Rural
Tertiary students invited to apply for agricultural scholarships
RIVERINE Plains Inc invites tertiary students working towards a degree or diploma in agriculture, agricultural science agribusiness or engineering (or who can demonstrate a passion for agriculture in another discipline), to apply for one of five scholarships being offered by the group in 2023.
The 2023 Riverine Plains Scholarship Program includes the Alvan Blanch Australia, Corteva Agriscience, Hanrahan Family and Uncle Tobys Scholarships.
Each scholarship provides $5000 over two years (or a single year for final year students applying for the Corteva Agriscience Scholarship) to assist with costs associated with studying (textbooks, cost of living etc).
The scholarships also include work experience and mentoring opportunities, as well as access to Riverine Plains and other industry events.
Alvan Blanch is a global engineering company that specialises in innovative design, production and installation of high-quality machines and integrated systems for the processing of agricultural produce and waste materials.
Riverine Plains has partnered with Alvan Blanch Australia to offer two scholarships in 2023, with the aim of attracting, recognising and encouraging people into agriculture in the Riverine Plains region.
The scholarships aims to support students from a non-farming background who are considering agriculture as a career.
Corteva Agriscience is a global agriscience company dedicated to agriculture and their scholarship has a plant breeding and agronomy focus.
In 2018, the John Hanrahan Scholarship was established to recognise and encourage agricultural excellence in the Riverine Plains region.
The scholarship is named in honour of John Hanrahan, a successful and experienced farmer and respected community member from Coreen, who passed away suddenly in 2014.
The Uncle Tobys Scholarship aims to recognise and encourage agricultural excellence, with a focus on general agronomy, oats, and post farm-gate manufacture.
This is the first time that the Riverine Plains Scholarship Program has been able to offer such a diversity of scholarships.
While all the 2023 scholarships have a focus and desire to contribute to the agricultural sector, there are also scholarships designed especially for students from a non-farming background, as well as for those studying engineering or another discipline.
Applications for the 2023 Riverine Plains Scholarship Program close at 5pm on Thursday, June 22.
For general enquiries about any of the scholarships listed below, please contact Brooke Sanderson on 03 5744 1713 or email [email protected].