SYRACUSE, N.Y. — American Dairy Association North East is offering two scholarships for college students who have completed one year of post-secondary education and are interested in agriculture, dairy product marketing, dairy manufacturing, agricultural communications, journalism or dairy product nutrition. Applications are due online by December 31 and must include essay responses and a current college transcript.

Applications for the $500 Leo Briggs Memorial – American Dairy Association North East Scholarship must have exhibited leadership in dairy promotion, and applicants for the $1000 Dawn Houppert Memorial – American Dairy Association North East Scholarship must be a current or former dairy ambassador or dairy princess from New York.

All applicants must reside in the ADA North East region – New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and northern Virginia.

The applications are available on AmericanDairy.com under “For Farmers/Scholarships and Grants.”