The Research & Graduate Studies at NSAC is accepting submissions for the Canadian Dairy Commission Scholarship Program for the October 15th, 2007 deadline. The purpose of this scholarship is to support high caliber students who are registered in a research-based graduate program at NSAC and who are conducting a thesis research project that has application to the dairy industry and is one of the following areas: agricultural economics and policy, food/dairy science, or animal science.

The value of the awards is $20,000 per year for up to two years. In addition, students who receive the scholarship may apply for a one-time maximal additional sum of $5000 for travel costs to further their education or research program on the advice of their thesis supervisor. Recipients of this award must register as full-time students in the M.Sc. Program in Agriculture at NSAC.

We encourage all faculty members and researchers who know of eligible students to encourage them to apply. To be eligible for support, applicants must:
Be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada;
Be admissible to pursue graduate studies at NSAC;
Have obtained a first-class average (a grade of “A-“ in each of the last two completed years of study, regardless of the number of credits completed; and
Intend to pursue graduate-level research in one of the following areas:
- Agricultural economics and policy
- Food/dairy science
- Animal science
All thesis research projects must have application to the dairy industry.

Who is Eligible to Apply for Support at the Master’s Level?

To obtain support at the Master’s Level, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria listed above and have completed as of December 31 of the year of application, no more than the full-time equivalent of 12 months of studies in the master’s program for which they are requesting funding. Thus, eligible applicants include students who:
Have completed a Bachelor’s degree and have not yet registered in a graduate program at NSAC
Are in their final year of their Bachelor’s program
Are in a qualifying year of study, or
Are in the first year of their master’s program

Note: Students who have not yet registered in the master’s program at NSAC prior to receiving an award may elect to take up their scholarship in January, May or September in the calendar year following the application deadline.

Two competitions will be held annually with application deadlines of May 1st and October 15th, respectively.
Applications are now being accepted for the October 15th, 2007 deadline.

Application is made directly through the NSAC Research & Graduate Studies office. For more information please see the following link: http://nsac.ca/research/graduatestudies/graduate/CDC_scholarship_program.asp or contact Jill Rogers at jrogers@nsac.ca.