Ohio Soybean Council Foundation
Scholarship Program
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS TUESDAY JANUARY, 17th 2012 at 5:00PM
The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF) is pleased to announce scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students who are pursuing degrees related to the application of science and technology to the soybean industry and agriculture at Ohio colleges and universities. These scholarships are designed to promote career development in the soybean industry.
Three undergraduate scholarships of up to $3,000 each will be awarded, and one $3000 Farmer, Lumpe and McClelland Excellence in Communications Scholarship, which was founded to provide resources to young people with a passion for agricultural and business communication. Also available to one undergraduate student is a $5,000 Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship, named to honor Dr. Vijayendran’s contributions to the soybean industry through his scientific research and commercialization activities at Battelle.
Two scholarships of up to $5,000 each are available to students who are enrolled as full-time graduate students in an Ohio college or university. Applicants must be conducting research in bioproducts, biobased materials, bioengineering, biopolymers or a related field, and must be focused on the development and use of biobased products and materials derived from soybeans. Applicants must have proof of legal residency in the U.S.
Download your 2012-2013 Scholorship Applications TODAY!
2012 UnderGrad Application(Download in Word)
2012 UnderGrad Application(Download in Excel)
2012 Graduate Application(Download in Word)
2012 Graduate Application(Download in Excel)
For more information, contact Tom Fontana at tfontana@soyohio.org or dblankenship@soyohio.org
Previous Scholarship Winners
The OSCF Scholarship Program was established in 2008, and to date, three classes of scholarship winners have been named as follows:
Undergraduate- 2011/2012 Academic Year
|
Name |
School |
Hometown |
Major |
Award |
|
Dustin Homan |
The Ohio State University |
Botkins |
Agricultural Education |
$3,000 |
|
Andrew Klopfenstein |
The Ohio State University |
Haviland |
Agricultural Engineering |
$3,000 |
|
Emily Krueger |
The Ohio State University |
West Salem |
Agricultural Communications |
$3,000 *Farmer, Lump + McClelland Scholarship |
|
Brent Stammen |
The Ohio State University |
Rossburg |
Agricultural Communications |
$3,000 |
|
Rhiannon Schneider |
The Ohio State University |
Grafton |
Crop Sciences |
$3,000 |
|
Rachel Yoho |
Capital University |
Sunbury |
Biology |
$5,000* *Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship |
Graduate - 2011/2012 Academic Year ($5,000 Scholarship)
- Sasiwimon Buddhiranon of Akron, is a PhD candidate in Polymer Engineering with a concentration in Phase Behavior and Miscibility of Poly Based Polymers at the University of Akron.
- Andika Gunadi of Wooster, is a Masters candidate at the Ohio State University OARDC in plant pathology.
Undergraduate - 2010/2011 Academic Year
|
Name |
School |
Hometown |
Major |
Award |
|
Julia Faeth |
University of Dayton |
New Riegel |
Chemical Engineering |
$3,000 |
|
Dustin Homan |
The Ohio State University |
Botkins |
Agricultural Education |
$3,000 |
|
Justin Rismiller |
The Ohio State University |
Rossburg |
Agribusiness and Applied Economics |
$3,000 |
|
Abby Snyder |
The Ohio State University |
Kingston |
Food Science; Chemistry; and English |
$3,000 |
|
Rachel Yoho |
Capital University |
Galena |
Biology |
$5,000* *Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship |
Graduate - 2010/2011 Academic Year ($5,000 Scholarship)
- Ryan Hottle of Granville is a Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Science with a concentration in Carbon Sequestration in Soy-Maize Agricultural Systems at The Ohio State University
- Hehe Wang of Wooster is a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Pathology at The Ohio State University.
Undergraduate - 2009/2010 Academic Year
|
Name |
School |
Hometown |
Major |
Award |
|
Julia Faeth |
University of Dayton |
New Riegel |
Chemical Engineering |
$5,000* *Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship |
|
Alexander Johnson |
The Ohio State University |
West Manchester |
Ag Business |
$3,000 |
|
Kara Riggs |
The Ohio State University |
Sunbury |
Plant Health Management |
$3,000 |
|
Johnathan Schaeffer |
Wilmington College |
Castalia |
Ag Business |
$3,000 |
|
Abby Snyder |
The Ohio State University |
Kingston |
Food Science |
$3,000 |
Graduate - 2009/2010 Academic Year ($5,000 Scholarship)
- Neelakandan Chandrasekaran, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Akron, majoring in Polymer Engineering.
Undergraduate - 2008/2009 Academic Year
|
Name |
School |
Hometown |
Major |
Award |
|
Laura Bruner |
The Ohio State |
Wauseon |
Plant Health |
$3,000 |
|
Kate Gearhart |
The Ohio State |
Chillicothe |
Plant Health |
$3,000 |
|
Jason Greve |
The Ohio State |
Anna |
Crop Science |
$3,000 |
|
Brian Herringshaw |
The Ohio State |
Bowling Green |
Agricultural |
$3,000 |
|
Kara Riggs |
The Ohio State |
Sunbury |
Plant Health |
$3,000 |
Graduate - 2008/2009 Academic Year ($5,000 Scholarship)
- Margaret Ellis, a Ph.D. candidate at The Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, majoring in Plant Pathology.
Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship
The Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship is designed to encourage students at Ohio colleges and universities to pursue majors that will lead to future innovations in biobased materials and their commercialization. For the 2009/2010 academic year, this scholarship was awarded to Julia Faeth of the University of Dayton.
Established in 2009, the Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship was named in honor of Dr. Vijayendran's (pictured to the left) contributions to the soybean industry, through his scientific research and commercialization activities at Battelle.
As part of a partnership between the Ohio Soybean Council and Battelle, Dr. Vijayendran's team at Battelle has conducted research that has led to significant discoveries of new industrial uses for soybeans, including soy-based toners, powder coatings, and plasticizers, all of which have been licensed and are in the process of being commercialized.
These innovations have generated national and worldwide attention, including four R&D 100 awards, European Plastic Award, Society of Plastic Engineers Sustainability Award, United Soybean Board Industrial products Award and more recently the 2008 U.S. Presidential Green Chemistry Award. Without Dr. Vijayendran's work, this success would not have been possible.
In addition, Dr. Vijayendran was named the 2009 winner of American Soybean Association's Special Meritorious Award and United Soybean Board's Outstanding Achievement Award. Both are the highest awards available from these organizations.
In 2009, Battelle contributed $50,000 toward building an endowment in support of this scholarship. This amount was matched by OSCF.
Eligibility
Undergraduate student applicants must be Ohio residents, enrolled as full-time students at an Ohio college or university, with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in their major field, and having attained at least sophomore status by the fall of the year of application. Eligible majors include agricultural science, agricultural engineering, agricultural communications, agricultural business, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical engineering or a related field. Applicants must also demonstrate the desire to pursue a career focused on the application of science and technology to agriculture.
Graduate student applicants must be enrolled as full-time students at an Ohio college or university, and have proof of legal residency in the United States. Applicants must be conducting research in bioproducts, biobased materials, bioengineering, biopolymers or a related field, and focused on the development and use of biobased products and materials derived from soybeans.
OSCF scholarship funds will be paid directly to the educational institution, and are to be used directly for tuition, fees, lab fees and books. Scholarships are not renewable, although recipients may reapply. Scholarships are awarded competitively based on merit, and on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, age, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, or military or veteran status.
