(to support full-time graduate student in Agricultural and Food Sc. with high academic standing)

Each year, one scholarship will be offered to a graduate student who: (1) is enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Graduate Studies in any of the following master’s or doctoral programs offered through the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences: (a) Human Nutritional Sciences; (b) the Individual Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Nutritional Sciences; or (c) the Master of Applied Human Nutrition (MAHN) program; (2) has achieved a minimum degree grade point average of 3.5 based on the last 60 credit hours (or equivalent) of study; and (3) has demonstrated excellent communication skills and leadership qualities. In order to demonstrate how they meet criterion (3), applicants must submit a letter of reference to the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences. The reference letter should be written by someone in a position to objectively ascertain the communication skills and leadership qualities of the candidate (e.g. professor, supervisor, employer, etc.).