Industry Bursaries of £17,000 awarded to CAFRE Food Students
March 12, 2020
Seventeen students from higher education Food degree courses at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) were awarded industry bursaries of £1,000 each at the recent Food Bursary Awards ceremony held at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus.
The Bursary programme at CAFRE continues to grow from strength to strength and students at Loughry Campus benefited from a total bursary fund of £17,000 this year. Many of the bursaries also include a placement experience with the industry sponsor which really helps to provide CAFRE students with a competitive edge.
Second year bursary winners with company representatives and Martin McKendry CAFRE Director.
Speaking at the event Martin McKendry, CAFRE Director, praised the companies and organisations who demonstrated their support for the students, saying: “These companies have shown their commitment to investing in the future development of the agri-food industry by supporting students through their education programmes with financial assistance and offering work placement opportunities.”
“Higher education is often expensive for students and their families and CAFRE is delighted that the agri-food industry is committed to supporting our young managers and leaders of the future through the provision of bursaries.”
Pictured at Loughry’s Bursary awards are all first year student bursary winners with their Company Representatives, Martin McKendry CAFRE Director and Adele Dallas, Bursary coordinator.
This year, the sponsors that have shown their appreciation of the future talent that CAFRE is developing at Loughry Campus include: ABP Food Group, Bank of Ireland, Dale Farm Ltd, Danske Bank, Dunbia, Fane Valley/Linden Foods, First Trust Bank, Glanbia Cheese Ltd, Henderson’s Food Group, Irish Farmers Journal, Kerry Omagh, Kerry Portadown, Lakeland Dairies, Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA), Tyrone Farming Society, Ulster Bank and Westrock – MPS Belfast.
Shane McKinney, Head of Food Education, CAFRE, Courtney Hoyle BSc (Hons) Food Technology Student, and Mark Forsythe, Agri Business Manager with Danske bank.
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