EDUCATIONAL BURSARIES

There will be separate application forms and timings for different levels of courses:

Degree Level

Applications for educational bursaries for degree-level students (commencing their academic year from September 2024) will be welcome in early 2024, with a deadline of 30 April 2024.

Diploma Level

Applications for educational bursaries for diploma-level students (commencing their academic year from September 2024) will be available in Autumn 2024, with a deadline of 31 October 2024. 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Dartington Cattle Breeding Trust supports Livestock Farming in Devon and Cornwall through Educational Bursaries, which are awarded to those intending to either be involved directly with Livestock Production or working in an ancillary profession that supports Livestock Farming.

A limited number of bursaries are available for suitable students, with a lifetime limit of £4,000 per student.  These will be awarded on merit and will take into account the educational level of the course being studied and number of applications received in each year.  Awards are made at the sole discretion of Trustees; whose decision is final. 

Students may apply for an educational bursary annually, as long as all of the eligibility criteria are met.

Please note that a completed application form, but without references, is required for each successive year.

The Trust is unable to award educational bursaries to students on their industrial placement year. 

 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible, applicants must meet all the following criteria: -

1. Resident in Devon or Cornwall AND

2. Studying on a degree level course (or higher) at a suitable college or university in the United Kingdom, which includes aspects of livestock breeding, husbandry and welfare AND

3. Fulfilling the Trust's objectives to support those who intend to work directly in livestock production, or an ancillary profession that supports livestock farming, in the future.