National DHIA Scholarships
Scholarship Sponsored by National Dairy Herd Information Association
In 2026, the National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) initiated a scholarship program, offering $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors and undergraduate college students. The program is open to full-time students who are either incoming or continuing their education at a technical college, or a two or four-year college/university.
Eligibility for the National DHIA scholarship requires the applicant to be either a family member or employee of a herd on DHI test, a family member of a DHI employee, or an employee of a DHI affiliate. Furthermore, the DHI affiliate for the herd or the affiliate employee must be a member of the National DHIA. The National DHIA membership includes AgSource Dairy, Central Counties DHIA, CentralStar Cooperative Inc.-DHI Services, Dairy One Cooperative Inc., DHI Cooperative Inc., Eastern Wisconsin Dairy Herd Improvement Cooperative, Idaho DHIA, Indiana State Dairy Association, Lancaster DHIA, Minnesota DHIA, Rocky Mountain DHIA, and United Federation of DHIs.
The selection committee for the scholarship will assess applicants based on various criteria including academic achievements, leadership qualities, community involvement, work experience, familiarity with and experience in DHIA, and responses to application questions. The deadline for application submissions is Oct. 31, 2025.
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