Nuffield Farming Scholarships have implemented a major date change to their application calendar, bringing the closing date for applications significantly forward to the 31 July.
With the closing date now much earlier in the year, Nuffield’s Chairman, Stephen Watkins explains that this strategic decision will allow newly awarded Scholars to attend the annual Conference and have more time to plan studies before participating in the pre-study International Conference and embarking on their studies at the beginning of the following year.
Nuffield is an organisation that awards study and travel bursaries to individuals in farming, food, horticultural and rural sectors which provide opportunities for Scholars to learn and explore topics of interest in the UK and abroad.
"Scholarships span 18 months and require at least eight weeks of travel, it provides an opportunity for Scholars to stand back from their day-to-day occupation and typically provokes an assessment of a business or role within an organisation" said Stephen Watkins.
"This has been reinforced by a recent survey that identified an impressive 92% of Scholars who said their career prospects had broadened or their business benefited, following the award of a Scholarship.
And with 100% proud to be associated with Nuffield, there was clear evidence of the esteem in which these awards are held by the industry."
Watkins said the scholarships were "often life changing".
The application process is straightforward and requires one on-line form to be submitted. Scholarships are open to individuals aged between 22 and 45 years old and who have been engaged in farming, rural land-based industries, food industries and agricultural associated industries for at least two years, and who intend to remain in these industries. Prospective Scholars do not need academic qualifications.
