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  • John Innes Agricultural Bursary Scheme 2024

    John Innes Agricultural Bursary Scheme 2024

    If you are starting an undergraduate degree in Agriculture or a related discipline in October 2024, why not apply for a bursary to cover your tuition fees in full? The John Innes Foundation (JIF) is now seeking applications from students who are not from a farming background and have need for financial assistance to complete…

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  • Agricultural Bursary Awards 2023

    Agricultural Bursary Awards 2023

    EDP Press Release Jan’24 Two agriculture students from non-farming backgrounds have won career-boosting bursaries from Norfolk-based industry organisations. Barrie Fletcher and Kate Pritchard have been selected for undergraduate bursaries from the John Innes Foundation.

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  • Find My Future Event Nov’23

    Find My Future Event Nov’23

    On 22nd November around 120 year 8 (13 yr old) students visited the John Innes Conference Centre for a new engagement event. The event was an evolution of the Women of the Future event which began in 2016. Women of… →

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  • John Innes Foundation prizes 2023 for PhD Students

    John Innes Foundation prizes 2023 for PhD Students

    In association with John Innes Centre, Earlham Institute and The Sainsbury Laboratory we are pleased to announce prizes for 2023 PhD students.

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  • JIF PhD Rotation Programme – annual report

    JIF PhD Rotation Programme – annual report

    JIF Rotation PhD Programme – Report for the Trustees of the John Innes Foundation 30th October 2023, Dr Jake Malone (Programme Director) Twenty years on from its inception, the John Innes Foundation Rotation PhD Programme is

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  • Undergraduate Summer School 2023

    Undergraduate Summer School 2023

    International Undergraduate Summer School (JIC/TSL/EI) 25/6/23-20/8/23 We would like to thank JIF for their continued support of the International Undergraduate Summer School which enabled us to sponsor four of the students Nathaniel Strong (University of Bath), Ellie Watts (University of St Andrews), Joseph Crudgington (University of Edinburgh) and Mia Cohen (University of Oxford).

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  • John Innes Agricultural Bursary reviews August 2023

    John Innes Agricultural Bursary reviews August 2023

    Maddie Phillips – “The JIF Bursary has given me the opportunity and confidence that I need to follow my dream of pursuing a career in agriculture. Coming from a non-farming background; I have worked hard to ensure that I gain as much farm experience as I can, in a range of sectors, outside of term…

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  • Food Farming & Discovery Trust

    Food Farming & Discovery Trust

    JIF is pleased to continue its support of F&FDT providing education to schools around the country, broadening the knowledge of young people in food & farming. Their latest annual review document can be viewed here

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  • Agricultural Bursary News March 2023

    Agricultural Bursary News March 2023

    2017 – Alex Neason – Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester 2018 – Rory Lomas – Harper Adams University 2018 – Harry Goring – Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester 2019 – Jake Hodgson – Newcastle University 2020 – Kirk Stamford – Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester

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