The Navidad Valley Cattle-Women (NVCW) were blessed to receive a donation of Cody Johnson concert tickets last spring from a very generous donor. The proceeds received by auctioning off the tickets have been designated to assist with piloting a collegiate scholarship program. Since founded in 2004, Navidad Valley CattleWomen have awarded over $90,000 in scholarships. Until now, these scholarships were given to graduating high school seniors. For the first time, a scholarship will be awarded to a student in college.
The applicant must be a graduate of a high school in Lavaca, Fayette, or Colorado counties or the equivalent thereof. The applicant must be a junior, senior, or graduate student in a Texas college or university. Additionally, their major must involve agriculture.
Applicants must have a 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Some additional items requested by the committee include a completed NVCW Collegiate Scholarship application which includes a resume and an essay (maximum 500 words, minimum 12-point font) about her/himself and demonstrates their willingness to support the production and consumption of beef through their career choice and life goals, a copy of his/her official transcript through the completion of the most recent semester of coursework, and one letter of recommendation from a faculty member at the college/university. The winning applicant will be paid a one-time award of $1,000 to be used toward tuition or other education-related expenses.
