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National DHIA to Award Scholarships


Published: Friday, September 27, 2024

The National Dairy Herd Information Assn. announced that it will offer $1,000 scholarship to high school seniors and college undergraduate students. Applicants must be full-time incoming or continuing students at a technical college or a two-year or four-year college university.

To be eligible for a National DHIA scholarship, the applicant must be a family member or employee of a herd on DHIA test, family member of a DHIA employee or employee of a DHIA affiliate. The DHIA affiliate for the herd or affiliate employee must be a member of National DhIA.

Members of National DHIA include AgSourc Dairy. Arizona DHIA, Central Counties DHIA, CentreStar Cooperative Inc.-DHIA Service, Dairy One Cooperative Inc. DHIA Cooperative Inc. Eastern Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative Idaho DHIA, Indiana State Dairy Assn. Lancaster DHIA, Minnesota DHIA, Rocky Mountain DHIA, and United Federation of DHIAs.

The scholarship selection committee will evaluate applicants based on scholastic achievements, leadership community activities work experience knowledge of and experience with DHIA and responses to questions on the application . Applications are due Oct. 31. Recipients will be announced at the 2025 National DHIA annual meeting and Leadership session.

To apply for a National DHIA scholarship go to www.dhia.org/scholarship and download and complete the electronic application form. For a more information, contact JoDee Sattler, National. Generous contribution from National DHIA members, friends and supporters help fund these scholarship.

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