Yara Australia Scholarship for Emerging Leaders in Protected Cropping
Scholarship Type: High Potential
Scholarship Group: B
Value
- $5,000 per year for up to two years*
*full-time, or part-time equivalent
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:
Citizenship:
- Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident, International student, or eligible New Zealand Citizen**
** Eligible New Zealand Citizen includes students who meet the criteria for HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP. Further details available here: Changes to fees for New Zealand Citizens | Western Sydney University
Enrolment:
- New or continuing student
Program/s:
- Graduate Diploma in Protected Cropping
- Graduate Certificate in Protected Cropping
- Master of Science (Greenhouse Horticulture)
Yara Australia
Yara Australia has more than 25 years of business experience in Australia helping farmers, horticulturalists, and greenhouse growers throughout the country. Supporting a vision of a world without hunger and a planet respected, Yara Australia pursues a strategy of sustainable value growth, promoting climate-friendly crop nutrition and zero-emission energy solutions. Yara’s ambition is focused on growing a climate positive food future that creates value for our customers, shareholders, and society at large and delivers a more sustainable food value chain.
To achieve their ambition, Yara Australia have taken the lead in developing digital farming tools for precision farming and working closely with partners throughout the food value chain to improve the efficiency and sustainability of food production. Through their focus on clean ammonia production, they aim to enable the hydrogen economy, driving a green transition of shipping, fertiliser production and other energy-intensive industries.
Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has established a unique position as the industry’s only global crop nutrition company. Yara Australia operates an integrated business model with around 17,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries, with a proven track record of strong returns.
More information on Yara Australia can be found at www.yara.com.au
Application and Selection Process
Applicants must provide a statement supporting their application indicating how they believe receiving the scholarship will assist them with their studies and future careers. This statement should give a sufficient explanation of the applicant's background and current circumstances to enable the University to judge their eligibility, need and merit.
Successful applicants will be selected based on their written application, academic potential, ability to meet the criteria, and, where appropriate, performance in an interview before a selection panel.
Further information and how to apply can be found on our High Potential Scholarship page.
Continuing Eligibility Criteria
- Recipients must remain enrolled at Western.
- Recipients must maintain a minimum GPA of 5.
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