[Entm-beu] Fwd: UC ANR Awards and Scholarships - Applications Now Open!

[Rick Redak]

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From: Agdean <agdean at ucr.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Subject: Fwd: UC ANR Awards and Scholarships - Applications Now Open!
To: Brett McFarlane <brett.mcfarlane at ucr.edu>, Rick Redak <
richard.redak at ucr.edu>, Bpschair <bpschair at ucr.edu>, Daniel Schlenk <
dschlenk at ucr.edu>, Kathy Borkovich <Katherine.Borkovich at ucr.edu>


Hi all,
Can you get the word out to our students in PLBL, ENT, ENSC, PLPA majors?

Thanks, patty

Patricia Springer
Divisional Dean, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
University of California
Riverside, CA  92521



Begin forwarded message:

*From: *Andrea P Ambrose <apambrose at ucanr.edu>
*Subject: **UC ANR Awards and Scholarships - Applications Now Open!*
*Date: *March 25, 2025 at 9:22:52 AM PDT

The application cycle is now open for UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
(UC ANR) scholarships and awards in recognition of outstanding students
pursuing careers in agriculture. Applications and nominations will be
accepted through *Monday, May 5, 2025*. Please encourage your students,
faculty, and colleagues to take advantage of these opportunities to honor
academic excellence and provide additional support for undergraduate and
graduate students. More information about the application process can be
found on our website
<https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm>.
For questions, please contact Andrea Ambrose, Director of Advancement, UC
ANR, at apambrose at ucanr.edu.


*BILL AND JANE FISCHER VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SCHOLARSHIP*
<https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm>
 *For students enrolled at ANY ACCREDITED CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY, preference
given to graduate students. $1,000 (multiple awards possible) *to students
enrolled in fall 2025 pursuing degrees in vegetation management, weed
science or agriculture specializations such as Plant Science, Soils and
Plant Nutrition, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Botany, Plant
Pathology, Plant Protection and Pest Management, and Agricultural Economics.
 *Students apply directly*.
*HOWARD WALTON CLARK PRIZE IN PLANT BREEDING AND SOIL BUILDING*
<https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm>*
For
students enrolled at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and UC Riverside. **$5,000
(multiple awards possible) *awarded to promising students who will be
enrolled as seniors in fall 2025 in the College of Agriculture and/or
Natural Resources with demonstrated scholastic achievement and talent for
independent research with reference to either plant breeding (leading to
new/improved crops and new/improved varieties using appropriate tools) or
soil building (leading to improving soil quality related to soil
productivity and sustainability as a resource).*Nomination by faculty
member required*.

*KNOWLES A. RYERSON AWARD IN AGRICULTURE*
<https://ucanr.edu/sites/Development_services/Awards_and_Scholarships/index.cfm>*
For
students enrolled at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. $2,500 (minimum one award
for each campus) *given to *an international undergraduate student*who will
be enrolled in fall 2025 in the College of Agriculture and/or Natural
Resources, in any curriculum, preferably after completion of the junior
year. The Award is based on high scholarship, outstanding character, and
promise of leadership. *Nomination by faculty member required*.


*Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished*  - Lao Tzu -

*Andrea Ambrose*
Director of Advancement
University of California
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
1111 Franklin Street, #11206 | Oakland, CA  94607-5200
Cell (304) 546-3322 | apambrose at ucanr.edu |  Andrea.Ambrose at ucop.edu

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