College Aggies Online FAQs

College Aggies Online (CAO) is a scholarship program for students, clubs, and classes passionate about sharing positive, factual information about animal agriculture.
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Individual Program FAQs

The individual program is a completely virtual experience focusing on how to communicate about agriculture confidently and effectively online. Students receive guidance from industry experts and farmer mentors on how to write blog posts, create viral social media posts, design eye-catching infographics, and so much more. The club program provides guidance and resources for students to host virtual or in-person events on their campus to engage with peers about agriculture with their collegiate club or class. 

Yes! The individual and club programs are completely separate, but students are welcome to participate as individuals and with their club or class.

No! The only requirement is to be passionate about sharing positive, factual information about animal agriculture!  

College Aggies Online is more of a competition than a traditional scholarship. While other scholarship programs typically have students submit an application or essay to determine scholarship winners, College Aggies Online provides students with nine interactive and educational weeks of content. Students earn points for each activity they complete and at the end of the nine weeks, the students with the most points will be named the scholarship winners.   

College students from across the country sign up to compete in College Aggies Online.  

Throughout the program, students can win mini scholarship prizes and bonus points. At the end of the program, the students with the most points receive scholarship money. More than $20,000 is up for grabs in 2025.

Club Program FAQs

The club program provides guidance and resources for collegiate clubs and classes to host virtual or in-person events on their campus to engage with peers about agriculture. The individual program is a completely virtual experience focusing on how to communicate about agriculture confidently and effectively online. Students receive guidance from industry experts and farmer mentors on how to write blog posts, create viral social media posts, design eye-catching infographics, and so much more.

Yes! The club and individual programs are completely separate, but students are welcome to participate as individuals and with their club or class. 

No! The only requirement is to be passionate about sharing positive, factual information about animal agriculture!  

Yes! Collegiate classes passionate about sharing positive, factual information about animal agriculture are welcome to sign up. Contact us to learn more about incorporating the College Aggies Online program into your curriculum.

The College Aggies Online program provides a list of possible events your club can host, including farm tours, campus booths, food drives, movie nights, and more. Your club can host as many or as few events as you like, but to successfully complete the College Aggies Online program you must host at least three events. 

At the end of the program, the clubs and classes with the most points receive scholarship money. Clubs are also competing for coveted name recognition for hosting the best event in each category which are accompanied by mini scholarship prizes. More than $20,000 is up for grabs in 2025.