Manitoba Beef Producers will again award six $500 bursaries to deserving Manitoba students.
The bursaries will be available to MBP members, or their children who are attending university, college, or any other post-secondary school. Trade students will also be eligible.
Students pursuing an education in agriculture or acquiring a skilled trade that will help the rural economy will be given preference. All those applying must be 17 years old as of January 1st, 2019 and either be an active beef producer or the child of one.
Students who are granted the bursaries must use them within two years of receiving it and must be in a course that is a minimum of a year long.
Interested students must submit a 600-word essay on what the beef industry means to them, their families, communities, and Manitoba as a whole. They must also include why they enjoy being involved in agriculture.
Applications must also include a high school or university transcript, proof of enrollment at a recognized school, a list of the applicant’s community involvement and three references.
The application can be found at www.mbbeef.ca/producers/mbp-bursary/. A group of MBP directors will select the winners. The names on the essays will be redacted to ensure fairness.
All applications must be completed and sent to MBP by Monday, June 3rd, 2019. And winners will be notified by July 31st. The winning essays will also be published in the September issue of Cattle Country.
