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Empowering the Future Through Education
Education is more than just classrooms and textbooks—it’s the foundation for personal growth, innovation, and success. At Rain for Rent, we believe that access to education creates opportunities, fuels ambition, and shapes the leaders of tomorrow. That’s why we’re committed to supporting students through our scholarship programs.
By investing in education, we’re investing in a brighter future—one where knowledge opens doors, skills drive progress, and dreams turn into reality. Whether you’re pursuing a career in Agricultural, Mechanical, Civil and/or Manufacturing Engineering, or Construction Management, we’re here to help you take the next step.
Explore our scholarship opportunities below and take charge of your future today!
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The Charles P. Lake
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"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest"
-Benjamin Franklin
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The Charles P. Lake-Rain for Rent Scholarship was established in the memory of the company’s founder. Charles P. Lake started Western Oilfields Supply Company, the parent company of Rain for Rent, in 1934. He entered the agricultural irrigation equipment business in 1948 under the Rain for Rent name and pioneered the irrigation equipment rental industry.
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Attend a 2-hour orientation meeting at a Rain for Rent facility
Forward a photo to Rain for Rent for a news release to be published in local newspapers and/or the Rain for Rent marketing materials.
Sucessful Applicants are required to :
Must have completed their freshman year at an approved college/ university and be currently enrolled for the next school year.
Must have a 3.0 or higher overall grade point average.
Must have a 3.5 or higher overall grade point average in high school
Emphasis of education must be primarily Agricultural or Engineering in nature, with a major in an accredited School of Agriculture, Engineering or Construction Management Program. Business majors are accepted through designated universities.
Applicants will be accepted within the following criteria:
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The Rain for Rent Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship finalists.
Some preference may be made to those students who are specializing in irrigation technology, pumps, trenchless technology and fluid dynamics.
In the event that the applicants are equal in their academic achievements and in their extracurricular activities, the scholarship will be awarded on the basis of need.
Rain for Rent offers up to twenty (20) scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each annually to qualified college students to help them pursue a career in agriculture, irrigation technology, pumps or fluid dynamics. To support our employees’ children, we will also award five (5) scholarships to qualified college students.
Each recipient will receive a check for $1,500 mailed directly to his or her university. The award, which will be deposited into the recipients’ student account, can be used for tuition or the purchase of books and class materials.
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The Jerry Lake Memorial Education Scholarship was established in the memory of one of the company’s founders. Jerry Lake, who along with his father and brother started Rain for Rent in 1950. Rain for Rent, a dba of Western Oilfields Supply Company established in 1934, pioneered the agricultural irrigation equipment rental business.
Jerry Lake was personally instrumental in the development of portable sprinkler irrigation throughout the Western United States. A Mechanical Engineer, he designed and built many of the agricultural products that are still used in the industry today.
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Rain for Rent offers up to two (2) scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each annually renewable for three succeeding years (total $4,000 each) to graduating high school seniors who have achieved the Boy Scouts of America’s rank of Eagle Scout to help them pursue a career in agricultural, mechanical, civil or manufacturing engineering.
Each recipient will receive a check for $1,000 mailed directly to his or her university. The award, which will be deposited into the recipients’ student account, can be used for tuition or the purchase of books and class materials.
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The Rain for Rent Scholarship Committee will select the scholarship finalists.
Some preference may be made to those students who are specializing in irrigation technology, pumps, trenchless technology and fluid dynamics.
In the event that the applicants are equal in their academic achievements and in their extracurricular activities, the scholarship will be awarded on the basis of need.
Selection Process:
Attend a 2-hour orientation meeting at a Rain for Rent facility
Forward a photo to Rain for Rent for a news release to be published in local newspapers and/or the Rain for Rent marketing materials.
Sucessful Applicants are required to :
Must have completed their senior year of high school at one of the high schools located in Kern County.
Must have achieved the Boy Scouts of America's highest rank of Eagle Scout.
Must have a 3.5 or higher overall grade point average in high school
Emphasis of education must be majoring in Agricultural, Mechanical, Civil or Manufacturing Engineering. Students must be enrolled in an accredited four-year college or university and interested in a fulfilling career at a nationwide company in agricultural irrigation, trenchless underground technology or fluid pumping systems.
Applicants will be accepted within the following criteria:
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The Jerry Lake Memorial Scholarship
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The scholarship program is administered these participating Universities and Farm Bureaus :
The scholarship program is administered through the Southern Sierra Council of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica, specific to Kern County and high schools located in Kern County.