Scholarships

The AGCRA Scholarship program recognizes and rewards eligible AGCRA members and their authorized dependents and/or grandchildren based on academic excellence, community/school activities, and military affiliation or service (if applicable).

Eligibility

  • Any active AGCRA member or an active AGCRA member’s authorized dependents and/or grandchildren can apply.
  • Applicant must be accepted or enrolled as a student at an accredited university, college, community college, or trade school (otherwise known as an accredited institution), or enrolled in an established 529 education savings plan.
  • For initial scholarship winners, eligibility for a second-year AGCRA Scholarship requires the student to maintain a B average GPA or higher during their first AGCRA scholarship school year and submit their academic transcript for validation to agcra-scholarship-2nd-yr@agcra.com.  The first AGCRA scholarship school year includes the full completion of the Fall and Spring semesters (or equivalent).
  • Applicants can receive only two AGCRA scholarships.

The window for accepting 2026 scholarship applications closes on May 15, 2026. Please email SCHOLARSHIPS@AGCRA.COM to check on your application submission made before May 15th, or if you have questions.  We anticipate that AGCRA 2026 scholarship winners will be announced by mid-June 2026.

BRAND NEW - The 16th Annual AGCRA Scholarship Program will award one $5,000, two $2,500, and three $1,000 individual scholarships for 2026, and revalidate six $1,000 second-year scholarships from the 2025 Program.

The application opportunity for the 2026 Scholarship Program opened on 9 March 2026.  Scholarship applications must be received by 15 May 2026.

Scholarship winners will be notified first, followed by a worldwide announcement on all AGCRA social media sites listed below; please ensure they are among your favorites on social media.

IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES UPLOADING YOUR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION ON THIS WEBPAGE, THEN YOU CAN EMAIL THE APPLICATION DIRECTLY TO SCHOLARSHIPS@AGCRA.COM.

AGCRA Scholarship Donation Program.  Interested in donating to the AGCRA Scholarship Fund?  Pick your donation today!  Note - 2026 AGCRA Scholarship Fund Donation Giving Letters will be mailed by the end of the month of January 2027.  

How to apply:

  • Details of the AGCRA Scholarship Program can be found in our Memorandum of Instruction (MOI) by clicking the Download link HERE.
  • Applicants should read our Scholarship MOI first before completing their application.
  • We have also provided a scholarship application cover sheet template you can download as well.
  • You are requested to submit a single, consolidated .pdf scholarship application file.  If you have any issues creating your .pdf application, please contact Scholarships@agcra.com.
  • Note – You can still apply for an AGCRA scholarship if you have "no" ROTC, military affiliation, or prior / current military service.

Finally, you must be an active AGCRA member or an authorized dependent and/or grandchild of the active member to apply.  So, to upload your .pdf scholarship application, you must do one of the following:

  • Be a New or Renewing AGCRA Member – 1) sign up and register, and 2) then purchase a membership.
  • Already be an Active AGCRA Member – 1) log in, and 2) upload your scholarship application.
  • Be an Authorized Dependent and/or Grandchild of an Active Member – 1) log in with the Active Member’s username & password, and 2) then upload your scholarship application.

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