The National Dairy Herd Information Association is offering $750 scholarships to full-time incoming and continuing students at technical and two-year and four-year colleges/universities. To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the applicant must be a family member or employee of a herd on DHI test, a family member of a DHI employee, or an employee of a DHI affiliate.
The DHI affiliate for the herd or affiliate employee must be a member of National DHIA. Judges will evaluate applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership, community activities and work experience, experience and knowledge of DHIA, and response to questions on the application.
National DHIA will award approximately 20 $750 scholarships. Applications are due October 15, with the recipients being announced at the 2014 National DHIA annual meeting.
To apply for a National DHIA scholarship, call the National DHIA scholarship committee at 616-897-7435 or 608-848-6455, ext. 112.