science Award
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a Junior Animal Science or Pre-Vet major;
- Must have a minimum 2.60 GPA and be an active member of the Block and Bridle Club.
- » Arnold W. Hunter Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Have an overall GPA of 2.6;
- Have a 3.0 GPA in the School of Agriculture;
- Be enrolled as an Animal Science major.
- » Bobby T. (B.T.) Parham Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be a junior or senior enrolled in and pursuing a degree within the School of Agriculture concentrating in Animal Science or Pre-Veterinary Science;
- Must be from the state of Tennessee.
- » Clark Farm Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must major in agriculture.
- » Dan and Chase Foster Memorial Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies and have completed a minimum of 60 hours;
- Must be majoring within the School of Agriculture;
- Preference will be given to Agriculture Education majors.
- » Dr. A Hayden Brown, Jr. and Carla B. and Vella Flatt Memorial Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be majoring in Animal Science.
- First preference should be given to someone in financial need.
- Second preference should be given to a resident of the Upper Cumberland region.
- Third preference should be given to a student with a farming background.
- The student need not be at the top of the class.
- » Dr. Edwin E. Lamberth Agriculture Education Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be enrolled in a course of study leading to a degree in Agriculture with first preference for students enrolled in Agricultural Education;
- » Dr. Gerald Coorts Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must major in Horticulture or Nursery/Landscape Management.
- Selection will be based on financial need and academic achievement (approximately 50% each).
- » Dr. Sumner Griffin Endowed Agriculture Award
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a senior Agriculture major in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.
- » Emory Valley Farms Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.
- 1st preference to the highest placed exhibitor in the Purple and Gold Showdown
- 2nd preference to a student who has exhibited beef cattle
- 3rd preference to a student involved in the beef industry or background in the beef industry
- Must major in Animal Science
- » Harold Funk Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be majoring in Horticulture or Nursery/Landscape Management;
- Must be a freshman, transfer student, or currently enrolled student at the sophomore or junior college level.
- Selection will be made on the basis of scholarship, financial need, and interest in the plant field.
- » Huddleston Agriculture Academic Award
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a rising junior with the highest overall GPA within the School of Agriculture.
- » James R. and Mevolyn D. Haston Agriculture Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must major in Agriculture.
- Preference shall be given to students from Van Buren County. If there are no eligible students from this county, any student who meets the above criteria will be eligible.
- » Jerry and Betty Williams Rose Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be a student enrolled in the School of Agriculture.
- Preference shall be given to a student who is serving, or has served, as a state officer in the FFA organization. If no student with service as a state officer shall be available, preference shall be given to a student selected as state star farmer or agribusinessman, national FFA officer, state or national public speaking winner or other national award winner such as recipient of the American FFA Degree, or on the basis of local FFA chapter achievement.
- Preference shall be given to a student electing to major in agribusiness management
or agricultural education.
Preference shall be given on the basis of a superior academic record including college and high school grades, academic rigor of the course of study pursued and college entrance examination scores. - Preference shall be given on the basis of the overall leadership record.
- Preference shall be given to natives of one of the following Upper Cumberland Counties: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White.
- Preference shall be given on the basis of financial need.
- » Joe Scott Memorial Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student at Tennessee Technological University;
- Must demonstrate financial need;
- Must have farm experience;
- Must be a resident of Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, or White County.
- » John and Anne Hendrix Endowed Agriculture Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies; must be a junior or senior enrolled in and pursuing a degree within the School of Agriculture;
- Must be from one of the following Tennessee counties: Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Rutherford, Smith, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, White, or Wilson, or from Powell High School in Knoxville or the Model Laboratory School in Richmond, Kentucky.
- Selection will be based on financial need and academic achievement (approximately 50% each).
- » Larry S. Click Endowed Agriculture Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be a junior or senior enrolled in and pursuing a degree within the School of Agriculture concentration in Agricultural Engineering Technology;
- Must be from the state of Tennessee.
- Selection will be made based on financial need and academic achievement (approximately 50% each)
- » Major Michael Shipley Scholarship Fund
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student.
- Selection will be based on financial need and academic performance.
- Preference will be given to students from Tennessee.
- Preference shall be given to students from the following Upper Cumberland counties: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White.
- » Melissa Burniston Bratton Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.
- Must be enrolled in Agriculture.
- Recipient must have financial need.
- Preference will be given to students who demonstrate leadership.
- » Oliver J. Hubbard Memorial Poultry Science Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be in the top 10% of poultry science undergraduate students.
- The recipient will be selected based on financial need, scholastic ability, and qualifications set forth by the scholarship committee.
- » Putnam County Master Gardener Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be majoring in Horticulture, Nursery Landscape Management, or Turf Grass Management;
- Must have at least a 2.50 GPA.
- » Rehabilitation Corporation of Tennessee Scholarship - Agriculture
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be an undergraduate student;
Must be a citizen of the State of Tennessee and from a rural area with an agricultural background; - May be enrolled in any year of his/her academic work;
- Shall be in need of outside financial assistance to enter or remain in college.
- Effort and commitment to his/her area of study will also be considered.
- The scholarship may be renewed for a subsequent year based upon the Dean’s opinion of his/her need and worthwhile accomplishment
- Must be an undergraduate student;
- » S.L. Officer Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current Agriculture student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies;
- Must be a sophomore, junior, or senior student;
- Must maintain a "B" average.
- » School of Agriculture Faculty/Staff Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies
- Must be enrolled or admitted to the School of Agriculture
- Must major in agriculture
- Financial need will be considered, but will not be a mandatory condition for eligibility
- » Shivell Family Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.
- Preference to a Pre-Veterinary or Animal Science major
- Preference to an incoming freshman or transfer student
- Preference will be given to a student involved in the purebred cattle industry.
- » Tawnya and Dale Moss Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a current student in good standing with current institutional policies.
- Must be an Agriculture major.
- Grades should not be a consideration.
- Preference to students who graduated from a High School in the Upper Cumberland (defined as one of the following counties: Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Smith, Van Buren, Warren or White).
- Preference will be given to students who demonstrate leadership.
- Preference will be given to students who are not already receiving other scholarships
- » Tennessee Co-op Council Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.
- Must be a resident of the State of Tennessee.
- Must be pursuing a major in the College of Agriculture.
- Preference to a student entering junior standing. If no juniors are eligible, then the next preference is to a student in sophomore standing.
- Must have a minimum 2.50 overall GPA.
- Must be a member, or a child of a member, of a cooperative in Tennessee
- Must attend the Tennessee Young Leaders Conference Awards program in February to be recognized.
- Character, leadership ability, financial need and academic achievements will be considered.
- » Tommy Burks Agriculture Foundation Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be an incoming freshman from the legislative district represented by the late Senator Tommy Burks (counties included: Cannon, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Trousdale, and White);
- Must have had involvement in high school activities such as 4-H, FFA, athletic teams or organized school clubs.
- Financial need may be a consideration.
- » W. Clyde and Marie Hyder Endowed Scholarship in Agriculture
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a prospective or current, full-time student in good standing with current institutional policies;
- Must be enrolled in the School of Agriculture;
- Must be pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree;
- Financial need will be considered, but will not be a mandatory condition for eligibility.
- » W. Clyde Hyder Animal Science Award
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a senior Animal Science or Pre-Vet student;
must have a minimum GPA of 2.75 - Must be an active member of the Block and Bridle Club.
- Must be a senior Animal Science or Pre-Vet student;
- » W. Clyde Hyder Delta Tau Alpha Award
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a member of Delta Tau Alpha (Agriculture Honor Society);
- Must have a minimum 2.50 GPA,
- Must be involved in Agriculture and campus-wide organizations
- Must have demonstrated leadership.
- » William M. Pease and Dorothy M. Pease Memorial Endowed Scholarship
To be eligible for this scholarship, students must meet the following criteria:
- Must be a sophomore Agriculture student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies,
- Must have a minimum "B" average
- Must have a background in farming.