(for full-time undergraduate, diploma or graduate students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences in good academic standing who plan to travel to further their studies in agricultural or food sciences)

Each year, the available annual income from the fund will be used to offer one or more scholarships with a maximum value of $3,000 each to students who: (1) have completed either: (a) if undergraduate students, at least 24 credit hours of study in either the diploma program in the School of Agriculture or in any undergraduate degree program offered by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, or (b) if graduate students, at least 6 credit hours in a Master of Science or Doctoral program offered by one of the departments of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences; (2) are enrolled either: (a) full-time (minimum 80% course load) in the second year of the diploma program in the School of Agriculture, or (b) full-time (minimum 80% course load) in any year of study in any undergraduate degree program offered by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, or (c) full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in a Master of Science or Doctoral program offered by the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at the University of Manitoba; and (3) have achieved either: (a) if an undergraduate degree or diploma student, a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0, or (b) if a graduate student, a minimum grade point average of 3.0 based on the last 60 credit hours of study (or equivalent). Candidates must submit an application package that includes: (a) justification for the external study, (b) their goals with respect to professional and personal development as a result of the external study, and (c) estimated travel costs. Approved costs supported by appropriate documentation will be reimbursed once travel is completed.