Annual awards are open

NFU Mutual’s annual Centenary Award is now open for applications.

The award provides bursaries to pay up to 75 per cent of course fees for selected students who are undertaking a postgraduate course in agriculture within the UK.

It was created by the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust in 2010 to celebrate NFU Mutual’s centenary.

The award is open to individuals who have gained, or are expected to gain, a 2:1 or above in agriculture or a related degree, and have been accepted or provisionally accepted on a Masters or PhD course in agriculture in the UK, in autumn 2021.

Prospective postgraduate students who think they may be eligible to apply can email centenary_award@ nfumutual.co.uk or see www. nfumutual.co.uk. The closing date is April 30.