Applicants may be studying at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Preference will be given to qualified applicants who intend to specialize in an apple-related field.
Interested students should submit:
· a brief summary of your course of study and qualifications,
· an official college transcript, and
· an essay (500 words maximum) stating the reasons you are pursuing a career in apples or New England agriculture.
Submit these to:
Valent BioSciences Scholarship
New England McIntosh Growers Association
Post Office Box 41
Hatfield, MA 01038
Deadline: Applicatons must be postmarked by December 17, 2003
For further information, call 413-247-9966
Valent BioSciences has funded the scholarship program for each of the past six years.
Valent U.S.A. Corporation markets and sells herbicides, insecticides, bio-insecticides, insect growth regulators, nematicides, baits and plant growth regulators for the agricultural, horticultural, turf, ornamental and professional pest control markets.
The winner will be announced at NEMGA"s annual meeting in January.
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