Young people invited to apply for farmers’ society bursary

The Black Isle Farmers’ Society Bursary is now open to young people between the ages of 16 and 26 at the closing date of Friday April 15.

Applications are invited from people who live, study or work in the Highlands and Islands or have strong connections to the area.

Applications are invited from individuals only. Previous applicants can apply each year subject to the qualifying criteria. Applicants applying for assistance with travel-related projects or larger amounts may be required to complete a further form and/or may be required to attend an interview. Successful recipients of larger awards will be asked to give a presentation to a meeting of society members at either the annual general meeting, a trophy presentation event, or President’s Dinner.

Following an applicant’s success, they will need to present evidence of how they have benefited from the award, including a short video clip telling how they have benefited from the award as this will be used for promoting the bursary in future years.

In addition, successful applicants will have to have an involvement in Black Isle Farmers’ Society events and activities during the year, particularly the Black Isle Show on the first Thursday in August.

Awards will be made subject to availability of funds and at the discretion of the bursary panel and each application will be treated on its own merits.

There will be two main areas to the award – vocational and educational, including, but not exclusively, agriculture, agri-business, agricultural engineering, agri-food, animal science, diversification projects, IT and innovative projects, countryside management, land management, rural environment; training courses for spraying ticket; forklift ticket; trailer ticket; vertebrate control.