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Farm, Food, Life

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Everyone Needs Farming

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Reaping the Goodness

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Nature has the Roots

Jefferson Scholarship Fund.
Making Dreams a Reality.

To be considered for a Jefferson Scholarship award you must be a graduate of a Joint School District #251 High School and apply for a scholarship. To be considered for student funding for the IEN High School program you must be enrolled or enrolling in the Rigby High School IEN program and apply for the funding.

Scholarship funding may be deferred for up to 3 years following the awarding of the Scholarship at the request of the scholarship recipient.

Application submission for the 2024-2025 academic year is now closed. Recipients will be notified by June 15th. Application submission will reopen on February 15, 2025 for the 2025-2026 year.

Application Checklist

  • School Activities
  • Work Experience
  • Volunteer Experience
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • Transcript Release

Money

Scholarships help alleviate financial stress for students and enable them to obtain an education they might not have received otherwise.

Time

Scholarships allow students more time to focus on their studies because they can remove the obstacle of balancing school and work.

Connections

Earning a scholarship can connect students with generous donors as well as colleges they might not have considered otherwise.