Each year, FFA members from all over the United States travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the Washington Leadership Conference (WLC). During the five-day event, attendees learn how to become effective leaders by teaching them to know their purpose, value people, take action,  and serve others. The capstone event of the Washington Leadership Conference is a civic engagement activity, where participants apply the things they’ve learned at the conference to a real, hands-on service activity.

The National FFA Organization partners work with several community service agencies in the D.C.-area to identify needs that WLC participants can help address. Through the years, WLC participants have contributed over 23,000 hours of service through these activities.

This is no ordinary leadership experience. You will spend a week putting these skills into practice as you make new friends from across the United States, tour our nation's capitol and visit with members of Congress. This action-packed week will help you gain self-confidence and leadership skills to take back to your FFA chapter and share with other members. Attendees leave WLC with the knowledge and the confidence to act in ways that help their schools, community, and their country.

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The Texas FFA Alumni has traditionally granted four (4) $500.00 scholarships to deserving FFA members whose local affiliate are in good standing with the Texas FFA Alumni.

Eligibility and Deadlines:

• Only one FFA member per chapter can submit an application for the WLC scholarship.
• The WLC scholarship covers $500.00 of the registration fee for an FFA member to attend the WLC conference.  Travel to and from 
the WLC conference site and incidental expenses are the recipient’s responsibility.
• Recipients must attend a WLC workshop for the year the scholarship is awarded.
• Applications are due postmarked by February 15 of each year.  WLC scholarship recipients will be announced by March 1st and 
winners notified by March 15th.
• Each recipient is expected to attend the Texas FFA Alumni Association’s Annual Meeting in July.  (The FFA Alumni Association
Annual Meeting is held in conjunction with the State FFA Convention.)

Applications for Texas FFA Alumni’s WLC scholarship can be found online at http://texasffaalumni.ffanow.org  under Applications.

Registration for the 2011 WLC will open March 1, 2011. More information about the Washington Leadership Conference can be found here.