The Kansas Department of Commerce is in its second round of accepting applications for $25,000 in agritourism scholarships. Two types of scholarships will be awarded:

¢ Conference Attendance Scholarships will reimburse awardees up to $5,000 per application for costs related to educational tours, workshops, seminars, registration and one year’s annual organizational dues related to attendance at an approved agritourism, tourism or agricultural direct marketing conference. Funds may not be used for travel, lodging or incidental expenses.

¢ Best-Practices Educational Trip Scholarships provide up to $2,000 per application for costs associated with guided, organized trips to agritourism, tourism or value-added businesses regionally or nationally. Collaborative proposals involving multiple regional or market group partners will receive priority designation.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 1. The department had an earlier deadline of Aug. 1.

Scholarship applications are available online at www.kansasagritourism.org.