WELCOME TO SUBMITTABLE
Welcome to Submittable and your hub for the Hereford Youth Foundation of America's (HYFA) scholarship application process as well as applying for all awards and CONTESTS offered through the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) and the NJHA Board of Director Application and National Queen Application. The Fall Deadline is Sept. 1st and the Spring Deadline is April 1st.
The Hereford Youth Foundation of America scholarship program is designed to provide recognition for outstanding members of the National Junior Hereford Association. Its purpose is to encourage individual and cooperative effort, enthusiasm, excellence, leadership, academic success and achievement among youth and to develop successful individuals as good leaders for both the Hereford breed and the beef industry. This fall HYFA will award close to $200,000 of academic scholarships to Hereford youth. Award presentations will take place at a special awards ceremony in Kansas City during the annual membership meeting. Applicants are encouraged, but not required to be present to accept scholarships.
NJHA FED STEER SHOOTOUT FINAL PORTFOLIO PROJECT: DUE SEPT. 15
Junior members who participate in the NJHA Fed Steer Shootout program access to a library of resources to learn about the beef cattle feeding industry and what happens to the cattle after they move on from a cow-calf operation. A final portfolio project, for those who wish to win scholarships and awards, as well as the title of junior member of the year is completed and finalists will be invited to the AHA Annual Meeting & World Hereford Conference to compete in person on Thurs., Oct. 23 at 3 p.m., and be recognized on Fri., Oct. 24 during the Young Breeders Competition & HYFA Scholarship Presentation Luncheon.
View the rules for the 2025 NJHA Fed Steer Shootout Final Portfolio Project - RULES
More details and requirements are listed in the application.
WESTERN STATES HEREFORD ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS: DUE OCT. 1
The Western States Hereford Association (WSHA) and Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) offer scholarship opportunities in memory of Willard Wolf and John Ascuaga, who were committed to the Hereford breed and it’s people and were a big reason for the success of the “Nugget” Show and Sale in Reno for decades. These scholarships provide tuition assistance to Western State’s Junior Hereford Association members pursuing postsecondary education and encourage leadership, achievement in and out of the showring, academic success and community service for young Hereford enthusiasts. The total number of awards and scholarship amounts will be determined annually by the scholarship committee based on funds available and qualified applicants.
Applicant must be a NJHA member in good standing and/or a junior member of the following state associations: California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
- Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship
- John Ascuaga Hereford Scholarship
- Western States Hereford Association Scholarship - dependent on applicants and the quality seen by the scholarship committee.
More details and requirements are listed in the application.
The Western States Hereford Association (WSHA) and Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) offer scholarship opportunities in memory of Willard Wolf and John Ascuaga, who were committed to the Hereford breed and it’s people and were a big reason for the success of the “Nugget” Show and Sale in Reno for decades. These scholarships provide tuition assistance to Western State’s Junior Hereford Association members pursuing postsecondary education and encourage leadership, achievement in and out of the showring, academic success and community service for young Hereford enthusiasts. The total number of awards and scholarship amounts will be determined annually by the scholarship committee based on funds available and qualified applicants.
Awards will be announced at the Western States National Hereford Show in Reno, Nev., in December. WSHA funds are invested in HYFA and scholarship award payments will be provided by HYFA on the recipient’s behalf to the college, university, trade, or professional school they will be attending in the spring term. Award recipients may reapply for an award if they meet the criteria.
SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED
John Ascuaga Scholarship - During the 2015 Western States National Hereford Show and Sale, which celebrated the 50th Nugget Hereford event, funds were donated in recognition of long time Nugget Casino owner, rancher and Hereford advocate, John Ascuaga. It was determined that those funds should be in support of Hereford youth in pursuit of a college education. Thus, the John Ascuaga Scholarship was established and awarded for the first time in 2016. It has been awarded annually ever since to a deserving young person.
Willard Wolf Scholarship - During the 2021 Western States National Hereford Show and Sale, a scholarship fund was established in honor of Willard Wolf. Willard had a career spanning more than 33 years with the American Hereford Association, serving the Western Region and touched countless lives of people involved with Hereford cattle, even after his retirement. He was instrumental in organizing the show and sale formerly known as the “Nugget” and now the Western States National Hereford Show and Sale. He also took action that established the junior show that is part of the annual event. Willard was respected by those who had the opportunity to know him and through this scholarship his legacy will continue. The first award in his name was provided in 2022.
APPLICATIONS DUE OCT. 1