Innovative Ag Services Announces 2025 Scholarship Opportunities – Apply Now!

Oct 22, 2024


Innovative Ag Services (IAS) is excited to announce the availability of multiple scholarships for the 2025 academic year, designed to support students pursuing careers in agriculture. In addition to our regular IAS Scholarships, we are honored to offer the prestigious Jack Friedman and Rick Vaughan Scholarships, named in recognition of our former CEOs, who made a lasting impact on the agricultural industry and our cooperative.

Scholarship Overview:
  • IAS Scholarships: Open to high school seniors and first-year college students whose parent or guardian is a patron of IAS. Recipients must pursue a degree in an agriculture-related field.
     
  • IAS Dependent Scholarship: This scholarship is available exclusively to high school seniors and first-year college students of current IAS employees, providing financial assistance to help advance their education in agriculture.
     
  • Jack Friedman Scholarship & Rick Vaughan Scholarships: These two scholarships will be awarded to outstanding students who exhibit exceptional leadership and a commitment to making a positive difference in the agriculture industry. Students who apply for IAS Scholarships will be automatically considered for this opportunity. IAS’ retired CEOs, Jack Friedman and Rick Vaughan, sponsor these scholarships.

 

Scholarship Details:

  • Award Amount: Each scholarship provides $1,000 for the recipient for college education.
  • Eligibility Criteria:
    • The parent or guardian must be an active IAS customer, having purchased production supplies or sold grain within the past year.
    • Applicants must be high school seniors or first-year college students majoring in an agriculture-related field.
    • Applicants must attend an accredited college or university and enroll as full-time students.

 

Application Process:

  • Deadline: Applications must be received by March 1, 2025.
  • How to Apply: For more information and to access the application form, click here.

Contact Information: For questions regarding the scholarship program, please call (319) 465-2022 ext. 1069 or email hr.dept@ias.coop.

At Innovative Ag Services, we are proud to invest in the future of agriculture by supporting the education of the next generation of leaders. “We are committed to supporting the next generation of agricultural leaders,” said Ken Smith, CEO of Innovative Ag Services. “These scholarships are a small way for us to give back to the community and invest in the future of agriculture.” We encourage eligible students to apply for these opportunities and take a step toward shaping the agricultural industry's future.
 

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