In partnership with a range of industry sponsors, the AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship is an initiative to support the next generation of leaders that will drive the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities.
The scholarship provides students with a $10,000 bursary over the final two years of their undergraduate degree, and opportunities to build leadership skills and collaborate across rural industries.
Scholars also attend an annual four-day professional development workshop and complete two weeks of industry work placement.
Throughout their time in the program, they are exposed to a range of industry networks, including opportunities to attend industry events, gaining vital skills and insights across traditional and emerging areas of Australian agriculture.
The Horizon Scholarship offering has been broadened to include STEM degrees with relevant majors that align to agriculture.
This shift recognises the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to support the future prosperity of rural industries.
To be eligible for the 2023 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship students must: Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident; Be studying an undergraduate degree at an Australian university; Be entering the final two years of their degree in 2023.
Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of their commitment to a career in agriculture, as well as their leadership potential and tertiary academic record to date.
Applications close at 5pm on January 13.
Shortlisted applicants will be required to participate in a telephone interview in February 2023, and scholarship recipients will be announced in April 2023.
For more information and to apply visit www.agrifutures.com.au/horizon.
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