The Harris Thomas Fellowship will be awarded to students who must be an Illinois Farm Bureau member, spouse or child of a member. Applicants must be majoring in agriculture, agribusiness, or a closely related field at a public university, excluding the University of Illinois. Preference will be given to students who reside in southern Illinois, defined as south of Springfield. Acceptable uses of funding include tuition and fees, lab supplies, program, and conference fees to present research. Funding may not be used for capital expenditures or summer salary for PI. Individuals may only receive one fellowship from the IAA Foundation in their academic career. The IAA Foundation enhances the future of agriculture by offering college scholarships to Illinois farm families, Illinois Farm Bureau members, spouses, and their children who major in agriculture-related courses of study. The IAA Foundation is pleased to administer scholarships on behalf of families and agriculture partners who wish to support students and help assure a well-qualified, professional agricultural workforce in Illinois. Applicants may be previous recipients of an IAA Foundation scholarship. In addition to individual scholarship eligibility guidelines, selection of recipients is based on activities and involvement, financial plan, essay response, personal statements and in some cases, academic performance. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.