AN award in memory of a farming icon has been launched. The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust and the family of Frank Arden CBE (1915-1979) have announced the Nuffield Farming Frank Arden Leadership Award. Frank Arden CBE was the son of a tenant farmer who built a very successful grains and potato growing business in his home county of Lincolnshire, eventually expanding into poultry, dairy and units located in Scotland, Yorkshire and Oxfordshire. The aim of the award is to promote the personal development of a Nuffield Farming Scholar toward a wider leadership role within British agriculture. The winning applicant will receive funding to take part in a course provided by the Windsor Leadership Trust. Beginning in 2021, the award will be given biennially to a recent Nuffield Farming Scholar who resides in the UK and completed their scholarship at least three years prior to application.
Dairy farmer Robert Craig with his cows out grazing at Cairnhead Farm near Armathwaite. Robert a Nuffield Farming scholar travels widely to speak about dairy farming and grassland management: 26 July 2016..STUART WALKER.. 50085142F002.JPG. CUMBRIAN farmers are being encouraged to apply for the 2022 Nuffield Farming Scholarships. Applications opened this week on the Trust’s website, www.NuffieldScholar.org, and remain open until the July 31 deadline. With around 20 Scholarships awarded each year, successful applicants are provided a substantial bursary to fund travel to study their chosen topic. Additional funding is also available for Scholars to attend the Contemporary Scholar’s Conference, training sessions and other events.
Applications open for 2022 Nuffield Farming Scholarship
11 January 2021 |
Around 20 Nuffield Farming Scholarships are awarded each year (Photo: Nuffield s 2020 Scholars)
Those interested in studying a topic within agriculture or the wider industry are being urged to apply for next year s Nuffield Farming Scholarships.
With around 20 Scholarships awarded each year, successful applicants are provided a substantial bursary to fund travel to study their chosen topic.
Applications tend to be from those working across the farming, food, horticulture, rural or associated industries.
A Nuffield Farming Scholarship brings fresh insight and ideas that inspire change and drive the industry forward.
Mike Vacher, Director of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust, explains the important role that Scholars play, especially during times of change.