LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lake County Chapter of California Women for Agriculture, or CWA, is pleased to announce that they will accept scholarship applications from graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students now through April 1.

Applicants must be pursuing a degree that is related to agriculture and attend a two- or four-year program as a full-time student.

The Lake County Chapter of CWA is committed to promoting agriculture within Lake County through its AgVenture educational program, and throughout the state by speaking with California’s state representatives about agriculture issues.

Supporting students pursuing a career in agriculture is a top priority of the chapter and they were pleased to award $6000 to seven recipients in 2017.

Lake County graduating high school seniors and college or vocational students who have a grade point average of 3.0 or above are eligible to apply.

Application materials must be received by CWA on or before April 1.

The application and criteria are available at www.lakecountycwa.org .

For questions concerning the scholarship program, please contact Sausha Racine at 707-245-4787.