Agriculture students can now apply for Agriculture Student Scholarship

Nov 09, 2023

Students looking to pursue a career in agriculture have a government-sponsored scholarship that may be worth pursuing.

“The Agriculture Student Scholarship Program allows the ministry to identify young agriculture advocates and leverage their passion to tell the story of Saskatchewan’s agriculture,” said Bryce Lewans, the public trust specialist with the Sask. Ministry of Agriculture.

“The scholarship is available to Grade 12 students, or recent high school or GED (General Educational Development) graduates from the past two school years (as of 2023) living in Saskatchewan who plan to take agriculture-related post-secondary education, beginning in the fall of 2024.”

The scholarship is available to any qualified student who is currently residing in the province.

“They have to be Saskatchewan residents who are planning to take an agriculture-related, post-secondary education (program) anywhere in Canada,” said Lewans, noting that students can study anywhere they choose within the country.

There is no requirement that considers a student’s academic performance, but all applicants must prepare and submit material on a topic related to agriculture.

“Applicants are required to submit a three-minute video, or a 1,000-word essay on the topic of farming and environmental sustainability,” Lewans explained. “That’s our theme for this year.”

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