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College Scholarships
Weld County 4-H Scholarships
Did you know that the Weld County 4-H Program offers over 20 scholarships to graduating 4-H members? You could be eligible to receive one of them, or more! Applicants must be presently enrolled & active in a Weld County 4-H Club (Exception: college students applying for the Norgren, Ben Wilson, Aurora Organic Dairy, Leaders Council or Youth Executive Council Scholarships) & must have completed at least three (3) years of project work immediately prior to current year of enrollment. All you have to do is fill out one application to be considered for most scholarships (some require additional application information). Download the Weld County 4-H Scholarship Application. Applications must be received in the Extension Office by 5:00 pm on March 2, 2020.
Colorado Association of Fairs and Shows Scholarship
The Weld County Fair is a member of the Colorado Association of Fairs and Shows (CAFS). CAFS is offering a scholarship to any active 4-H or FFA member who has participated in the Weld County Fair.
4-H or FFA members who are eligible to apply for this scholarship must be high school seniors or a graduate with a minimum of a “B” average in both their junior or senior year. This scholarship can be used at any creditable post-secondary school. The application deadline is March 20, 2020. You can find more information and the application at Colorado Association of Fairs and Shows.
Northern Colorado Meat Goat Breeders Scholarship
The Northern Colorado Meat Goat Breeders (NCMGB), formerly known as Weld County Meat Goat Breeders (WCMGB), will be offering two $500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors or undergraduates furthering their education at a college, university or trade school in the 2020-2021 academic year. These are the qualifications to be eligible to apply:
- Current or past member of Weld County or Larimer County 4-H or FFA program.
- At some point in your 4-H or FFA career, prior to January 1, 2020, you purchased a market or breeding goat from a WCMGB member and received a copy of the “Weld County Bred Market Goat Application” form, bill of sale, or proof of transfer, signifying your purchase from a member of our association. You are also eligible if you raised the animal yourself as a WCMGB member.
- Have not previously received a scholarship from our association.
The application postmark deadline is March 30, 2020. Please go to Weld County Meat Goats for the application form and further information.
Weld County Livestock Association
The Weld County Livestock Association (WCLA) will award three $1,000 college scholarships and the $1,000 Sharon and Gene Inloes Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. All current high school seniors or college freshmen who are Weld County, Colorado, residents are invited to apply. Applications and requirements can be found at Weld County Livestock Association. Deadline for application submission is April 1, 2020.
Jonathan Marr 4-H Memorial Scholarship
One $500.00 scholarship will be awarded annually to a 4-H Member who has been enrolled in Shooting Sports for a minimum of four years.
This scholarship is intended to assist individuals entering a postsecondary vocational or technical field, such as welding, carpentry, mechanics, etc.
Applicants will need to submit three letters of recommendation. One from their Extension 4-H Agent, one from their County 4-H Shooting Sports Coordinator or Coach and one from a non-relative adult. Each applicant will also need to provide an essay on what they have done in 4-H, why they are applying and what they plan to do in the future.
Don and Margaret Marr will select a committee to determine the recipient. Please send all required materials listed above to Margaret Marr at 7108 Highway 34, Yuma, Colorado 80759.
All required materials are due no later than April 1, 2020.
Livestock Exchange LLC Scholarship
The Livestock Exchange LLC Scholarship is for graduating High School Seniors or Home School Seniors or a Second Chance Adult with a GED wanting to further their education in the related Ag fields. Total award of $2,500.00 to be divided between the total number of semesters needed to complete the program. Ag related fields may include: all areas of Livestock Animals, Agronomy, Horticulture, Nutrition of Animals, Vet/Vet Tech, Ag Mechanics, Welding, Ag Business. For more information and a scholarship application please go to Livestock Exchange. Deadline for application is April 1, 2020.
Weld County Farm Bureau
Weld County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce their scholarship program for 2020. The program was established to support the future of agriculture by recognizing and rewarding two deserving high school seniors & two deserving college students with a scholarship of $1000.
These two seniors and two college students must plan to continue their education in an agriculture related field of study. Applicants must be Weld County residents. The applicants whose parents, grandparents, or legal guardians are current members of Weld County Farm Bureau will have precedence.
Weld County Farm Bureau Scholarship Application. Application must be postmarked by April 3, 2020.
Weld County CattleWomen
The Weld County CattleWomen are offering a $1,000 scholarship to be awarded to a college junior, senior or a student studying for an advanced degree in the fall of 2020. The student needs to be a Weld County, Colorado resident, be attending a college or trade school with a minimum GPA of 2.5. The student must be planning to attend a school full time for the 2020-21 school year, in a bachelors or graduate level program.
To apply the applicant must submit:
- Cover Sheet with name, address, and email. If address listed is not in Weld County describe how you qualify (parents address, etc)
- Two letters of reference
- A brief biographical statement including the following: work history, community involvement, college activities, future goals, and a brief statement on “How I could positively influence the beef industry with my chosen major.”
- Copy of college transcript.
Send completed application to Sallie Miller, 48335 CR 83, Briggsdale, CO 80611 or smiller@wigginstel.com. Applications are due by April 15, 2020. Winners will be announced by May 15, 2020.
Colorado 4-H Foundation
There are several College Scholarships available for members graduating
high school and for members who are currently in college.
Please see each description to see if you qualify. Please
check back often, as we will add any scholarship that we are notified
about. The Colorado 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce that
applications are being received for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Graduating high school seniors and current college students are invited
to apply at Colorado 4-H Foundation.
Applicants
will set up a secure account using the instructions on the web page.
During the application process students are instructed that they need
two letters of reference to complete their scholarship application. You
will receive instructions explaining how to provide secure information
to your references.
Applications will be received now through April
30, 2020 and will be reviewed by the Scholarship Committee in May 2020.
Recipients will be announced on or before June 1, 2020 and there will
be a scholarship breakfast for recipients and donors during the week of
State Conference at CSU.
Annie’s Agricultural Scholarships
If you’re an undergraduate or graduate student studying organic and/or regenerative agriculture, we’d love to hear more about who you are, the work you’re doing, and the vision you have for a better future. We accept applications through May 15, 2020. For more information and the application go to Annie's Agricultural Scholarship.
Weld County Bright Futures Scholarship
The Bright Futures program was designed with one objective in mind–strengthening the vitality of the Weld County community through its workforce. The program is funded by taxpayers for qualifying Weld County residents who have graduated from high school, GED recipients and honorably discharged U.S. Veterans, after 2016. Qualified and accepted recipients receive financial assistance for pursuing post-secondary education or training from a Title IV accredited higher education institution or certified training program. There are no restrictions concerning program selection. Whether a student wants to train to be a chef, a mechanic, an electrician or wants to pursue an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, they can utilize the Bright Futures grant program to pursue their dream. Please visit Bright Futures for more information. Application is due June 30, 2020.
Projects and Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) Groups
Please check the Projects and CWF Group List to make sure you have signed up for everything you want. Members and Leaders can add or drop projects and CWF group by logging into 4-H Online and changing the information in your account. CWF Group is for members who are traveling on the 2020 CWF trip. All project and CWF group changes must be made by March 1, 2020 by 11:00 p.m. The list is in alphabetical order by last name and then first name.
Project and CWF Group List
4-H Enrollment is Online!
Enrollment Through 4-H Online is Open to Enroll
Online enrollment is open. Re-enrolling in 4-H as a member or a leader is easy. Each family will login using their family email address and password to enroll electronically. If you don’t remember your family email to start this process, please get with your Organizational Leader to verify your family email. Members will be able to log in at any time to refresh their memory of what projects they are enrolled in!
Signatures for the forms are electronic this year. AN ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE IS TYPING THE FIRST AND LAST NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL. So, you will not have to print and sign forms this year. The only paperwork you will have to print out is the Animal Care and Housing Form if your animals are located at a different property. Once families submit their enrollment, organizational leaders will be able to confirm your enrollment. The 4-H staff in our county will view and approve each enrollment. Families will continue to be able to make some changes throughout the year – such as address, email address, phone number, etc. You can add or drop a project after your initial enrollment by updating your online account prior to March 1st.
We are excited for this way to enroll in 4-H. After confirming your family email with your leader, 4-H members and leaders can enroll online by visiting the link at www.4honline.com, then click on Colorado to get to the login screen.
Horse and Dog ID Forms
All Horse and Dog ID Forms must be done on an annual basis through 4-H Online by May 1st. If you identified a horse or dog last year, you must activate each animal account. For the Dog ID, you will need to update and upload new vaccine information. For the Horse ID, you will need to update and upload the new negative coggins test.
Signing up for Shooting Sports
Members interested in Shooting Sports must enroll in each discipline that they are planning to shoot in addition to the discipline they are wanting to do their 4-H project on. This helps with record keeping, safety tracking, and ensuring that all members are enrolled correctly for their different projects. If you have any questions, please contact Kim.
How to enroll for Weld County Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF)?
The Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF) is not included in the project list in 4-H online. Please follow these instructions below to enroll. This is a 3 year program where members must be at least 15 years old at the time of the trip to participate. We are currently in year 3 and members must have signed up and participated in year 1 or 2 to be eligible to sign up for year 3.
When enrolling in 4-H Online, instead of clicking continue when you get to the Groups page, you need to go to the “Add a Group” box. Go to the first box and click on the down arrow and select “CWF Project”. Now click the “add to group” button. Once you have added the CWF Project in the Group section you can click continue and submit your enrollment.
Project Add/Drop Deadline
The deadline to add or drop a project is March 1, 2020. If you wish to add or drop a project, login to your 4-H Online account, go to the project page to make project changes.
What is the 4-H re-enrollment deadline for re-enrolling members?
The deadline for re-enrolling members in clubs is January 15, 2020. You must have your enrollment completed and fee turned in to your club leader by the club deadline so they can get them turned into the Extension Office. The 4-H enrollment deadline for new members and for all members who wish to exhibit at the 2020 Weld County Fair is March 1, 2020. There are other deadlines associated with specific projects. Check with your leader if you have questions.
What is the enrollment fee for re-enrolling members?
The annual enrollment fee is $35.00 when submitted by the January 15th deadline. The 4-H Cloverbud member fee is $25.00. There is an additional $10.00 fee for re-enrolling members and Cloverbuds each when submitted after the January 15th deadline.
What is the 4-H enrollment deadline for new members?
The deadline for enrolling members in clubs is March 1, 2020. You must have your enrollment completed and fee turned in to your club leader by the club deadline so they can get them turned into the Extension Office. The 4-H enrollment deadline for all members who wish to exhibit at the 2020 Weld County Fair is March 1, 2020. There are other deadlines associated with specific projects. Check with your leader if you have questions.
What is the enrollment fee for new members?
The annual enrollment fee is $35.00. The 4-H Cloverbud member fee is $25.00.
Please pay your 4-H Club your enrollment fees. The Extension Office will ONLY accept enrollment fees from 4-H club leaders.
Download helpful forms:
Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) Certification Program
4-H and FFA members enrolling in any market and/or breeding livestock or small animal projects for the first time regardless of age, must attend a Colorado Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) program. A Colorado Meat Quality Assurance (MQA) program is considered to be a training conducted using a Colorado 4-H MQA trailer.
4-H and FFA members will be required to attend a Colorado MQA program a minimum of twice during the course of their 4-H career – once as a junior (8-13 years old, 4-H age) and once again within one year after becoming a senior (14-18 years old, 4-H age) 4-H member. Members are encouraged to review the information and best practices found in the Colorado Meat Quality Assurance program annually.
4-H members enrolled in market and/or breeding livestock or small animal projects will sign the Animal Care & Housing form, indicating their understanding of and compliance with the good production practices taught in the Colorado 4-H Meat Quality Assurance program. Consequences for failing to comply with the Animal Care & Housing standards/Rules of Competition/4-H Code of Conduct/Colorado 4-H Youth Development Policies may result in removal from all 4-H livestock projects for the member/family. The Animal Care & Housing form must be filed every time the member signs up for any market and/or breeding livestock or small animal project.
Additional quality assurance certifications may be required by fairs, shows and sales. It is the sole responsibility of each individual exhibitor to review fair, show and sale rules for events they plan to participate in or attend, and to comply with any additional certifications at their own expense.
There are 32 MQA trainings offered throughout the state. You can attend any of these training. For a full list of trainings offered, please look in the newsletter. The Weld County MQA training will be held on Wednesday, May 27th from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Exhibition Building at Island Grove Park in Greeley. This training has several different stations that you will go through at your own pace. Please be here no later than 6:00 p.m. to attend the training.
For Example: Certifications such as the Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) may be required by fairs, shows or sales. In such a situation, The Colorado 4-H MQA certification is not a substitute for any fair, show or sale’s additional certification requirement.
Weld County Fair is requiring and accepting only MQA Certification. Colorado State Fair will accept either MQA or YQCA Certification.
Meat Quality Assurance List - Updated January 29, 2020
Market Animal ID Lists
Attention Market Beef Exhibitors,
Announcement #1:
Thanks for coming out to the Beef ID last Saturday, I feel things went very smooth. The 2020 Market Beef ID information has been posted at the bottom of the page. It is very important that you look at this information. This is the ONLY time that you have to change any information on that ID sheet. You have from now until Wednesday February 12, 2020 at 5:00pm to notify our office of any changes. All changes must be in writing using email to Michelle Langston, mlangston@co.weld.co.us. Phone calls will not be allowed! If changes are not made now they will not be allowed after Wednesday February 12, 2020.
Announcement #2:
If you have additional market cattle for the Colorado State Fair (other than the ones you brought down last Saturday to Beef ID). You must schedule an appointment by email no later than Friday, March 16, 2020. All tagging & retinal scanning will be done between Monday, March 23, 2020 – Friday, March 27, 2020 and Monday, March 30, 2020 – Wednesday, April 1, 2020 . Please notify Larry by email only! lhooker@co.weld.co.us , do not use a phone call. All tagging and retinal scans MUST be done by April 1, 2020, no exceptions!
Market Beef ID List
Market Goat ID List - Coming in May
Market Sheep ID List - Coming in May
Market Swine ID List - Coming in May
Market Chicken, Market Turkey and Market Rabbit ID List - Coming in July
Project Packets
There are three projects that have packets with lots of information, important dates and project workshops and practices. You can download the packet you are interested in.
Dog Packet
Horse Packet
Shooting Sports Packet