Below is a list of scholarships and awards available to University of Illinois undergraduates in Crop Sciences. For more information on undergraduate scholarships and awards, please contact Fred Kolb (e-mail f-kolb@illinois.edu).

• Ensminger Scholarship Fund. One $500 scholarship available yearly for a student in Crop Sciences. Award based on academic achievement, leadership, extracurricular activities and financial need. Funds made available from Dr. M. E. Ensminger, Project Manager of the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center from 1934-37, and his wife Audrey Watts Ensminger. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• Eugene C. Hoerner Scholarships. Six $1,000 Scholarships available yearly for undergraduate students in Crop Sciences with a preference for students who are residents of Livingston County, IL. Award based on merit and high scholastic standards, leadership and service. Award in memory of Eugene C. Hoerner, who managed and owned grain elevators in Livingston County prior to his death in 1992. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• Robert W. Howell Memorial Scholarship. Scholarship in memory of Professor Robert Howell, former head [1971-1982] of the Department of Agronomy. One $500 award to an undergraduate student with junior standing or above who was reared with a non-farm background, and is majoring in Crop Sciences. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• Illinois Seed Trade Association Alvin L. Lang Scholarship. One $500 scholarship to a junior or senior with a strong academic record and demonstrated leadership along with a commitment to professional career in the plant sciences. Scholarship in honor of the late Dr. Lang, a 36 year faculty member in the University of Illinois Department of Agronomy. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• Dr. Malcolm H. McVickar Award in Agronomy. At least one $500 scholarship available yearly for one deserving student in Crop Sciences. Award in memory of Dr. Malcolm H. McVickar, internationally renowned agronomist. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• Illinois Forage & Grassland Council Darrell A. Miller Scholarship Fund. One $750 scholarship to a student enrolled in the Department of Crop Sciences who has a demonstrated interest in forages and grasslands. Scholarship in honor of Emeritus Professor Darrell A. Miller, a 29 year faculty member and Teaching Coordinator for the Department of Agronomy and the Department of Crop Sciences. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• Daniel E. and Joan Pfister Scholarship. One $1,000 merit-based scholarship to a student who has demonstrated leadership, with a preference for students from Woodford, McLean or Livingston Counties, IL. Funding made available by Daniel E. and Joan Pfister of Palos Heights, IL. Special application available from the Department of Crop Sciences, AE-120 Turner Hall. Filing deadline: October 1.
• A.F. Crow Undergraduate Scholarship. One $1,000 merit-based scholarship to a student who has a demonstrated interest in corn breeding and genetics or the seed corn industry and current enrollment as an undergraduate student in the Dept. of Crop Sciences at UIUC.