WALDO — A $1,500 scholarship for Waldo County residents entering their first or second year of post-secondary education is available through the Waldo County Extension Association, in cooperation with the Maine 4-H Foundation. 

Applicants must be pursuing a career in a field that supports University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s mission “to help Maine people improve their lives through an educational process that uses research-based knowledge.” Examples of eligible fields of study include, but are not limited to agriculture, horticulture, crop science, animal sciences, natural resource conservation, environmental sciences, home economics, nutrition, food systems, preventative health, youth development and education. 

Students who apply for this scholarship must complete the application and a 500- to 600-word essay discussing their future career goals and how this scholarship will help them achieve these goals. Applications must be returned to the Waldo County Cooperative Extension office by April 1. A single scholarship recipient will be announced by April 15, with funds awarded following completion of a successful first semester. 

More information and application materials can be found on the Waldo County webpage. 

For more information and to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Sadee Mehuren at sadee.mehuren@maine.edu or call 207.342.5971 or 1.800.287.1426 (toll-free in Maine). 

About University of Maine Cooperative Extension

As a trusted resource for over 100 years, Extension has supported UMaine's land and sea grant public education role by conducting community-driven, research-based programs in every Maine county. UMaine Extension seeks to build thriving communities and grow the food-based economy, focusing on aspects from production and processing to nutrition, food safety and food security. Extension also conducts the most successful out-of-school youth educational program in Maine through 4-H which offers hands-on projects in areas like health, science, agriculture and civic engagement and creates a positive environment where participants are encouraged to take on proactive leadership roles.