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Scholarships

Shasta County 4-H Council - Scholarship (PDF, 0.5 MB) (Due Friday, March 13, 2026)

Shasta County 4-H Luz Martinez - Scholarship  (PDF, 0.16 MB)  (Due Friday, March 13, 2026)

   (interest in breeding ewes) 

The following scholarships are not managed by our office.  Please contact them directly with any questions.

Shasta County Farm Bureau - Scholarship website link 

Shasta County Cattlewomen - Scholarship website link

Shasta County Cattlemen - The Shasta County Cattlemen’s Association provides two $1000.00 scholarships annually to youth interested in pursuing advanced education in agricultural related courses. Applications are available in February and are due by April 15. You will find the scholarship information here. Feel free to contact them for additional information.

Loans

Shasta County Cattlemen’s Association Memorial Youth Lending Program

The Shasta County Cattlemen’s Association Memorial Youth Lending Program provides no-cost loans of up to $1,800 to Shasta County youth who wish to purchase, show and sell cattle at the Shasta District Fair in 2026.

Application materials can be found at Shasta County Cattlemen’s Association website

For more information, go to the website or email:   shastacattlemen@gmail.com.

Walt Johnson Memorial Beef Project Revolving Fund

Walter H. Johnson served as the University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock Farm Advisor/County Director in Shasta County from 1962 until he retired in 1988.  Walt spent most of his career conducting range and beef cattle research with the cooperation of beef cattle producers.

When Walt died in 1997 a fund was established in his memory through which college scholarships were funded.  In 2020 Walt’s sons approached the Fall River-Big Valley Cattlemen’s Association to use the funds to establish a program to help youth purchase beef project animals (steers) that would be exhibited and sold at the Inter-Mountain Fair.

Process and Procedures:

The funds and application process are handled by the Fall River-Big Valley Cattlemen’s Association.  Open only to applicants qualified to exhibit at the Inter-Mountain Fair in 2026.

The upper limit on the funds provided will not exceed the market value (average price at Orland Livestock Commission Yard) of an 800-900 lb. commercial feeder steer in the fall, plus $200 (recognizing that sometimes breeders need to charge a little more for selling project animals to youth).  This no-interest loan will be repaid to the Association when the student receives their check after selling at the Jr. Livestock Auction.

Applications will be sent to appropriate 4-H Leaders and Vocational Agriculture Instructors in October.  They are due to Justin Vigil by December 14, 2026.

Applications will be reviewed, and recipient(s) determined by a committee appointed by the Fall River-Big Valley Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors, soon after the due date.

For information associated with this revolving fund, please contact Justin Vigil at 530-224-4900 or jusvigil@ucanr.edu.