Sep 14, 2015
ARLINGTON, VA -- During the month of September, students across the U.S. will be conducting rice promotional programs for entry in the annual National Rice Month (NRM) scholarship contest, sponsored by Dow AgroSciences. Be on the lookout for promotions going on in your state to support scholarship applicants. Encourage high school seniors to review the contest application and plan a promotion. There is still time to compete!
Three scholarship prizes totaling $8,500 will be awarded. The grand prize is a $4,000 scholarship and a trip to the scholarship presentation in December at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Second place is a $3,000 scholarship and the third-place winner will receive $1,500. Entries will be judged on their creativity and impact in promoting U.S.-grown rice, NRM, and the importance of rice in their state. For more details and the official contest entry form, visit the scholarship web page.
High school graduating students from rice-growing states -- Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas -- are eligible. Entry forms are due October 15.