The goal of the Lynn Buerki Memorial Scholarship is to motivate deserving students to develop a stronger interest in agricultural conservation, acquire technical proficiency in a particular aspect of agricultural conservation, and pursue a career in this field. Candidates for the scholarship must be full-time students enrolled or planning to enrol in a programme related to agriculture or natural resource conservation, such as agronomy, range management, forestry, geography, agricultural journalism, agriculture education, conservation science, or wildlife management, and must reside in or have parents or grandparents who own land in Sedgwick County, Kansas. Candidates must also have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale). Other fields of study with a focus on soil and water preservation are also acceptable. Students in Sedgwick County, Kansas, who are homeschooled are also eligible.