A grant is available for area high school juniors from Hills Bank and Trust. This grant is for high school juniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2025. It’s an opportunity to gain leadership skills and earn a 4-H Scholarship. You do not need to be a current Iowa 4-H member to apply for the Leadership Scholarship program. High school juniors residing in or attending school in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, or Washington counties are eligible to apply. Potential participants apply as juniors and participate in year-long leadership training sponsored by Hills Bank during their senior year. Upon completion of the leadership courses, each participant receives a $1,000 scholarship. The scholarships are for students applying to a two- or four-year college or university in the state of Iowa. Twenty students are selected for the program each year. The application deadline for this grant is March 1st. You can find a link to the application and more information with this news story at KCIIRadio.com.