The 2025 Agriculture Student Scholarship is now open for student applications! The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, for the 15^th consecutive year, is proud to offer this scholarship opportunity for Saskatchewan students. The award is funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership, a five-year, $3.5 billion investment by Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments that supports Canada’s agri-food sector. This program is designed to help us identify and develop young agricultural leaders in the industry. $15,000 is available to four students who are passionate about telling the story of agriculture in this province.

Saskatchewan Grade 12 students and recent high school/GED graduates (within the last two school years) have the chance to win a grand-prize scholarship of $6,000 or one of three runner-up scholarships of $3,000, when they submit a three-minute video or 1,000-word essay on the topic of solutions to challenges in agriculture. This year’s scholarship theme asks young people to clearly articulate a challenge that the agriculture industry faces, with special consideration to how this affects public trust in agriculture, then explore creative solutions to solving the challenge. Submissions can focus on how industry can improve its practices, adopt new technologies, communicate practices more effectively or ways to enhance trust with the public. Applicants are encouraged to be thoughtful with their submissions and include sourced evidence along with personal perspective. A good submission includes facts to support your analysis/commentary. 

To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must be planning to take an agriculture-related post-secondary education program, anywhere in Canada, beginning in the fall of 2025.

The deadline to apply is March 1, 2025.

Visit Saskatchewan.ca/ag-scholarship for more information and to apply.