Virgil L. Strickler Youth Reserve Program Scholarships

EXHIBITOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Exhibitor Scholarships are available for applicants who currently attend or plan to attend any two-year or four-year college or university in Ohio.

$1,000 Junior Fair Beef Cattle Breeding and/or Market Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

$1,000 Junior Fair Swine Breeding and/or Market Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

$1,000 Junior Fair Sheep Breeding and/or Market Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

$1,000 Junior Fair Poultry Breeding and/or Market Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

$1,000 Junior Fair Boer Goat Breeding and/or Market Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

$1,000 Junior Fair Dairy Cattle Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

$1,000 Junior Fair Dairy Goat Exhibitor

$1,000 Junior Fair Dog Exhibitor

$1,000 Junior Fair Horse Exhibitor

$1,000 Junior Fair Rabbit Exhibitor

$1,000 Junior Fair Non-Livestock Exhibits & Activities Exhibitor (Two [2] scholarships will be awarded)

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY ENDOWMENT SCHOLARSHIPS

The following scholarships require enrollment in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, are attending any campus, including The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (“ATI”), and are current junior exhibitors at the Ohio State Fair. If there are no candidates enrolled in the College, scholarship(s) will be open to students enrolled in any college in the University that otherwise meet the selection criteria above.

OEC I Youth Reserve Program Scholarship

Must be an incoming first-year student.

OEC II Youth Reserve Program Scholarship

Must be an incoming first-year student.

Governor James A. Rhodes Junior Fair Endowment Fund Scholarship

Must be an incoming first-year student.

General Manager’s Endowment Fund Scholarship

Must be majoring in Animal Sciences. In the event that there are no qualified students majoring in Animal Sciences, applicants enrolled in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences who meet the other criteria may be considered for the scholarship.

The Ohio Expositions Commissioner’s Endowment Fund Scholarship

Must be majoring in Animal Sciences. In the event that there are no qualified students majoring in Animal Sciences, applicants enrolled in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences who meet the other criteria may be considered for the scholarship.

The Ohio Expositions Commissioner Chair’s Endowment Fund Scholarship

Must be majoring in Animal Sciences. In the event that there are no qualified students majoring in Animal Sciences, applicants enrolled in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences who meet the other criteria may be considered for the scholarship.

Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame Non-Livestock Junior Fair Exhibitors Endowment Fund Scholarship

Must be an incoming first-year student. Scholarship will be presented at the Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame Ceremony on Thursday, July 31, 2024.