FRANKLIN COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL SPONSORED TRIP AWARDS

Each year, the Franklin County 4-H Council raises money to support our local 4-H program. Part of the money they raise goes to providing 4-H teens with amazing opportunities to take part in trips and camps throughout Ohio and nationally. The opportunities that teens can apply and compete to receive full scholarships for include...

Citizenship Washington Focus: Coming Soon
4-H leadership program for high school youth, ages 15-19, from across the country. The program uses our nation’s capital as a classroom to foster youth appreciation, understanding, and involvement in civic responsibility, government operations, and current issues.

Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp: Coming Soon (Ages 15 and older)
The State 4-H Leadership Camp is a once-in-a-lifetime, exciting, fun, challenging, in-depth, learn-by-doing leadership development experience. It is one of the best programs of its kind in the nation. Leadership campers plan, conduct, and evaluate the program themselves!

Camp Canopy: Forestry & Wildlife Conservation Camp: Coming Soon (Entering Grades 9-12)
Camp Canopy combines educational sessions with instructors from Ohio’s top natural resource organizations (like the Ohio Department of Natural Resources) and industry experts from the state’s top educational institutions with the adventure of the great outdoors. Plus, the traditional summer camp activities.

Ohio 4-H Sea Camp: Coming Soon (Ages 15-17)
The mission of Ohio 4-H Sea Camp is to offer teenage youth an introduction to the Great Lakes through hands-on experiences in a variety of aquatic-based programs. Sea Camp will enable participants to experience Lake Erie-based activities and culture such as aquatic science, water recreation, and fishing. 

Senior Shooting Education Camp: Coming Soon (Ages12-18)
This camp will foster life skills in 4-H youth through the shooting sports curriculum and activities that will enable boys and girls to reach their fullest potential as capable, caring, and contributing citizens. This camp is held at Canter's Cave 4-H Camp in southern Ohio.

Buckeye Leadership Workshop: Coming Soon(Ages 15 and older)
Designed as a balanced program of social, physical, mental, and spiritual activities. Participants are encouraged and empowered to experiment with new activities, develop new abilities, expand their creativity, practice and master new leadership skills, share ideas and personal skills, establish new friendships, and develop networks of human resources.

APPLICATION PROCESS
  • To apply for a Franklin County 4-H Trip Scholarship, complete the online trip award application.
  • Submit it no later than January 17, 2025.
  • Some dates for these trips overlap with Franklin County dates which are beyond our control.
    Franklin County 4-H Camp: June 13-17, 2025 (Friday - Tuesday)
    Franklin County Fair: July 13-20, 2025

2025 Trip Award Application - Coming Soon

 


State 4-H offers a variety of awards and opportunities at the state level.

Ohio 4-H Older Youth Opportunities

Ohio 4-H Achievement Awards

These 27 awards recognize a 4-H member's achievement in a specific area. Areas include: Beef, CARTEENS, Citizenship & Community Service, Clothing & Textiles, Communication, Companion Animals, Creative Arts, Dairy, Environmental Sciences, Family Life & Child Development, Foods & Nutrition, Gardening & Horticulture, Goats, Health & Safety, Horse, Llama, Leadership, Mechanical & Engineering Sciences, Personal Development, Photography, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep, Shooting Sports, Swine, Veterinary Science, and Woodworking. Each achievement award winner will receive a trip to the National 4-H Congress and which is scheduled to be held in Atlanta, Georgia in late November 2022.

2025 Ohio 4-H Achievement Record Application (Word Document)

*Ohio Achievement Record is not compatible with Google Docs. Please use Microsoft Word to fill out the form.

Instructions & Details For Completing State 4-H Achievement Award Applications

Submission Instructions:

  • To apply to be selected as the county nominee for a State Achievement Award and compete for the statewide award, complete the Ohio 4-H Achievement Record Application.
  • Submit it no later than January 17, 2025.
  • Submit it via email to Rachel at stoneburner.31@osu.edu
Helpful Resources:

2024 Eligibility Requirements & State 4-H Achievement Criteria
Creating a Winning Achievement Record
Photo Page Helpful Hints
My 4-H Record Book
Sample Action Verbs
Achievement Record Section Suggestions

 

Information about Other State Awards

National 4-H Dairy Conference 
     Dairy Conference Participant Handbook
Ohio Township Association 4-H Local Government Award
Ohio State Junior Fair Board

Ohio 4-H Scholarships

Ohio 4-H recognizes and rewards individual excellence, whether it is in project work, leadership, citizenship, or community service. Ohio 4-H Scholarships were established in 1976 in order to help young people become self-directing, productive, and contributing members of society. There are currently 36 statewide 4-H scholarships being offered.

Criteria, Instructions, and Application

In addition to personal information, before beginning this 4-H Scholarship Application please make sure you have the following items available.

  • Academic honors you have received
  • If you are or will be an Ohio State student, your OSU username.# and ID# can be found on your receipt of admission application email
  • Information about your current or anticipated college or university (name, city, state)
  • Intended academic major
  • Detailed information about your major 4-H leadership roles; you should know the names of the roles, the years, level(s), duties, and accomplishments
  • Detailed information about major 4-H honors that you have received
  • Information about your educational, career, or personal goals and what impact 4-H has had on those ambitions
  • Personal statement explaining why a 4-H scholarship would be important to you achieving a college education AND how 4-H has contributed to your personal development, leadership, and other skills and to your likely success in life

Brief Descriptions of Ohio 4-H Scholarships Available

Ohio State Fair Scholarships

For questions and additional information about scholarships contact Amy Barr


Ohio 4-H Youth Shooting Education Camp Scholarships

Each year, a scholarship is available for one resident from Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, and Pickaway counties. Applications can be downloaded below.

Junior Camp Scholarship - Coming Soon

Senior Camp Scholarship - Coming Soon


2024 Member Awards

  • Cloverbud Award Record Sheet

  • Clover Award 

  • 2024 Outstanding 4-H Member Application

    • The Franklin County 4-H Outstanding 4-H Member of the Year award is presented to members who have shown growth and excellence in projects, leadership, citizenship, public speaking, and overall participation in 4-H learning experiences. Judges select the award recipients by reviewing all of the following application requirements:

      1. Applicants must complete the Clover Award Form and meet the requirements for a Gold Level Clover award in the current year.

      2. Applicants must meet the requirements for the Community Service, Public Speaking, and Leadership Pins

      3. Applicants must complete this application and submit it and all of the forms required in the above requirements no later than September 6, 2024.
       
    • The Outstanding 4-H Member application is an online survey with several short essay questions. To access it you should click the link. You can prepare to complete the application by reviewing the questions prior to starting the survey:
      • List all of your completed 2024 4-H projects and any ribbons/awards received. (all applicants)

      • Explain your experience in 4-H beyond your 4-H projects. How have you been involved? (all applicants)

      • What is one goal you have for your 4-H experience in the future?
        [If this is your last year in 4-H, share how you achieved a 4-H related goal you made for yourself.] (all applicants)
      • The 4-H motto, is "To make the best better." How has your 4-H experience supported that motto? (applicants ages 12 and older)

      • What has been your most rewarding experiences in 4-H other than awards and ribbons? (applicants ages 15 and older)

Club Awards

 

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