Scholarship Application

Scholarship applications are now available by clicking on download below, from local school guidance counselors or  by contacting Leon Ressler, Scholarship Committee Chairman at 394-6851.

2013 Scholarship Download

Farm & Home Foundation of Lancaster County
1383 Arcadia Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
Phone: 717.392.4911
Email: farmhomectr@dejazzd.com

Farm and Home Foundation Scholarship Information

The Farm and Home Foundation encourages higher education for Lancaster County youth by offering scholarships each year to students beginning their freshman year of college and majoring in fields of agriculture, family living, and consumer sciences.

Each scholarship is worth $1,000 per year, renewable for up to four years, and may be used for tuition, fees, or room and board at any accredited educational institution which offers the required majors. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, leadership, and financial need.

Funds for these scholarship are made possible from earned income from the Elmer L. Esbenshade irrevocable Trust and budgeted income of the Farm and Home Foundation. The late Mr. Esbenshade was one of the founders of the Farm and Home Foundation. Since its inception, the Esbenshade Trust has funded 459 scholarships totaling $534,800.

Scholarship applications are available after February 1 each year from school guidance counselors or by contacting Leon Ressler, the scholarship committee chairman, at 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster PA 17601, or by calling 394-6851.