Sunflower scholarships available

The National Sunflower Association is seeking applicants for the Curtis Stern Memorial Scholarship. In tribute to the dedicated work of Curtis Stern, an industry advocate and former NSA board member, the NSA Board of Directors established a memorial scholarship in his name. Funds assist students who study in the field of agriculture with a special emphasis on sunflower production, promotion or research. Preference will be given to students who are in their last two years of undergraduate studies or in graduate level studies and have maintained at least a cumulative 3.0 gpa on a 4.0=A scale. Application deadline is April 1. A total of $4,600 is available for the scholarship this year. Applications can be submitted online by visiting https://ndcf.net/receive/scholarships/stern.html to learn more. Contact Tina Mittelsteadt by email at [email protected] with any questions.