Checkoff, Pioneer and PIC offer Pork Industry Scholarships

"It is critical that we recruit talented young people into our industry," says Steve Weaver, president of the National Pork Board and pork producer from California. 

That’s why the Pork Checkoff, Pioneer Hi-Bred and PIC have partnered to offer scholarships to sophomore, junior and senior level college students considering a graduate degree program in a swine science discipline or planning a career in the pork industry.   The Pork Industry Scholarship program will offer a $10,000 scholarship to the top applicant, a $5,000 award to the runner-up and $2,500 awards to a minimum of 17 other students, for the 2008-2009 school year. 

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont Company, will fund the $5,000 award in the program and the scholarship will be termed the Pioneer Hi-Bred Pork Industry Scholarship.  PIC's generous contribution will fund one of the $2,500 awards. "The support of Pioneer and PIC allows us to offer very generous scholarship awards to tomorrow's pork industry leaders," Weaver says. 

The Pork Checkoff and its two industry partners have joined to address one of the pork industry's critical issues, the development of human capital.  “The competitiveness of our industry depends on having a constant supply of human resources prepared to work in our industry.  Our needs span from production to production management, to research, veterinary medicine, consulting, etc.," Weaver adds.

Sophomore, junior and senior level college students interested in applying for the Pork Checkoff Pork Industry Scholarships can visit http://www.pork.org/PorkScience/scholarship/.

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