Scholarships
A portion of the registration fees collected at the annual conference, as well as scholarship fund donations from industry and private individuals, is awarded to students majoring in fields of agriculture. Since 1983, one to three scholarships per year have been awarded to students attending any of six universities in the West Texas area (Abilene Christian, Angelo State, Lubbock Christian, Sul Ross State, Texas Tech and West Texas A&M).
Scholarships are awarded through a scholarship committee appointed by the WTACI Board of Directors. Scholarship recipients are selected from aplications on the basis of GPA, career goals, degree being sought, and financial need.
In addition, the Institute makes periodic contributions to the WTACI Endowment Fund established at Texas Tech University. Although scholarships are not being funded at this time, the endowment is designed to eventually be selfsustaining through interest income. The Institute has also made contributions to the A. W. Young Scholarhip Fund at Texas Tech University.