First Financial Bank (FFB) awards two scholarships annually to senior students (2022-2023 Academic year) pursuing degrees in poultry science with the intent to pursue careers in the poultry industry.

Scholarships will be awarded to deserving students who meet the academic criteria described below. Extra points will be awarded to students whose families are poultry growers with FFB financing. The scholarships are awarded as follows:

• First Place: $500 in fall and in spring semesters; total $1,000
• Second Place: $250 in fall and in spring semesters; total $500

Students must apply by March 31, 2023.

Students applying for the First Financial Bank Scholarship must be:

• Currently enrolled at Mississippi State University as a full-time undergraduate
• A Poultry Science Major
• An incoming senior for the fall semester in the year in which the scholarship is awarded

MPA has stopped accepting scholarship applications for the 2023 year.