Scholarship Information Available

The NC Strawberry Association is offering two $1000 scholarships. The intent of this scholarship is to promote future leadership in the strawberry industry. The scholarship is open to

• high school seniors or current college students
• applying, accepted to, or currently enrolled in  a land grant university.
• interested in or having declared a major in a program of study directly related to the strawberry industry (For example, small fruit production, marketing, food science, nutrition, entomology, agronomy, etc).

Two Scholarship Awards of $1000 each are offered for 2013. The number of awards will be determined based on applications received. This award is not limited to North Carolina. Family members of NC Strawberry Association members are encouraged to apply. Previous award winners may reapply for a second year's award.

The deadline for 2013 applications is May 1, 2013. The files below include essential information and the application form:

The link to information about the program is http://www.ncstrawberry.org/docs/2013ScholarshipsNCStrawberry.htm

For more information, contact:
Debby Wechsler
North Carolina Strawberry Association
Visit our website: www.ncstrawberry.com
Find us on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/NCStrawberryinfo@ncstrawberry.com

Phone: 919-542-4037
Fax: 866-511-6660 (toll-free)
Mail: 1138 Rock Rest Rd. Pittsboro, NC 27312