Closes December 10
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce it is accepting applications for the 2025 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship awards, sponsored by the CME Group and the National Pork Industry Foundation.
Ten $2,500 scholarships are awarded annually to students who intend to pursue a career in the pork industry and who exhibit characteristics representative of future pork industry leaders.
To be eligible, applicants must:
1. Be a current undergraduate student in a two-year swine program or four-year college of agriculture.
2. Be a U.S. citizen. High school students are not eligible.
3. Submit a cover sheet with the following information:
Name of applicant
Name of school
Year in school
Contact information (email address, cell phone number and home and school mailing addresses)
4. Submit a brief letter indicating what role the applicant sees themselves playing in the pork industry after graduation.
5. Submit an essay of 750 words or less describing an issue the applicant sees confronting the pork industry today or in the future and offer their solutions.
6. Submit two letters of reference from current or former professors or industry professionals.
Essays are judged on the basis of clarity and expression, persuasiveness, originality and relevance of topic.
Please note the new application deadline for this year: December 10, 2024.
Please submit your application either through NPPC’s online form, email to invest@nppc.org, OR send materials in a single envelope to the address below:
National Pork Producers CouncilATTN: Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry ScholarshipP.O. Box 10383Des Moines, IA 50306-9960
Winners will be announced toward the end of January and recognized at the National Pork Industry Forum in Orlando, Florida, March 12-14, 2025. NPPC and CME Group reserve the right to publish any or all parts of the essays submitted.
Please contact Craig Boelling, NPPC Vice President Resource Development, with questions about the scholarship at 515-278-8012 or invest@nppc.org.
Learn more: https://nppc.org/britt-scholarship/
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