4‑H Auction Scholarships
Applications will be available June 1 and must be completed and due by August 1. There will be a minimum of 4 (four) $5,000 and 10 (ten) $2,500, and 15 (fifteen) $1,000 scholarships. They will be presented prior to the 4-H Auction on August 24th in the Compeer Arena.
Since 1995, when the first scholarship of $500 was awarded, 603 recipients have received $959,000 total in scholarships. Scholarship Sponsors provide 50% of funds and the MLBA 4‑H Purple Ribbon Auction matches each of the Sponsors' donations from the auction proceeds.
Scholarship applications are open as of June 2, 2025. The deadline to apply is 11:59 PM on August 1, 2025. Please read the information at the top of the application form for additional information and eligibility requirements.
Eligibility:
The 4-H Auction Scholarship is open to Minnesota 4-H members who have graduated from high school and are enrolled in any 4-H animal science project in the current year (this includes dairy, horse, rabbits, dog, llama, etc., as well as the livestock projects that are eligible for the MLBA 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction). Scholarship recipients may be attending any accredited 2 or 4 year college or university and be pursuing a degree in any major. 4-H members that have previously received the 4-H Auction Scholarship are not eligible to apply or receive a scholarship a second time.