NILE Foundation Scholarship Program

A new year brings new opportunities for youth in agriculture! The NILE Foundation is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year.

For over 30 years, the NILE (Northern International Livestock Exposition) has awarded scholarships to deserving FFA and 4-H students who have been leaders in their respective programs, excelled in the classroom, participated in NILE events and are actively involved in their communities.

“Youth in agriculture are our primary focus and the NILE Foundation is dedicated to creating scholarships for young people who aspire to a career in agriculture. To date the NILE and the NILE Foundation have collaborated on over $1 million for youth pursing secondary studies and we seek to increase that amount every year,” said NILE General Manager David Allen.

Scholarships will be awarded and announced in April 2025. Similar to previous years, the NILE Scholarship Committee will be awarding five levels of scholarships:

High School One Time Scholarship: Awarded to high school seniors that meet the qualifications listed in the guidelines.

Rolling Scholarship: The rolling scholarships will be offered to a select group of High School Seniors who will have the opportunity to renew the scholarship yearly, up to four years of their secondary education. Recipients of rolling scholarships will be chosen from the pool of applicants that are current seniors in High School.

Secondary One Time Scholarship: A one-time grant, for students already enrolled in College or a Vo-Tech school meeting the qualifications.

Shining Star: All qualified applicants are eligible. This scholarship is for an applicant that stands out in the crowd.

NILE Legacy Award: Offered to students that have been very active in various NILE events from the time they were young!

Hugh F. Miller Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of long time NILE Member, Hugh Miller. Two $500 scholarships will be awarded in his memory.

Needle In The Haystack: This scholarship will be randomly drawn for during the NILE Foundation’s Stetson and Stilettos Fundraiser to be held this spring. All scholarship applicants will be eligible and must be present to win.

Scholarship applications and guidelines can be found at http://www.thenile.org Applications must be received no later than March 1, 2025. No hard copies will be accepted; Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.

Each year the NILE touches the lives of nearly 10,000 youth and provides over $55,000 in cash and live animal scholarships. Major highlights of NILE Youth Programs are the NILE Merit Heifer Program, 4th Grade Ag Education, Jr. Fed Livestock Show, Scholarship Program, and Internship Program. Live Animal scholarships are donations of heifers to kids in the Merit Heifer Program.

The NILE Foundation was established in 2009 as a supporting arm of the NILE organization, which is dedicated to the promotion of livestock, agriculture education, and respect for the western culture. It is funded through generous donations and the NILE Foundation’s annual fundraiser.