Farm scholarship to New Zealand open for applications
The Stephen Cullinan Scholarship organised by Macra na Feirme and New Zealand Dairy Careers and kindly sponsored by the Agricultural Trust and the Irish Farmers Journal is now open for applications for 2019.
Every year recipients of the scholarship travel to New Zealand and work for six months on a dairy farm where they experience alternative methods of dairy farming. This year’s scholarship winners will receive a return travel ticket to New Zealand and a paid six-month work placement on a progressive dairy farm which will commence toward the end of June. All travel tickets are valid for 12 months.
Applicants must be a current member of Macra na Feirme, be aged between 18 and 30 years on January 1st, 2019 and committed to pursuing a career in the dairy industry. Applicants will be required to present for interview.
Please return the completed application form and your C.V. to Jennifer Keegan, Macra na Feirme, Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12 or alternatively email it to jkeegan@macra.ie on or before Monday, April 16th. Interviews will take place the week following the application deadline. Application forms are available from www.macra.ie