American Sheep Industry offers graduate-level scholarship

Through the American Sheep Industry Association, the Sheep Heritage Foundation Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $3,000 is being made available for sheep-related graduate studies. The scholarship is for the advancement of the sheep industry through financial support of a graduate-level (master’s or Ph.D.) student who is attending a school in the United States.

Requirements for applying include:

Be a graduate student involved in sheep and/or wool research in such areas as animal science, agriculture economics or veterinary medicine with proof of graduate school acceptance.

Complete an application.

Present two letters of reference.

The application can be downloaded at http://www.sheepusa.org/researcheducation_scholarship or obtained by contacting ASI, Attn: Memorial Scholarship, 9785 Maroon Circle, Suite 360, Englewood, Colorado 80112-2692, by calling 303-771-3500 ext. 107, or by emailing [email protected].

Applications must be received by May 31 and the scholarship recipient will be announced in June or July.