About our Scholarship Programs
The Ventura County chapter of California Women for Agriculture (VC-CWA) strives to promote agriculture awareness and education within our community. In support of this initiative, VC-CWA administers two local scholarship programs:
- Ag In The Classroom Conference Scholarships for local teachers - Stay tuned for information about the 2021 program. We expect Ag In The Classroom to be live and in person right here in Ventura this year!
- College Scholarships for local students planning to study and pursue careers related to agriculture. The 2021 scholarship application will be available soon, so check back!
The Ventura County chapter of California Women for Agriculture (VC-CWA) strives to promote agriculture awareness and education within our community. In support of this initiative, VC-CWA administers two local scholarship programs:
- Ag In The Classroom Conference Scholarships for local teachers - Stay tuned for information about the 2021 program. We expect Ag In The Classroom to be live and in person right here in Ventura this year!
- College Scholarships for local students planning to study and pursue careers related to agriculture. The 2021 scholarship application will be available soon, so check back!
2020 College Scholarships Awarded:
In recent years, we've enjoyed introducing our college scholarship winners at the Ventura County Fair, but as we all know, COVID-19 changed everything. We were pleased to be able to award 4 scholarships during 2020, and look forward to seeing what these amazing students achieve!
In recent years, we've enjoyed introducing our college scholarship winners at the Ventura County Fair, but as we all know, COVID-19 changed everything. We were pleased to be able to award 4 scholarships during 2020, and look forward to seeing what these amazing students achieve!
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Our 2020 VC-CWA Scholarship Winners are:
Carolyn Leavens Memorial Scholarship: Julia Fernandez Topa Topa Flywheelers Scholarship: Enrique Rodriguez Agriculture Employee Family Award: Audrey Knight General CWA Scholarship: Sam Hoyt Thank you to all the students that entered the 2020 contest and to the Topa Topa Flywheelers for their generous support of our scholarship program. |
Ag in the Classroom is an annual 3-day conference where teachers and education professionals can learn about agriculture, and be provided with tools, tricks, and curriculum which will enable them to bring agriculture into their classrooms. When we help our teachers introduce the next generation to the importance of agriculture, we all will benefit for generations to come. 2021's Ag in the Classroom Conference will be held right here in Ventura! Stay tuned for all the details.
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What a great opportunity for these teachers and their students!
In 2019, your support enabled VCCWA to scholarship these local teachers to Ag In The Classroom: Stacy Hunter and Susan Camarena, teachers at Huemene Elementary School, Steve Alnwick, an Inclusion Teacher who works with disabled students (his wife was able to go too!), Maria Chambers, a teacher at Sonshine Preschool in Ventura.
Thank you for your support and helping make this program possible.
In 2019, your support enabled VCCWA to scholarship these local teachers to Ag In The Classroom: Stacy Hunter and Susan Camarena, teachers at Huemene Elementary School, Steve Alnwick, an Inclusion Teacher who works with disabled students (his wife was able to go too!), Maria Chambers, a teacher at Sonshine Preschool in Ventura.
Thank you for your support and helping make this program possible.
If you would like to specifically support VCCWA's Scholarship Program, we would love to hear from you. Please click here to contact us and share your thoughts on this. Supporting our students and teachers in their agriculture hopes and dreams is a great investment.
