Students entering their final two years of an undergraduate degree and who are passionate about the future of Australian rural industries are encouraged to apply.

The AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship is a collaboration between Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), along with the Cooperative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia and FMC Australasia to provide eligible university students with a $10,000 bursary over two years and plenty of opportunities to develop their leadership skills and expand their networks.

As part of the scholarship program, students attend an annual four-day professional development workshop and complete two weeks of industry work placements per year.

The Horizon Scholarship Program is open to students studying agriculture-related or science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM) degrees with major studies and/or subject selections that align to agriculture.

AgriFutures Australia managing director, John Harvey, said that collaboration across a broad range of disciplines will be crucial to the growth of our rural industries and is excited to see the Horizon Scholarship Program evolve to meet this need.

"Our cohorts are no longer made up solely of ag students from traditional farming backgrounds. We now have scholars studying engineering, law, business and animal science," said Harvey.

"We have scholars who have never set foot on a farm in the same room as fifth-generation farmers, and this diversity in backgrounds and thinking is beginning to elevate the conversations beyond anything we've seen before."

To be eligible to apply students must:
* Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
* Be studying an undergraduate degree at an Australian university
* Be entering the final two years of their degree in 2022.

Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of their commitment to a career in agriculture, as well as their leadership potential and tertiary academic record to date.
Applications close 14 January 2022.

Shortlisted applicants must be available for a telephone interview in February, and scholarship winners will be announced in April.

For more information and to apply visit www.agrifutures.com.au/horizon