The CHS Foundation will award 25 $1,000 high school scholarships to students planning to study an agricultural field at a two or four-year college and 50 $1,000 two-year college scholarships to first-year agricultural students attending a two-year college.

The application deadline for scholarships is April 1, 2009. An independent, external committee will select scholarship recipients based on essays, transcripts and reference letters. For eligibility information and application forms, students should visit the University Partnerships (http://www.chsfoundation.org/upartnerships.html) section of the CHS Foundation website (http://www.chsfoundation.org/).

The CHS Foundation also offers four-year university scholarships for students currently working toward an agricultural-related degree. Visit the CHS Foundation website (http://www.chsfoundation.org/) for application information and a list of participating universities.

The CHS Foundation (http://www.chsfoundation.org) is the major giving entity of CHS Inc.