Bursaries and scholarships
Free journalism course and chance to win £250
The Guild of Agricultural Journalists and John Deere Limited have announced the dates of this year’s training course for potential agricultural and horticultural journalists - Sunday to Tuesday July 17 to 19, 2011 (plus three days’ work experience to be arranged for successful applicants).
Now in its 19th year, the course is designed to support one of the principal aims of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists - that of promoting schemes for the provision of suitable entrants into agricultural and horticultural journalism.
The John Deere Training Award is aimed at graduating students keen to work in the agricultural and horticultural media, and at journalists or public relations staff who have less than 12 months’ practical work experience.
There are 10 places available on this annual course, which is in two parts. The first two full days, at John Deere’s headquarters in Langar, Nottingham, involve lectures by experienced training consultant David Mascord, with practical exercises that cover the main media sectors. The final three days see each of the selected course members given practical work experience at one of a range of specialist magazines, newspapers or PR consultancies across the UK.
At the end of the course, each person has to write a news story for judging by an expert panel. The winner receives a £250 cheque and the handsome John Deere trophy, with an informal presentation taking place later in the year.
Those interested in attending the course, who must be studying or resident in Great Britain, have until Friday June 3, 2011 to return a completed application form, which is available in the Press Room on the John Deere website at www.JohnDeere.co.uk or direct from the course organiser Steve Mitchell of ASM Public Relations, tel: 024 7630 8912, mobile: 07717 213182 or e-mail: steve@asmpr.co.uk
The course is completely free of charge, although successful applicants are expected to cover their own out of pocket expenses.
Click here to download an application form.
Posted by Anna Avino 21 April 2011
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust Centenary Award
In 2011 NFU Mutual Charitable Trust is once again offering its
Centenary Award for post-graduate students in agriculture.
The award gives annual bursaries to pay 75 per cent of course fees for
selected post graduate students in agriculture (Masters or PhD).
The Centenary Award was launched in 2010 to celebrate the trust's 100th
birthday. NFU Mutual donated £250,000 to fund the project, and last
year five students from across the UK were the first to benefit from our
bursary payments.
The award is open to students from the UK who have gained, or are
expected to gain, a 2:1 or above in agriculture or a closely related
degree, and have been accepted on a Masters or PhD course in agriculture
in the UK.
The judging panel will be looking for applicants who
are not only excellent academic performers, but are also committed to
the future of agriculture.
The NFU Mutual Charitable Trust has specifically identified three topic
areas of interest for eligible students:
- Sustainable agriculture
- Climate change and agriculture
- International agricultural development
Prospective post-graduate students who think they may be eligible to
apply for the award should contact centenary_award@nfumutual.co.uk
to request further details and an application form.
The closing date for applications for
courses starting in Autumn 2011 is 30 April.
Posted by Anna Avino 20 January 2011
