Scholarship Information

Supporting the next generation of dairy producers, agricultural leaders, and the families who keep our industry strong.

Each year, Tulare DHIA is proud to award scholarships to outstanding students in our community. Applications are available at the Tulare DHIA office, on TulareDHIA.com, and through local high schools.

Scholarship funding is made possible through the proceeds of our annual Golf Tournament.
Please complete the application by printing or typing within the space provided for each response (no additional attachments, except for your photograph).

All questions must be answered in full, and a recent photograph must be included with your application.

Applications must be mailed or delivered to:
Tulare DHIA
800 International Agri-Center Way
Tulare, CA 93274
All applications must be postmarked or delivered no later than December 31, 2026.

Scholarship Application

Junior Livestock Award App.

Previous Recipients

Thanks to the generous support of last year’s Tulare DHIA Golf Tournament, we were proud to award scholarships to deserving students from each of our three local high schools. We are grateful to everyone who helped make these scholarships possible and are honored to support the next generation of our community.

Female student holding LMU pendant in a field of grass

18^th Annual Max Corbett Scholarship Award

Lauren Starr

Lauren is a senior at Tulare Western High School and was ranked # 3 in her class.

She has been extremely active in school, sports and the community in the last four years. Lauren has excelled in school sport activities in Swim, Soccer and Water Polo. Her accomplishments are impressive being Central Section Swim Champion and 3 time league champion not to mention multiple MVP’s and league championships in all her sports. She also won Overall Master Dairy Showman and Supreme Champion at the last Tulare County Fair. Lauren has supported families through the Salvation Army Angle Tree and volunteering at St. Aloysius Church events such as Vacation Bible School, facility set-up and clean ups and the Our Lady Fatima fundraiser.

She plans on attending Loyola Marymount University majoring in Mathematics and has committed to playing Division 1 water polo there. She has worked with students as a math tutor while at Tulare Western which has transformed her into having a genuine passion for the subject. Lauren plans to become a math teacher and hopes of supporting and inspiring students the same way her teachers inspired her.