HENSALL – Hensall Co-op recently announced applications are open for its Bright Futures Scholarship.
The Bright Futures Scholarship provides post- secondary scholarships to students who are entering their first year of post-secondary education and have shown a career interest in agriculture or a field or trade that will advance rural communities and economies.
Up to three one-time $2,500 scholarships are awarded to students who are children or grandchildren of individuals who as of March 1:
– were a member of Hensall Co-op;
– were an employee of Hensall Co-op; or
– had a controlling interest in an entity that was a member.
“Hensall Co-op is proud to be Farmer Owned, and proud to support the education of the youth in our communities,” company officials state in an April 3 press release.
More details related to eligibility criteria are outlined in the application form available at hensallco-op.ca. The application deadline is Aug. 1.