National HBPA to Administer Horseman's Scholarship Program
One of the newest RFE scholarship additions includes an alliance with the National Horseman’s Benevolence and Protective Association (National HBPA) in administering the Horseman’s Scholarship Program. Students are eligible for up to $6,000 per year and the National HBPA will help promote the program directly through over 30 National HBPA affiliates representing over 35,000 horsemen and horsewomen across North America. This outreach will be done one-on-one at the HBPA affiliate level as well as through the National HBPA’s official magazine, The Horseman’s Journal, and electronically via social media (National HBPA Blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feed).
The National HBPA Education Committee will also serve as the selection committee with the participation of Elisabeth Jensen, President and Executive Director and Selection Committee Chairman, John Ward. The application deadline for this scholarship has been extended to April 15, 2011.
Also new in 2011 is the $20,000 XpressBet scholarship for a student to attend the Race Track Industry Program at the University of Arizona, the $5000 John Deere Scholarship for an agriculture major and the Frankel Scholarship, in honor of the late hall of fame trainer, Bobby Frankel, sponsored by his estate. The RFE will continue to offer the Thoroughbred, ASHADO, KEEP and Washington Thoroughbred Scholarships, as well as the Winner’s Circle Program scholarship for third-year equine veterinary students. On a sad note, the Fleet Indian Scholarship will be renamed the Olivia M. Saylor Scholarship in memory of RFE board member, Paul Saylor’s daughter who was tragically killed in a fire on New Year’s Day, 2011.
To further our mission of enabling young people of equine industry families as well as those who want to pursue an equine-related or agricultural career, $40,000 has been committed to the Horse Farm Workers' Educational Assistance Fund for scholarships in Kentucky and $80,000 has been committed to the New York Youth Outreach Program, the Kentucky Youth Outreach Program and a partnership with the Belmont Child Care Association’s Anna House to offer a program that benefits elementary students in the Elmont, New York area.
Scholarship application deadline for most scholarships is Monday, February 28, 2011. For further application information, contact the RFE office at (859) 252-8648 or go online to www.raceforeducation.org.
