The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) committed $165,000 to six undergraduate and six graduate student awards and scholarships to students at the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Agriculture and Bioresources in 2023. That brought Sask Wheat’s total commitment to student scholarships and awards to $1,055,000 since 2015.
Read MoreFor students passionate about telling the story of agriculture, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is proudly offering the Agriculture Student Scholarship for the fourteenth consecutive year. This year, the scholarship amounts available have been increased. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must be planning to take an agriculture-related post-secondary education program beginning in the fall of 2024. This program is designed to help us identify and develop young agricultural leaders in the industry.
Read MoreSix undergraduate students and six graduate students from the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) College of Agriculture and Bioresources received a Sask Wheat scholarship or award in the 2021-2022 academic year. The students received a combined $165,000 in awards from Sask Wheat.
Read MoreThe first PhD student to receive a Sask Wheat graduate scholarship was Gurcharn Brar. In March 2019, he successfully defended his thesis, Characterization of Resistance to Fusarium Head Blight in Bread and Durum Wheat, and received his PhD from the U of S.
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