Laura Bush Travelling Fellowship

Laura Bush Travelling Fellowship  

The U.S. National Commission is currently accepting applications for the Laura Bush Travelling Fellowship.  The Fellowship is intended to help fund a proposal designed by a student to conduct brief work in a foreign country related to the mandate of UNESCO - using education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and/or communication and information to build strong ties among nations. 

The fellowship open to US citizens (ages 18-25) enrolled in a college or university who express an interest in international collaboration but have not had many opportunities to travel abroad. The application deadline is Monday, February 24, 2014. 

Read more about the Fellowship & recipients: http://www.state.gov/p/io/unesco/programs

NPFDA Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

NPFDA Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

In 1979, the National Poultry & Food Distributors Association Scholarship Foundation was developed. Since that time, the foundation has awarded over $110,000.00 in scholarships to outstanding students.

The NPFDA Scholarship Foundation is pleased to award scholarships to various students of agricultural colleges and universities across the US. Each student selected will receive a $1,500.00 -$2000.00 scholarship from NPFDA.

To qualify, each applicant must:

- Be a college junior or senior the upcoming (award) year at a U.S. institution
- Be enrolled as a full time student
- Be pursuing a poultry or related agricultural degree: Food science, Poultry Science, Ag. Econ., International Agriculture, Food Marketing, etc.
- Provide his or her current official transcript
- Provide a letter of recommendation from his or her Dean
- Complete the application
- Provide a one-page letter describing his or her goals and aspirations

This years award applications will be distributed to all land grant colleges and universities. All applications must be returned to the NPFDA office by May 31 to be considered for this year's scholarship awards. Interested students may call the NPFDA office at 770-535-9901 or e-mail us at info@npfda.org to request a copy of the application and instructions.

National Poultry & Food Distributors Association

The NPFDA (National Poultry & Food Distributors Association) Scholarship Foundation is entering its 34th year of scholarship assistance. Every year, we award four $1,500.00 scholarships to students in the fields of poultry science, food science, agricultural economics/marketing, and all other areas of study related to the poultry industry.

Interested students may apply for the 2013-2014 academic year scholarships by completing the application and sending it along with a 1 or 2 page letter explaining their career goals. The student or the department will then need to forward theapplication, goals, transcripts, and an endorsement of the student to the NPFDA Scholarship Foundation.

The application, transcript and letter of endorsement must reach the NPFDA office no later than May 31, 2013.

I could not attach the applications to this post, but go to the website for an online application!

http://www.npfda.org/scholarships