Scholarship Application
Achieve Greatness with 4-H
The 2027 application for all Indiana 4-H Foundation scholarships is now open. Any 4-H members in grades 10, 11, and 12 as well as those in their first year out of high school may apply.
Senior scholarships and Accomplishment scholarships are now merged into a singular, universal application. This year, all Indiana 4-H applicants will complete only ONE application that covers all available scholarships. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 p.m. on February 15, 2027.
Please note some additional changes we’ve made from past years:
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- Applications will be submitted online through AwardSpring at in4h.awardspring.com rather than as PDF uploads in 4HOnline. Youth will use the same AwardSpring account for both the scholarship and YES Grant applications. Youth should use their own personal email address rather than a parent’s email address or a school-based email address.
- The new application is moving away from a solely 4-H-based application to a more real-world resume-based application. It maintains the integrity of our focus on 4-H achievements while allowing youth to showcase their well-rounded experiences, including non-4-H experiences.
- The application does not require a cover letter nor a formatted resume as it utilizes form fields for data entry, reflective of today’s career application processes.
- We no longer require an interview as part of the application process.
- The Indiana 4-H Foundation is hopeful this application process will serve as another 4-H learning opportunity for youth as they prepare for their future. Career readiness notes are embedded throughout to explain the purpose behind the application prompts.
- The application will auto-save their work so they can drop in and out of the application with ease. Youth can revisit different parts of the application as they wish before final submission. It is recommended they save their responses in a Word document, Google Doc, or elsewhere so they can copy and paste them into other scholarship applications.
- A 10-minute video tutorial of the scholarship portal and application is shared here and below: https://youtu.be/piQXFHaAPfc
“I will use this scholarship wisely… I truly appreciate your support and look forward to giving back to 4-H in my future.”
“Thank you so much for supporting me and selecting me to receive the Indiana 4-H Foundation Scholarship… I can’t adequately express how important this is to me and how important 4-H has been to me. The importance and generosity of organizations like 4-H are invaluable to this community. I am forever grateful.”
“I am honored to continue to represent Indiana 4-H as a recipient of this generous scholarship [that will] go towards my college tuition. Thank you for reviewing my application and giving me this wonderful opportunity to follow my dreams.”
“Thank you so much for your generous scholarship through the Indiana 4-H Foundation! I am so appreciative of your constant support for my 4-H career and future plans. You truly have made a difference in my life!”
2026-2027 Indiana 4-H Scholarship Application Questions
Applications Accepted: November 15, 2026 through February 15, 2027
Please submit all answers using the official application form at in4h.awardspring.com.
This application will auto-save your work. You can revisit different parts of the application as you wish before final submission, and scholarships can be resubmitted until the portal closes.
Applicant Information
- Preferred name, if different
- Phonetic pronunciation of name
- Date of birth
- Home/cell phone number
- Address
- Have you previously been awarded an Indiana 4-H Accomplishment Scholarship? If yes, which?
Family/Guardian Information
- Do you live in a single-parent household?
- Guardians’ names
- Parent/guardian mailing address, if different
- Parent/guardian phone
- Family email address
4-H Membership Information
- County of 4-H participation
- Do you physically reside in the county in which you participate in 4-H?
- Are you currently participating in 4-H?
- Total years completed in 4-H (including this year)
- Latest enrollment date (mm/dd/yyyy) Note: This date will be used for state enrollment verification, and the exact date can be found in your 4HOnline enrollment profile
- Brief 4-H member biography (250 words or less)
Special Donor Preferences
- “While you are eligible for nearly every scholarship simply based on your 4-H participation, some scholarship donors request special preferences to certain counties and/or the specific activities listed below. If no areas apply to you, simply advance to the next step as this does not disqualify you in any way. Select all that apply and indicate years of participation.”
- “The Indiana 4-H Foundation Accomplishment Scholarships have historically been subdivided into categories. Please select the 3-4 categories for which you feel most align with your overall 4-H experience. Please only select the Premier categories if you are a standout among many or have previously won an Indiana 4-H Foundation Accomplishment scholarship.”
4-H Project Experience
- Select each 4-H project from a dropdown menu
- Add the number of years you have participated in that project
School and Post-Secondary Plans
- Current school grade
- Name of high school
- High school graduation date
- Do you plan to attend a college, university, or training center in the state of Indiana?
- Name of college, university, or training center you plan to attend
- What are your career plans? (50 words or less)
Narrative Questions
- Using a bulleted list in chronological order, please share any national 4-H experiences you have had (e.g., National 4-H Congress, National 4-H Conference, etc.). Please list the experience, year, and your role. If you do not have any national 4-H experience, please enter “none”. (100 words or less)
- Using a bulleted list in chronological order, please share any state 4-H experiences you have had (e.g., 4-H Round-Up, Teen Leadership Weekend, State Robotics Competitions, etc.). Please list the experience, year, and your role. If you do not have any state 4-H experience, please enter “none”. (100 words or less)
- Using a bulleted list in chronological order, identify your areas of leadership. Although we value your 4-H leadership more, this can include 4-H and non-4-H leadership such as your 4-H leadership at the county/area/region and/or your leadership experiences through FFA, band, athletics, school clubs, church, or community. If you do not have any leadership experience, please enter “none.” (200 words or less)
- Using a bulleted list in chronological order, identify your areas of community service or service learning. Although we value your 4-H community service more, this can include 4-H and non-4-H service. If you do not have any community service experience, please enter “none.” (200 words or less)
- Using a bulleted list in chronological order, identify your areas of work or employment. We recognize that not all applicants have the ability to work at this time, but this section is good for career readiness practice. Work and employment experience can include more formal, hourly, paid positions or less formal things like occasional babysitting, shoveling snow, mowing, or caring for someone’s pets. If you do not have any work or employment experience, please enter “none.” (200 words or less)
- Using a bulleted list, identify your 3-5 most prominent marketable skills–the skills you have gained in your youth that will make you a successful adult as a future employee or citizen in a community. Although we will be most excited to read about the skills you gained from 4-H, we will celebrate all of the skills you share. Please indicate how you gained each skill. (200 words or less)
- Speaking only about your 4-H experience and your future, please write a short paragraph describing how 4-H has had an impact on your life and how you plan to use what you have gained from 4-H in your future career. (200 words or less)
For help curating your content, please reach out to your 4-H Club Leader, 4-H Professional, or other trusted adult.