Apply for More Than $400,000 in Foundation Scholarships

January 15 is the deadline for 2025 American Quarter Horse Foundation scholarship applications. Applicants wishing to obtain scholarship funding from the Foundation for the 2025-26 academic year can download the scholarship guidelines for a complete list of criteria and requirements.

The Foundation will award scholarships totaling more than $440,000 for the 2025-26 academic year. Since its inception in 1976, the Foundation scholarship program has awarded more than $10 million in financial assistance to more than 1,600 young horse enthusiasts and industry members.

The AQHF scholarship program’s selection process focuses on the student’s passion for advancing our industry using the three C’s of leadership development:

• Competence determines what you can do.

• Commitment determines what you want to do.

• Character determines what you will do.

To be considered for a Foundation scholarship, please complete the online scholarship application. In addition to the application, several support materials are requested.

Eligibility of applicants is based on the individual criteria and requirements of each scholarship. Applicants must be AQHYA or AQHA members. Become a member here. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, financial need and American Quarter Horse involvement, as well as the applicant's leadership and communication skills.

For questions about Foundation scholarships, call 806-378-5021 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central, Monday through Friday, or email AQHF Programs Coordinator Ashley Owens at aowens@aqha.org.

About the American Quarter Horse Foundation
The American Quarter Horse Foundation connects horses and people through charitable giving to support programs that preserve our horse’s legacy and further the well-being of the American Quarter Horse and the Quarter Horse family.

For more information about the Foundation, visit www.aqha.com/foundation. 

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