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Scholarships

The Maryland State Fair will sponsor four (4) $2,000.00 scholarships in honor of F. Grove Miller to Maryland youth who are enrolled in a four-year college, post secondary college or trade school, and one (1) $2,000.00 scholarship in memory of Marlin K. Hoff to a Maryland youth who has carried a dairy project and is enrolled in a four-year college, post secondary college or trade school.

General Information:

  1. These scholarships are available to all permanent residents of the State of Maryland who have participated in the previous years of the Maryland State Fair.
  1. Students must be pursuing a four-year degree at the college of their choice, enrolled in a post secondary college or enrolled in a trade school.  Students must provide proof of enrollment to the Maryland State Fair Office by August 1st of the academic year in which the scholarship is awarded.
  1. The scholarships are available to students entering their freshman through senior year of college.
  1. Individuals may apply for both the F. Grove Miller State Fair Scholarship and The Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship. Individuals may submit applications for both scholarships, but are ONLY eligible to be the recipient of one (1) scholarship in the same year.
  1. Students are eligible to win a maximum of two (2) Maryland State Fair sponsored scholarships; two (2) F. Grove Miller State Fair Scholarships or one (1) F. Grove Miller State Fair Scholarship and one (1) Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship. Again, students may NOT be the recipient of both scholarships in the same year.
     
  2. Be sure to check each scholarship for specifics related to eligibility.

Instructions:

  1. Click on the links below to access the scholarship applications. 
  1. Submit all requested supplemental information with your completed scholarship application by mid-night June 1, 2024 for the F. Grove Miller Scholarship and June 1, 2024 for the Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship.
     
  2. All questions should be directed to [email protected]. Be sure to include in the subject line the name of the scholarship, for which you are applying (ie. F. Grove Miller or Marlin K Hoff).

Scholarship Applications:

F. Grove Miller Scholarship
    F. Grove Miller Scholarship Judging Rubric
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship

 
2023 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! ($2000)
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Bryce Zepp
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Ashlynn Kidwell
Austin Doppel
Elisabeth Holmes
Kylan Keehan

2022 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! ($2000)
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Charles Patterson
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Allison Stoner
Ariona Heise
Lesley Porterfield
Sydney Garner

2021 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! ($2000)
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Dylan Hill
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Kylan Keehan
Courtney Schrader
Allison Stoner
Lynne Thomas

2020 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! ($2000)
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Courtney Schrader
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Brietta Latham
Lesley Porterfield
Marissa Roberts
Caroline Saathoff

2019 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Autumn Lippy
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Mark Andrew Chaney
Matthew Thomas Chaney
Marissa Roberts
Lynne Thomas

2018 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Todd Allen
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Mark Andrew Chaney
Matthew Thomas Chaney
Lauren Ashley Dallas
Gavin LaSala
Autumn Lippy
Brittany Lippy
Olivia Richart
James William Thomas
Bryce Zimmerman

2017 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Catherine Savage
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Lauren Ashley Dallas
Janai Heise
Skyla Heise
Josiah Manning
Nicholas Parrish
Paul Saathoff
Tucker Schmidt
James William Thomas
Bryce Zimmerman

2016 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Katelyn Allen
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Joseph Coshun
Ian Doody
Julia Doody
Autumn Lippy
Brittany Lippy
Nicholas Parrish
Ashley Reed
James William Thomas
Brice Zimmerman

2015 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Shelby Hahn
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Samantha Anthony
Joseph Coshun
Ian Doody
Julia Doody
Brittany Lippy
Sarah Manning
Josiah Manning
Nicholas Parrish
Brice Zimmerman

2014 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Elizabeth Davis
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Kristin Zimmerman
Hannah Nusbaum
Joseph Coshun
Kathlynn Larrimore
BreAnn Fields
Joseph Degreenia
Sarah Manning
Josiah Manning
Samantha Anthony

2013 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Austin Schwartzbeck
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Alyssa Degreenia
Katie L. Cooney
Katlynn Anne Larrimore
Jennifer Lynn Coroneos
Sarah E. Manning
Joseph Degreenia
Emmy Lynn Schafer
Kristin Zimmerman
Cassidy Lynn Schirmer

2012 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Jason Zimmerman
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
David Cashman, Jr.
Rachel Manning
Jonathan Stevens
Cody Cashman
Claire Bennett
Alyssa Degreenia
Katlynn Larrimore
Lukas Ziegler
Kristin Zimmerman

2011 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Kaitlyn Patrick
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
David Cashman, Jr.
Rachel Manning
Ashley Stevens
Jonathan Stevens
Amy Yeiser
Rebecca Hamilton
Suzannah Macleod
Cody Cashman
Breanne Lippy
Claire Bennett

2010 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Samantha Garst
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Claire Bennett
David Cashman, Jr.
Alyssa Degreenia
Rachel Manning
Jarrett Remsberg
Joseph Shortall
Ashley Stevens
Maria Stevens
Amy Yeiser

2009 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Scott Davis
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Jarrett Renn Remsberg
Maria Stevens
Joseph Shortall
Rebecca Hamilton
Rachel Manning
David A. Cashman
Ashley Stevens
Claire Bennett
Amy Yeiser

2008 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS!
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
David Schwartzbeck
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Jarrett Renn Remsberg
Laura Janicki
Maria Stevens
Joseph Shortall
Rebecca Hamilton
Rachel Manning
Holly Wright
Benjamin A. Brown
Hannah Smith

2007 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! 
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Katie Albaugh
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Matthew Baile
Benjamin Brown
Ryan Haines
Rebecca Hamilton
Jamie Lippy
Jarrett Remsberg
T.J. Remsberg
Joseph Shortall
Maria Stevens

2006 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! 
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Tracy Lynn Webb
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Matthew Baile
Cole J. Bishop
Benjamin Brown
Scott C. Davis
Ryan Haines
T.J. Remsberg
Charlotte Sanford-Crane
Maria Stevens
Emily E. Yeiser

2005 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS! 
Marlin K. Hoff Scholarship
Emily Yeiser
Maryland State Fair Scholarship
Matthew Baile
Nicole Bosley
Ryan Haines
Ann B. Mersinger
Heather Molesworth
T.J. Remsberg
Josh Spurrier
Ben Warfield
Emily E. Yeiser

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