Story County
Overall 4-H Project Awards
Application Cover Sheet
Interviews will be scheduled in September.
4-H’ers can receive each award one time.
* Each award opportunity on this page will require a separate application.
Application for (award):
Name
Years involved in 4-H program
Address
Phone
Email
Current Grade
Club
Overall 4-H Project Awards Available Include:
Sponsored Awards
o Excellence in Animal
Science
o Excellence in Family &
Consumer Science
o Excellence in Science,
Art, & Personal
Development
o Harper Agriculture
o Riggins Swine
Animals
o Beef
o Dairy Cattle
o Dairy Goats
o Dogs
o Horse & Pony
o Meat Goats
o Pets
o Poultry
o Rabbit
o
o
o
Sheep
Swine
Veterinary Science
Ag & Natural Resources
o Crop Production
o Environment &
Sustainability
o Horticulture
o Outdoor Adventures
o Safety & Education in
Shooting Sports (SESS)
Creative Arts
o Music
o Photography
o Visual Arts
Family & Consumer Science
o Child Development
o Clothing
o Consumer Management
o Food & Nutrition
o Health
o Home Improvement
o Sewing
Personal Development
o Citizenship
o Communication
o Leadership
o Self Determined
Science, Engineering, &
Technology
o Mechanics
o Woodworking
o Science, Engineering &
Technology
1. Complete application is 3-5 pages total in length and includes:
 Cover Sheet
 Responses to application questions — limit of two (2) pages for the responses
 Limit of two (2) pages of additional support material – this may be a story, resume,
records or a portion of a record, photos, etc.
Additional Notes:
 Format: 8 1/2" x 11", one sided, 12-point font recommended.
 Submit the original application and two copies
 Staple or clip written material. No folders, sheet holders, or binders please.
2. Submit ALL by September 15 to:
Story County Extension, PO Box 118, 220 H Avenue, Nevada, Iowa 50201
Story County Overall 4-H Project
Award Application Questions
Name
Project
You may use up to two (2) pages, no more, to answer the following five (5) questions. Boxes should
expand as you type.
Top 4-H Project Award Application Questions
1. What skills and knowledge have you gained in your 4-H project? Include goals, plans, and
growth of your project. Share your own personal growth connected to your work in this
project over the years.
2. How have you shared your project knowledge with others?
3. What is leadership to you? Highlight specific opportunities you have had within this project
area and any other elected or voluntary leadership you have taken on locally or beyond.
4. Share how your 4-H participation, individually or as part of a group, has met the needs of
others.
5. How do you think your 4-H project experiences will affect your future?
[You may attach two (2) additional pages of support material.]
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Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. Cathann A. Kress, director, Cooperative Extension Service, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.