Catalogue - Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders Association

Bluefaced Leicester Sheep BreedersAssociation 50th Year ScholarshipIn 2012 the association celebrated fifty years in the sheep industry and to commemorate thismilestone in the history of the Association the decision was taken to set up a scholarship.The idea behind the scholarship is to continue the promotion of the Bluefaced Leicester well into the next 50 years and to keep us in the fore front of the industry of which we are a vital part.The scholarship is open to agricultural students, farm workers and Bluefaced Leicester associationmembers and their families aged between 18 – 30 years old at the time of application.A fund of up to a maximum of £5000 is available to the successful applicant with the aim of thescholarship being to produce evidence of research done to help develop the breed or producenew markets for the breed either in this country or abroad.The funds have been donated for the scholarship from the 2012 sale of elite genetics and fromthe Bluefaced Leicester publicity fund.The Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders anticipate that the funds may be used for a researchproject linked to an agricultural course or research work at a place of employment or on your ownfamily farm. The association would also be open to the possibility of a foreign field trip to studysheep industry strategies abroad and identify new markets for Bluefaced Leicesters.The successful applicant must be willing to supply copy of their research findings to the BluefacedLeicester Sheep Breeders Association and be prepared to have their findings appear in articlesand advertising once the scholarship is completed.Application forms are now available for members to apply for from the Association office, theclosing date for interested parties to send their completed forms is 30th November, 2013. Allcompleted applications must be accompanied by a signed declaration form. Received applicationswill be acknowledged and further information maybe required from the applicant, before theapplication is submitted to the selection panel for review.Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders’ AssociationRiverside View, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 2BSTelephone: 01228 598022 Fax: 01228 598021e-mail: info@blueleicester.co.uk website: www.blueleicester.co.uk37