Scholarship
About the Scholarship
The District is going to be granting $1000 scholarships to TWO Garrett County students for the fall of 2026.
In order to qualify, the student must meet the following requirements.
- High school senior OR high school graduate planning to attend college this fall, OR college student who will still be a student during fall of 2026
- Attending (or attended) high school as a Garrett County resident, in either public school; private school; or homeschool
- Have a high school or college grade point average of 3.0 or better
- Major in agricultural, natural resources, large animal medicine, or related field
Previous winners are eligible.
Completed application and unofficial transcript, along with a one-page essay are due to the Garrett Conservation District Office by the stated deadline.
Selection of the recipient will be made by the Garrett Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors.
Transcript Guidelines:
- High school seniors – High school transcript
- Graduated but not in college yet – High school transcript
- In college but less than 24 credits completed – High school transcript and college transcript
- Over 24 college credits – College transcript
The 2026 Scholarship is Now Open
Gather Before Completing Application
Before completing your application, compile the following information:
- Your GPA
- The College you plan to attend Fall of 2025
- Your field of study
- Date you sent in your college application (Approximation is okay if you do not know the exact date.)
- List of your Extra-Curricular Activities
- List of any work experience you have had in agriculture, natural resources, and/or large animal medicine
- 3 References. Know their addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses.
To Apply
Steps to Apply:
- Complete application by clicking on the button to the right. The application is online and will go directly to us when you submit it. You will then need to either email or mail the rest of your documents.
- Write a one-page essay telling us your future career plans and why you think we should select you for the scholarship
- Obtain unofficial transcripts.
- Mail the essay and transcripts to: Garrett Soil Conservation District at 1916 Maryland Hwy, Suite C, Mt. Lake Park, MD 21550 or email to jeannie.frazee@maryland.gov no later than the stated deadline of May 1, 2026. All documents must be received by the deadline in order for you to be included in the selection process.
- Selection will be made by August 1, 2026.
Note: Application, essay, and transcripts do not need to be sent all together, but they must all be in our office by the deadline. You will be disqualified if we do not have all components by the deadline. It is your responsibility to make sure we have everything. We will not be sending reminders concerning missing portions. You may call our office at 301-501-5886 to check to see if we have everything. Or send an email to jeannie.frazee@maryland.gov.
Transcripts to apply for the scholarship can be the unofficial version, however, if you win the scholarship, you will need to supply us with your official transcripts before the scholarship is released.