Azure Dillon 4-H Memorial Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must be a resident of Maine.
  3. Must be a current member of 4-H.
  4. Must be a graduating high school senior OR an individual who has graduated from high school, but has delayed going to college for no more than one year.
  5. Must be female.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This scholarship is available for female 4-H members in Maine who are active in 4-H activities. Students must be graduating high school seniors or have previously graduated from high school but delayed going to college for no more than one year.

Application requirements for the Azure Dillon 4-H Memorial Scholarship are:

  • Recommendation letter
  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Story
  • Resume
Additional Information: Scholarships are awarded based on a combination of demonstrated academic and 4-H excellence. Recipients will be requested to attend the foundation's annual meeting to receive their scholarship in person.

Award Amount: $1,000 annually, non-renewable. Scholarships are payable upon successful completion of the first semester of school. To receive the scholarship funds, recipients must mail a completed first-semester transcript to the foundation office. A check, made payable to the recipient, will be sent by the foundation within two weeks of receiving the transcript.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, March 1

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, March 1

The application deadline date has not yet been finalized for this year, but is expected to remain the same as last year. The deadline date shown here is tentative based on last year's date. Please check back in January for a refreshed application deadline date.Applications are available online on the Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation website. In addition to the completed application, the student must submit the following: a high school academic transcript; a photocopy of his/her 4-H story; a photocopy of her 4-H resume; and a letter of recommendation from a 4-H leader or educator (this letter cannot be from a parent). The student should not send any materials other than those requested.The student's application must also be reviewed and signed by his/her county 4-H staff; the application will not be accepted without this signature. Contact information for county 4-H offices is available on the Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation website by clicking on the 'UMaine Extension County Offices' link at the bottom of the page.The student must send his/her application to her county's 4-H office to be received by the deadline date. County 4-H staff must send approved applications to the foundation office to be received by March 9.
About Pine Tree State 4-H Foundation:
Contact Information: Dana Rickman, Foundation Assistant
Address: 5741 Libby Hall Room 103 Orono, Maine 04469-5741
Email: dana.rickman@maine.edu

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