Scholarship Overview

Cooper Freshmen Agriculture Scholarship is offered by the Purdue University. This scholarship is for pursuing a Bachelors Degree, The Cooper Freshmen Agriculture Scholarship is given yearly to any number of students depending upon the university. Scholarship amount is decided by the university which will be used to waive the tuition fee for the student.. To be eligible for this grant, applicants must have taken the 12th grade. Students from abroad must take English proficiency exams like TOEFL, IELTS in order to be eligible for this award.

Applicable course, university and country

This scholarship is applicable for Bachelors Degree

This scholarship is applicable for the following courses in Purdue University in USA

• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Systems Management
  Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics (multiple concentrations)
• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Communication
  Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education

Scholarship amount details

Scholarship amount can be used for

Type of Expense	Indicates if scholarship can be used for this type of expense
Tuition & Fees	✔Scholarship amount can be used for this
Living Expense	×Not covered in scholarship
Accommodation	×Not covered in scholarship
Air Fare/Travel Expenses	×Not covered in scholarship
Spouse/Child Care	×Not covered in scholarship
Health Cover	×Not covered in scholarship
Application	×Not covered in scholarship
Others	×Not covered in scholarship

Student Awards

Number of students to be awarded: Varies

Scholarship Eligibility

Special Restrictions

• No Special Restriction applicable

Exams Details

Exam name	Indicates if exam is required and cutoff (if any)
TOEFL	Required (minimum score 80)
IELTS	Required (minimum score 6.5)
12	Required

Eligibility

• Applicants must have passed high school
• Applicants must meet or exceed these minimum high school expectations.
  • Math—eight semesters
  • English—eight semesters
  • Lab science—six semesters (for engineering applicants, chemistry experience is expected; for nursing, pharmacy and veterinary nursing, two semesters must be chemistry and two must be biology)
  • Social studies—six semesters
  • World language—four semesters
• Students interested in applying for technical programs (engineering, science, health-related majors, technology, and agriculture, etc.) should take as much advanced coursework as possible in math and science (pre-calculus, AP/IB Calculus, AP/IB Biology, AP/IB Chemistry, and AP/IB Physics).
• A student will initially receive the award as a freshmen but has the potential to renew the scholarship as long as the required criteria is maintained.

Application Process for this scholarship

• Overall grades in academic coursework
• Grades related to intended major
• Strength of your overall high school curriculum
• Trends in achievement (If you have weaker grades/courses, were they earlier in your high school record?)
• Grades in academic core coursework (English, academic math, laboratory science, foreign language, social studies)
• Proof of English proficiency (for citizens of non-English speaking countries)
• Ability to be successful in intended major
• Essay and answers to Purdue questions
• Personal background and experiences
• Submit FAFSA. 
• There is no separate scholarship application.

Scholarship Application

Students will be auto-considered for this scholarship when they apply for the courses on which this scholarship is applicable. No separate application is needed.

Important Dates

	Date	Additional Details
Application final end date	November 01, 2023	Application deadline to be considered for Purdue's full range of scholarships

Please note that these dates could be in local country times and may not be IST (Indian standard time).

Contact email	AgScholarships@purdue.edu
Phone number	765-494-8470