The Melplash Agricultural Society offers a bursary of up to £2000 per annum to students aged 17 years and over who live within 12 miles of Melplash village church and are about to embark or who are already studying agriculture or any closely allied topic. Financial support will be extended throughout the successful student’s course if they receive a satisfactory annual report from their college or university. In 2019, £19000 was given to 14 students.
An application form is available to download here. Completed forms should be returned to the Society Offices at 23 South Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3NT by 1st July 2020.
Those candidates shortlisted will be required to provide scholastic and personal references and will be interviewed in early summer so that finance can be in place for the next academic year.