The Center for Dairy Excellence, Dairy Excellence Foundation and Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association will award a limited number of scholarships to attend the 2026 Pennsylvania Dairy Summit at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg – Hershey (Grantville, PA) on Tuesday, February 3rd through Thursday, February 5th, 2026.
Through this scholarship, your conference registration will be discounted to $50, you will receive a complimentary hotel room stay with additional same-sex scholarship recipients, and will be paired with an industry mentor who possesses the career path in which you have interest.
Scholarship recipients will be asked to attend the Young Dairy Professionals Reception which starts at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, unless prior notice is given.
Applicants must:
- Be between the ages of 18 and 30 as of February 1, 2026 OR an adult who serves as an advisor or professor of agriculture at a high school, college, or university.
- Operate or work on a dairy farm OR be enrolled in an agricultural degree program at college or trade school, OR be enrolled in an agriculture program at a high school OR teach agriculture at a high school, college, or university.
- Be a resident of Pennsylvania OR enrolled in an agricultural program at a Pennsylvania college or university.
- Agree to pay a $50 registration fee. Checks should be made payable to “Pennsylvania Dairy Summit”.
Application deadline is Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Apply now!