Monsanto Hawaii Offers Two Scholarships

Monsanto Hawaii News Release

Applications are now being accepted for Monsanto Hawaii’s two scholarship programs – the Monsanto Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship and the Monsanto Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship.

High school seniors interested in a life sciences degree are invited to apply for the Monsanto Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship. As many as 10 scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded in 2013. This scholarship is open to graduating seniors of all high schools in Hawaii who will be attending an accredited college or university to pursue a discipline related to the life sciences (including agriculture, agronomy, biology, botany, genetics, horticulture, plant physiology, chemistry, crop science and soil science). Application deadline is April 1.

The Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship was established in 2011 to encourage students interested in a career in agriculture. Applicants must be have been accepted, or are currently enrolled, as a full-time student at an accredited college or university other than the University of Hawaii at Manoa or Oregon State University; and pursuing a degree in an agricultural science program or related discipline (such as botany, genetics, horticulture, plant physiology, crop science or soil science). The deadline for applications is May 1.

Students pursuing a degree in Agricultural Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR) may apply for a separate Monsanto Scholarship. Email Dr. Charles Kinoshita at KinoshitaC@CTAHR.hawaii.edu for further information.

Oregon State University students pursuing a degree in Agricultural Sciences or a science area may apply for a separate Monsanto Scholarship. Email Paul Dorres at Paul.Dorres@oregonstate.edu for more information and an application.

Applications for the Monsanto Hawaii Life Sciences Scholarship and Monsanto Hawaii Agricultural Scholarship can be downloaded online at monsanto.com/hawaii or call 808-685-8664.