Application Process
Applications for 2026 open November 1, 2025 and are due by February 1, 2026.
The Oregon Wheat Foundation awards up to twelve scholarships in the amount of $2,000 each to graduating high school seniors in Oregon. Scholarship winners are selected on school and community involvement, scholastic performance, and an essay on the wheat industry. Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Applicants must be the child of a grower member of the Oregon Wheat Growers League or have a parent/guardian who is employed by a grower member of the League. The scholarship is also open to students who have worked summers for a grower member. Applicants must be planning to enroll in a University, two-year Community college program or an accredited vocational or technical program.
To apply, complete a full application with all required attachments. Email your completed form with all attachments to info@owgl.org. Applications must be received by February 1, 2026. We require submissions in PDF (.pdf) or word (.doc) format. You will receive an email confirmation when we receive your full application.
Oregon Wheat Scholarship 2025 Awardees
We are pleased to announce the 2025 Oregon Wheat Foundation scholarship recipients!
- Bailey Coelsch, Moro
- Ethan Reeder, Pendleton
- Jayda Cant, Imbler
- Kendra Glaser, Shedd
- Katie Spivey, Ione
- Liam Heideman, Ione
- Mason Orem, Heppner
- Michael Roselle, Pendleton
- Natasha Lane, La Grande
- Rilee Dennis, Prineville
- Spencer Seus, Tulelake
- Tanner Rovey, La Grande
Each student receives a scholarship award of$2,000.
Thank you to our many sponsors that contribute to the success of the annual auction to raise funds for the scholarship programs. Providing scholarships to Oregon high school seniors allows Oregon Wheat to help grow agriculture.
Past Essays
Read some of the past scholarship essays.
2025 Scholarship Essay: Natasha Lane
Growing the Next Generation Family farms currently dominate the farming industry, in 2017 they made up 96% of all U.S. farms; however, this number is slowly decreasing. Since 2012 the number of family farms has seen a decrease of 4% and there does not appear to be a stop in this trend. This is problematic…
2025 Scholarship Essay: Liam Heideman
The wheat industry is a vital part of the agricultural sector in the United States, providing food for millions of people and supporting thousands of farm families. However, this industry faces many challenges, such as unpredictable weather, fluctuating market prices, and rising production costs. A farm bill is essential for the wheat industry to address…
2025 Wheat Scholarship Essay: Tanner Rovey
Twenty years ago in 2005 my parents began farming wheat in the Grande Ronde valley of Oregon. It is a crop planted annually here as both winter and spring varieties to serve as a rotation between crops like sugar beets, sunflowers, and planting seed crops such as potatoes, triticale, teff, canola, and kidney beans. Wheat…
Oregon Wheat Foundation 