CHS 2014 Agriculture in the Classroom National Conference Scholarship
The CHS Foundation is providing a $20,000 grant which will allow teachers to attend the 2014 Agriculture in the Classroom National Conference. Engaging workshops, tours, keynote speakers and networking will provide exceptional learning opportunities for these teachers to increase their comfort level in agricultural topics and also integrate agricultural content into instruction to meet academic standards in Health, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Eligibility: Teachers must be employed by a school system, currently teaching in grades K-12 in the United States and expect to be employed for the 2014-2015 school year.
Application Guidelines:
Scholarship applications must be completed and submitted via the on-line application by March 15, 2014.
Scholarship announcements will be made by April 1, 2014.
Recipients will receive $380 to cover the early bird registration fee. Information and instructions for registration will be given when applicants are notified. All other expenses, including hotel and transportation, will be the responsibility of the recipient.
Priority will be given to first year applicants and/or repeat applicants not receiving a scholarship in 2013.