WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1982
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$370 000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
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MORE THAN $370 000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS OR INTEREST-FREE LOANS WILL BE AWARDED THIS YEAR TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR TWO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS ADMINISTERED BY THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHER IES DEPARTMENT.
THEY ARE THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND THE MARINE FISH SCHOLARSHIP FUND, APPLICATIONS FOR WHICH WILL CLOSE ON JULY 23.
THE AWARDS WILL BE TENABLE AT A UNIVERSITY IN HONG KONG, THE POLYTECHNIC, A TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OR AT AN ACCEPTABLE OVERSEAS ACADEMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL OR POST-GRADUATE INSTITUTE.
CANDIDATES SHOULD GENERALLY BE STUDENTS WHO MAY BE EXPECTED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO EITHER AGRICULTURE OR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MARKETING INDUSTRIES OR MARINE FISHERIES OR FISH MARKETING INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG.
THE APPLICATIONS ARE ALSO OPEN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE EMPLOYED IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES, THE IR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS WHO WISH TO PURSUE FURTHER EDUCATION IN ANY SUBJECT APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEE OF THE TWO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS.
THEY SHOULD NORMALLY STUDY COURSES WHICH MAY INCLUDE AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, BOTANY, ZOOLOGY, FISHERY BIOLOGY, MARINE BIOLOGY, FOOD TECHNOLOGY, ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT OR ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES, MARINE ENGINEERING, NAVAL ARCHITECTURE OR ANY APPLIED SCIENCES CONSIDERED RELEVANT TO THE LOCAL AGRICULTURAL OR FISHERIES INDUSTRIES.
CANDIDATES SHOULD BE UNDER THE AGE OF 30 AND PREFERABLY BETWEEN 18 AND 25 YEARS OF AGE, ALTHOUGH SUITABLE OLDER STUDENTS ARE NOT PRECLUDED FROM APPLYING.
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE TWO SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AT THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT ON THE 12TH FLOOR OF THE CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
DURING THIS YEAR, ANOTHER $182 000 WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR RENEWING SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS OR LOANS ALREADY AWARDED TO SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
ABOUT $500 000 HAS BEEN PAID OUT TO STUDENTS TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR STUDIES SINCE THE FUNDS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 1978.
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