22 Young students receive scholarships for agricultural courses
10/2/201722 Young students receive scholarships for agricultural courses in Queensland Agricultural Training Colleges this year.
They include Cloe Gribble from Barcaldine, who plans to study horsemanship and station skills and Dakotah Davis from the Sunshine Coast doing rural industry practices and sustainable agriskills. Dalby’s Hamish Hutchings, who will put his scholarship towards the second year of a Pathways to Agricultural Careers and Education (PACE) program. All are attending Emerald.Patrick Warn from Dajarra will be undertaking the northern beef industries program at the Longreach Pastoral College, while Blackall’s Blake Arnold will undertake a PACE program at Longreach.
Over $100 000 in scholarships have been presented to students from Queensland and New South Wales. Bursaries range from $1000 to $10,000 to help them towards their career goals.
“Our students have been generously supported by the Queensland department of agriculture and fisheries, grower-based organisations such as the Central Highlands Cotton Growers and Irrigators Association, peak industry bodies including Meat and Livestock Australia and Cotton Australia, and mining companies Glencore and Ensham Resources,” explained QATC CEO, Mark Tobin.
The scholarship winners were selected on the basis of an evident passion for agriculture and dedication to a career in regional Australia.
“We are pleased to see the varying array of interests held by these young students. Some are opting for an across-the-board approach to their training, eager to experience as much as possible before honing in on a specific agricultural interest,” Mr Tobin said.
For the full article see http://www.theland.com.au/story/4424916/over-100000-in-ag-scholarships-sets-youth-up-for-study-in-2017/