Scholarship Program
Are you a college student looking to pursue a career in the dairy industry? We want to help.
Every year the cooperative awards five $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate students pursuing careers in the dairy industry.
MDVA will also offer one $1,000 scholarship to a graduate student pursuing a master’s degree or Ph.D. in dairy science.
Applications are typically available in November and are due in February of the following year.
Scholarship Details
To be eligible for a scholarship, applicants must be one of the following:
- Child or grandchild of an active Maryland & Virginia member
- Employee of an active Maryland & Virginia member
- Child of an MDVA employee
For more information about the cooperative’s scholarship program, please contact Ginny Funk at vfunk@mdvamilk.com.
Current Winners
Congratulations 2024 Scholarship Winners!
Maryland & Virginia is pleased to announce the deserving students selected as this year’s scholarship winners.
A total of $6,500 was awarded to help offset college expenses for the 2024-2026 academic school year.
The recipients were selected based on their responses to essay questions, financial need, leadership and career aspirations.
Emory Bewley
Susquehanna, Pennsylvania -Penn State University
Joseph Coltrane
Pleasant Garden, North Carolina -University of Mount Olive
Lemuel Coltrane
Pleasant Garden, North Carolina -University of Mount Olive
Regan Jackson
Boyce, Virginia –
Louisiana State University
Keegan Stuver
Frederick, Maryland — University of Maryland
Sara Stoltzfus
Berlin, Pennsylvania – University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ainsley Sellers
Lebanon, Pennsylvania – Penn State University
