MIHA is pleased to offer 7 scholarship opportunities annually totaling $11,500! Every year, MIHA awards four scholarships, $2500 each. In addition, the Michigan Horse Council through MIHA awards two $500 scholarships, and Lighthouse Sportswear, the official merchandise vendor to the MIHA, sponsores a $500 scholarship. MIHA registered riders who compete 3 of the 4 high school years with their senior year being one of the required years are qualified to apply for the scholarships. Please see below for detailed requirements. Being an Interscholastic organization, MIHA wants to help support our members in their future education endeavors! MIHA thanks the Michigan Horse Council and Lighthouse Sportswear for partnering with MIHA to help achieve this goal.
Scholarship winners are officially announced at the Winter Meeting in February.
Requirements:
- Registered riders who compete 3 of the 4 high school years with their senior year being one of the required years
- Letter of recommendation from a Coach, District Chairperson, or Teacher (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF)
- Two Essays, each 500 words or less: (Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF)
- What is one way MIHA taught you to overcome an obstacle?
- What is one way you can use what you learned in MIHA to pay it forward?
- Scholarship Application, letter of recommendation, and BOTH essays to be sent in ONE email with the subject “MIHA Scholarship 2021/2022“.
- Applications not 100% complete will not be considered.
- Scholarship Applications will be accepted through the end of November 1, 2021.
- Send completed applications to scholarships@miha.org
- Your senior year in MIHA must be the fall High School season directly preceding the Scholarship application due date above.
Scholarship Recipients:
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-2019/2020 – |
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Michigan Horse Council Paige Beland |
Lighthouse Sportswear Benjamin Kortz |
MIHA Ellie Purchase |
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-2018/2019 – |
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Michigan Horse Council Hannah Huntsberry |
Lighthouse Sportswear Malary Thorsby |
MIHA Carolyn Brown |
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-2017/2018 – |
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Michigan Horse Council Olivia Hohman |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Alexander Clark |
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-2016/2017 – |
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Michigan Horse Council |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship |
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-2015/2016 – |
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Michigan Horse Council |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship |
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-2014/2015 – |
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Michigan Horse Council |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship |
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-2013/2014 – |
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Michigan Horse Council |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Amanda Wixson |
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-2012/2013 – |
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Michigan Horse Council |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Alyssa Ninkovich |
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-2011/2012 – |
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Michigan Horse Council |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Kaitlyn Searing |
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-2010/2011 – Scholarships |
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Michigan Horse Council Jill Klein |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Morgan Magnus |
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-2009/2010 – |
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Michigan Horse Council Samantha Armstrong |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Chelsea Leer |
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-2008/2009 – |
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Michigan Horse Council Katelyn Peacock Elizabeth Wanamaker |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Amanda Ziotek |
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-2007/2008- |
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Michigan Horse Council Emily Beerger |
Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Ellie Waterman |