By assisting young people in their pursuit of a college or university education in agriculture or food, Bayer are investing in their future careers—and in the future of agriculture and food production in Canada.
The Bayer Crop Science Opportunity Scholarship is available to Canadian high school students who are enrolled in their final year of high school. Those eligible for a scholarship must be planning to enroll at a Canadian post secondary institution (degree or diploma) in a first-year agriculture, food science or culinary program.
Twelve (12) scholarships valued at $5000 Canadian are available to eligible students. Scholarships are available for bachelor’s or diploma-level programs for one academic year.
How to Apply
- Eligibility
- Application
- Judging
- Terms
- Have Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status in Canada as of the application deadline date.
- Be planning to enter in full time studies in a first-year bachelor degree or diploma program.
- Must be a program related to agriculture, food science and culinary programs of studies as accepted by Bayer Crop Science Canada.
- Submit an online application by visiting https:/portal.scholarshippartners.ca
- Provide an Application Essay between 300-500 words
- Essay Question: “Canadian farmers play an important role in feeding the world in a sustainable way; what role will you play?”
- Letters of Reference: One must be a personal reference from someone who knows you well, and should highlight the skills and abilities that make you best qualified for the scholarship; the second reference must come from a person who is a farmer or food professional in your community.
- Transcript
A committee of Canadian university and college representatives, chosen by Scholarship Partners Canada (SPC) select scholarship recipients. Bayer CropScience Inc. has no influence in the decision. The selection committee’s decision is final.
All applicants will receive results of the selection process by email.
Preference will be given to two (2) applicants of Canadian indigenous heritage.
- If you have applied for entry into a college or university, but have not yet been accepted, you can still apply for the Opportunity Scholarship. However, if you are awarded a scholarship, you must provide an acceptance letter from your educational institution.
- Scholarship payment(s) will only be issued upon completion of the scholarship acceptance process and review and acceptance of all required supporting documentation by SPC.