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OSCIA Soil Health Graduate Scholarship [I5955]

Donor(s):Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
Value:1 award of $10,000 (payable in two equal payments of $5,000 in the fall and winter semesters)
Awarded:In the fall and the recipient must be registered to receive
Application:
  • College or Department Scholarship Application Form
Deadline:August 15
Citizenship:
  • Canadian-PR-PP
  • Non-Canadian-PR-PP

This $10,000 scholarship has been generously created by the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA), members and friends. The OSCIA facilitates the responsible economic management of soil, water, air and crops through development and communication of innovative farming practices. The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2015 the International Year of Soils – in recognition of this occasion the OSCIA has created this entrance scholarship to encourage graduate student research around soil management issues. Apply by August 15th by submitting the OAC Graduate Application Form.

Students registered full-time in their first year of a M.Sc. or Ph.D. program in the Ontario Agricultural College who are proposing to conduct or conducting research in the areas of soil health and/or soil management.