Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Student Bursary Award 2023 is now open for applications for qualifying students.
The £1,000 bursary is open to students studying agriculture, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, food technology, forestry or other subjects clearly allied to agriculture.
Applications are now open and will close on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
The award aims to financially help anyone from the UK who is currently studying, or has been accepted to start their studies.
The tax-free bursary will be awarded to the student who, in the opinion of a panel of judges, has submitted the best dissertation on how the bursary will assist them to complete their course of study, the Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society said.
President of the society, Brian Jones, said: “I would urge all Pembrokeshire students who study subjects that are clearly aligned to agriculture to apply for this bursary as it won’t only assist with your studies but will also give you great experiences such as undertaking an interview which is a key employment skill.
“It will also assist in your future career within the agriculture industry.”
Applications
Qualifying students must not have won the student bursary on a previous occasion and must be studying, or been accepted to study, any of the allied agriculture subjects at a UK college or university at A-Level or higher.
The applicants’ family home must also be in Pembrokeshire for them to qualify to apply for the bursary.
To enter, students must submit a dissertation of 1,000 words entitled: “How the bursary will assist my career progression”.
Chair of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s bursary committee, Will James, said: “A panel of independent judges, chaired by a representative of the society, will draw up a short list of candidates who will be interviewed and the winning candidate will be asked to give a short presentation at a future meeting of the society’s show council.
“The standard of applications has always been exceptional which gives a lot of heart that there are a lot of very talented young people in our community.
“We are very much looking forward to receiving applications for this year’s bursary and hearing from the younger generation.”
Last year’s winner of the award was Rebecca Roberts from Camrose, Haverfordwest, who studied at Harper Adams University between 2019 and 2021. She is currently studying at Harper & Keele Veterinary School.
Further details on the bursary and the entry form can be found on the Pembrokeshire County Show website.
