The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation has awarded $1,000 scholarships for tuition to 54 Iowa high school seniors who plan to study agriculture at their chosen colleges and universities, and renewed scholarships for 116 current college students. First-time applicants in high school this year were asked to write an essay indicating the contributions they expect to make to agriculture and the rural community. They also were selected based on their academic achievement, financial need, community and extracurricular involvement, and letters of recommendation. Students are eligible to renew the scholarships for up to four years by maintaining a minimum grade-point average of 2.5 and by being a student in good standing with the college or university. Click here to view the list of first-time recipients.