Guidelines:

The award will be presented yearly at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair to one qualifying individual. The value of the scholarship will be set according to earnings of the fund’s investments.

Eligibility:
The recipient must be connected to the Jersey business or keenly interested and involved with the Jersey cow. The recipient will also be a student entering or continuing college or university. The post secondary program applied to does not have to be agriculture related.

Criteria:
The successful candidate must demonstrate participation in activities in their home communities, display qualities of leadership, ambition and initiative, and have a strong independent work ethic.
The individual should clearly demonstrate the ability to work with others in a cooperative and productive manner, have the potential to become a leader in society and display a keen interest and aptitude in some aspect of agri-business.

The individual should have a love of animals and the agricultural community, contribute significantly to their schools and communities through volunteer work and participate in extracurricular activities.

The applicant should also be committed to personal and physical development, have a sense of their personal capabilities and demonstrate efforts to continually improve.

Applications:
Applications must be received by Jersey Canada by 4:30 pm September 15, 2011. Resumes may include academic awards, community or school volunteer work and employment background in order to support their application. Applications and resumes can also be received by email at nolabrownaward@gmail.com.

Only applications from Canadian citizens will be considered, thank you. Please submit documents to Jersey Canada. The applications will be forwarded to an independent selection committee for review.

Learn about the 2010 recipients, Melissa Sparling and Sean Smith, here!