Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) has awarded six students from Manitoba with MCA 2022-23 bursaries valued at $2,000 each.
The six bursary recipients are Kaitlyn Christine Hunt-Delaurier from Laurier, Lianne Rouire from Treherne, Milan Lukes from Gunton, Stephanie Manning from Souris, Hannie Peters from Ile Des Chenes, and Alison Manness from La Salle/Domain.
“I would like to congratulate all our 2022-23 bursary winners and thank all the students who applied,” MCA Chair Robert Misko said in a media release. “It is clear from the quality of all the bursary applications we received that the future of the agriculture industry in Manitoba is bright.”
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The bursary assists students who are enrolled in a post-secondary agricultural program within the province of Manitoba. Eligible students must:
- Have completed their first or second year of post-secondary education at the college or university level (diploma or degree) and be enrolled full-time for the 2022-23 school year in an agricultural program within the province of Manitoba.
- Have achieved a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0.
- Have an interest in wheat (spring or winter), corn, barley, flax or sunflower crops, or agriculture in general, as demonstrated in a brief, one-page letter.
Be from a farm that is a member in good standing of MCA and not have been a previous awardee for an MCA bursary.
An independent selection committee was contracted to evaluate the applicants based on their connection to or interest in agriculture, explanation of why they decided to enroll in an agriculture-related post-secondary program, how they hope to benefit the agriculture industry once they have graduated and are in the workforce, and their academics and writing skills.
