The AAEA/ACT Scholarship Program is a joint effort of AAEA and the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) and is funded through AAEA and its Professional Improvement Foundation.

Established by NACT in 1993 and adopted by AAEA in 2004, these scholarship awards (three will be given for $1,000 each) recognizes outstanding members of the Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT) for their achievements in leadership, career-related experiences, academics and service. Although funded by AAEA and its Professional Improvement Foundation, the scholarships are available to any ACT member, regardless of specific communications career path.
Recipients are judged on the following criteria:
- ACT involvement, leadership activities and other campus organizational involvement
- Academic achievements
- Internships and career-related experiences
- Reference recommendations

As noted earlier, three $1,000 scholarship are available. Please submit applications materials to Mindy Williamson at mwilliamson@iowacorn.org and be sure to check out the AAEA Website for further details!

Also, AFA has partnered with NAFB on a scholarship program. The scholarship is available to students interested in pursuing a broadcasting career of some kind. Click here for more information.

Please download it here.

Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., is still accepting applications for its second annual scholarship program that provides financial assistance to ACT members. The scholarship deadline is Feb. 26.

The Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program is broken out into two individual student scholarships and one chapter scholarship.  All three scholarships are aimed at helping students attend the annual Agricultural Media Summit (AMS), a professional development and networking opportunity for agricultural communications professionals in St. Paul, MN this July.

To view the entire press release, click here.

For the individual and chapter application, click here.

For the ATV safety guidelines, click here. ]]> http://nactnow.org/?feed=rss2&p=659 0 http://nactnow.org/?p=608 http://nactnow.org/?p=608#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:25:04 +0000 Editor http://nactnow.org/?p=608 The Forrest Bassford Student Awards from Livestock Publications Council application is now avaliable.

Please download it here.

The application deadline is fast approaching—postmark deadline is November 16.  For more information, please visit http://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/press/colvin/index.php

There are also a variety of internships and scholarships available through CAB and the American Angus Association. (Get all the details here: http://www.cabpartners.com/news/press/JointinternshipNR.pdf)

The Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program is broken out into two individual student scholarships and one chapter scholarship.  All three scholarships are aimed at helping students attend the annual Agricultural Media Summit (AMS), a professional development and networking opportunity.

To view the entire press release, click here.

For the individual and chapter application, click here.

For the ATV safety recommendations, click here.

Here’s a link to program materials: http://animalagalliance.org/current/home.cfm?Category=College_Aggies&Section=Main

A past newsletter about the program: http://eepurl.com/dNiT

This is the log-in to the CAO network, where students create their account: http://aggiesonline.ning.com

$9,000 in scholarships will be awarded in January 2010 to a junior or senior college level student demonstrating a commitment to the beef industry through the pursuit of a meat science, food science, animal science, marketing, business, communications, journalism, or other degree related to the beef industry through activities and curriculum.

Applications are available at http://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/press/colvin/index.php.

For more information, please contact:  Trudi Hoyle at 800/225-2333, ext. 211, or by e-mail at thoyle@certifiedangusbeef.com.

Developed in 1999 as Louis M. “Mick” Colvin retired as executive director, the scholarship recognizes his role in making dreams a reality and inspiring others to be their best. Colvin was the first executive director of the Certified Angus Beef Program in 1978, leading it to provide the world’s leading brand of fresh beef. This scholarship benefits tomorrow’s leaders who are involved in their communities and the beef industry.

Yamaha recognizes the agricultural/farming industry as an important community for our ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) products, and through this new program Yamaha aims to:

• Provide ACT students with assistance where they seek it most: professional development
• Promote and encourage safe and responsible use of ATVs and SxS vehicles
• Introduce the greater agriculture/farming community to Yamaha products

These scholarships are intended for students interested in pursuing a career in agricultural communications. By reaching out to students in this capacity, Yamaha is striving to reach the future of the industry and recruit assistance in communicating messages of safe, responsible ATV and SxS use to the greater agriculture/farming community.

The 2009 Yamaha-ACT Scholarship Program will provide two opportunities for ACT students based on merit, need and quality of application materials:

1. Two INDIVIDUAL STUDENT Scholarships (approximate value $1,500) including travel assistance to the Ag Media Summit in Dallas, Texas, and additional assistance to purchase professional supplies. An unpaid internship will also be incorporated into the scholarship program to assist ACT students in their professional development. The internships will take place at the Ag Media Summit and will be determined in part by the scholarship recipient’s major interest (i.e. print journalism, public relations, broadcasting, etc.).

2. One ACT CHAPTER Scholarship (cash award of $2,500) to be used by the chapter to assist its students with travel to the Ag Media Summit and additional professional development needs.

Please complete the application form and fulfill all the necessary requirements:

Download the Yamaha Schlarship Application

We look forward to hearing from you. For more information on Yamaha ATVs and SxS vehicles, visit www.yamahaoutdoors.com.

Safety information on operating Yamaha ATVs can be view here.