KANSAS HONEY PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION

To educate youth in the art of beekeeping and to promote a better understanding of the value of honeybees to our environment and the food chain.
To provide an opportunity for youth to experience responsibility and enjoyment through beekeeping.
To provide an avenue for youth to engage in an avocation and gain the potential to pursue beekeeping as a sideline or a fulltime vocation.

ELIGIBILITY

The applicant must be between the ages of 12 and 17 by December 1st of the current year.
The applicant must be a resident of Kansas.
The applicant must be currently enrolled in public, private, or home school.
The applicant must have permission to apply from a parent or guardian.
No one in the immediate family is currently a beekeeper.
The application must be submitted (postmarked) to KHPA no later than October 1st of the current year.

SELECTION PROCESS

Finalists will be selected by the Youth Program Committee at the fall KHPA meeting.
The Program Committee may arrange an interview with finalists and parents/guardian.
The scholarship will be awarded and applicant(s) notified by the Scholarship Committee Chair. A schedule of events will be sent to each of the applicant(s) by January of the next year.