The Oregon Wheat Foundation will provide up to 12 scholarships for high school seniors whose families are members of the Oregon Wheat Growers League.

Students whose family members are employed by OWGL members are also eligible.

The scholarship requirements include an essay on any topic related to the wheat industry and a summary of the student’s school and community involvement.

One $1,000 award will be made to a qualifying student from each of the participating counties, which include Baker, Gilliam, Klamath, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa and Wasco. In addition, one award will be made in the Willamette Valley Counties and the Central Oregon counties.

Application forms are available from the Oregon Wheat Growers League Web site at www.owgl.org, or Cindy Osterlund, scholarship coordinator for the Oregon Wheat Foundation, PO Box 322, Condon, OR 97823. Applications are due Feb. 1.