The AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship is an initiative to support the next generation of leaders who "will drive the future prosperity of Australian rural industries and communities".

The scholarship provides students with a $10,000 bursary over the final two years of their undergraduate degree, and opportunities to build leadership skills and collaborate across rural industries.

Scholarship recipients also attend a four-day professional development workshop and complete two weeks of industry work placement.

"Building the capacity, knowledge and skills of Australia's future rural leaders is vital to the growth of Australian agriculture," said AgriFutures Australia managing director John Harvey.

"This scholarship provides students with a platform for networking, forward thinking and idea creation needed to forge a career in the industry."

In recent years the Horizon Scholarship has been broadened from agriculture-related undergraduate degrees to include STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths/Finance) degrees.

"The AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship attracts students who are diverse, passionate and progressive, with the capability to be future leaders of Australian agriculture," said Mr Harvey.

"Providing these students with the opportunity to come together in the same room creates a platform for collaboration which is invaluable for the scholars and rural industries alike."

To be eligible for the 2021 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship students must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, be studying an undergraduate degree at an Australian university and be entering the final two years of their degree in 2021.

Scholarship recipients will be announced in April 2021.

For more information go to www.agrifutures.com.au/people-leadership/horizon-scholarship/.

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