Nuffield Farming Scholarships

Scholars undertake a study tour of no less than eight weeks anywhere in the world to investigate their chosen topic and must present findings on return, including a written report and presentations. The Trust provides a bursary towards study tour and subsistence and funds professional and leadership development activities such as conference attendance, seminars, training and networking.

£9,000 study tour and subsistence bursary; induction and full delegate tickets to Nuffield Farming Conference; 3-4 day industry leaders seminar; delegate tickets and flights for the Nuffield International Contemporary Scholars Conference; professional development training (presentation, video and media, report writing); networking events; opportunity to present study tour findings at the Nuffield Farming Conference.

Applicants must work within farming, food, horticultural, forestry, rural and associated industries or be in a position to influence these industries; be aged between 25 and 45 years (upper age limit is 45 on 31 July in the year of application); be resident in the UK and hold a UK passport or be working directly for UK agriculture; be well established in their career and be three years post tertiary education. Scholarships are not awarded to anyone in full-time education or for further research projects.

Apply via the Trust's online application portal and follow the published application process on the organiser's website.