Youth Scholarship Program
Your 2024 scholarship winners:
Aubrianna Morsie Blanchester, OH Club: Clinton County Beekeepers Mentor: Sue Poland |
Charlotte Bodin Bellefontaine, OH Club: Top of Ohio Mentor: Benjamin Kennedy |
Charlotte Downes Magnolia, OH Club: Stark County Beekeepers Mentor: Carol Kralik |
Grant Riegel Jackson, OH Club: Jackson Beekeepers Mentor: Brandon Crosier |
Jozalynn Tucker Pomeroy, OH Club: Mentor: James Osborne |
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Lola McCarroll West Milton, OH Club: Mentor: Dwight Wells |
Madyson Christman New Concord, OH Club: Guernsey Noble Beekeepers Mentor: Don Crock |
Paisley McCarroll West Milton, OH Club: Mentor: Dwight Wells |
Preston Smeltzer Perrysville, OH Club: Richland Area Beekeepers Mentor: Chuck Stickelman |
Ryace Boyer Belpre, OH Club: Athens County Area Beekeepers Mentor: Sandy Vincent |
Scholarship Information for 2025 Applicants
Applications for 2025 applicants will open on August 1, 2024. The number of scholarships available per year will vary based on the number of available funds and donations. The number will be posted each year on the OSBA website. For 2025, there will be 10 scholarships available: 5 designated for 4-H and 5 designated for FFA
Ohio State Beekeepers Association supports new young beekeepers through our Youth Scholarship Program. We realize that the success of a new beekeeper is not reliant on the student's work and money alone but on the partnership's effort. Thus, the Youth Scholarship Program encourages the participation of parents/guardians, 4-H/FFA Ohio advisers, local Ohio associations, and mentors.
While the document below explains the program guidelines in detail, here is a quick overview:
Selection Criteria
- Students must be between the ages of 12 and 18 by January 1st of the scholarship year (2025), be a member of 4-H / FFA, and be enrolled in public, private, or home school.
- The applicants must complete and return the application by Saturday, September 14th, 2024.
Selection Process
- The selection committee will carefully consider each candidate and select the finalists on the completion of their application.
- The OSBA Youth Scholarship winners will be announced on Saturday, October 5th, 2024.
The selected Partnership Program Scholars will receive:
- Woodenware and tools for two hives (see attached document)
- 1 – year free membership to the OSBA, with an electronic newsletter
- 1 – year subscription to American Bee Journal
- 1 – year subscription to Bee Culture
- Free attendance at the OSBA Fall Convention (including two guests)
Download the 2025 Program Documents and Application. If you have any questions, please contact the OSBA Youth Scholarship Program by email at or call 419.438.7335.
To find a local association in your area, see https://ohiostatebeekeepers.org/local-associations/
Download the application; please click: Youth Scholarship Application
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