ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- High school
students are invited to apply for a $1,000 scholarship from the CHS Foundation, the
major giving entity of CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation's
leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and
foods
company.
The CHS Foundation will award more than 300 scholarships, 100 of
which will be given to high school students pursuing
agricultural-related degrees at colleges and universities across
the country. Students pursuing a STEM (science, technology,
engineering, math) field of study with an interest in agriculture
will also be considered.
"Last year, CHS awarded 240 scholarships to agriculture students
at 80 colleges across the United
States," says William Nelson,
president, CHS Foundation and vice president, CHS Corporate
Citizenship. "In 2015, CHS will build on its commitment to
developing future leaders by awarding more than 300 scholarships to
agriculture students throughout the
United States and Canada."
The high school scholarship application deadline is April 1, 2015. An independent, external committee
will select scholarship recipients based on essays, transcripts and
reference letters. For eligibility information and application
forms, visit www.chsinc.com/stewardship.
In addition to the 100 high school scholarships, CHS will award
more than 200 scholarships to students currently enrolled in an
agricultural-related degree at partnering two- and four-year
colleges throughout the United
States and Canada.
Application deadlines vary by university. For more
information and list of partnering universities, visit
www.chsinc.com/stewardship.
The CHS Foundation is the major giving entity of CHS Inc., the
nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy,
grains and foods company. As a part of the CHS stewardship focus,
the CHS Foundation supports education and leadership programs that
invest in the future of agriculture, cooperative business and rural
America.
CHS Inc. is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers,
ranchers and cooperatives across the
United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS
is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other
stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global
operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop
nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food
ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance,
financial and risk management services. The company operates
petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and
distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants,
propane and renewable energy products.
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SOURCE CHS Inc.