Scholarship applications still open

&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;" alignright size-full wp-image-1815" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;schoolnewsnz&period;fastrackdev&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;SND20-wk2-Scholarships&period;jpg" alt&equals;"SND20-wk2-Scholarships" style&equals;"margin&colon; 5px&semi; float&colon; right&semi;" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"200" &sol;>There&&num;8217&semi;s still time for secondary students with an interest in furthering their studies in agriculture or engineering to apply for a helping hand from a Ballance Agri-Nutrients scholarship&period; <&excl;--more--> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Applications for the farm nutrient co-operative&&num;8217&semi;s annual scholarship programme close on October 30&comma; 2015&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ballance scholarships are awarded to four successful candidates&comma; providing &dollar;4000 each year for up to three years of tertiary level study in general primary industry or in process engineering&period; The scholarships are open to immediate family members of Ballance shareholders or company employees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Warwick Catto&comma; Science Strategy Manager at Ballance said New Zealand is rich with diverse <a class&equals;"wpil&lowbar;keyword&lowbar;link" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;schoolnews&period;co&period;nz&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;developing-opportunities-at-school-with-a-view&sol;" title&equals;"opportunities" data-wpil-keyword-link&equals;"linked" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">opportunities<&sol;a> for agricultural and engineering students&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Graduate development programmes are run by agricultural-focused businesses&comma; right through to the Ministry for Primary Industries&comma; which could lead to a career setting biosecurity initiatives or creating policy and standards to keep our sector safe&period; These are specific pathways for career development and all start with the right tertiary degree&comma;&&num;8221&semi; he said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For more information please visit <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ballance&period;co&period;nz&sol;Our-CoOp&sol;Our-Community&sol;Scholarships" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">www&period;ballance&period;co&period;nz&sol;Our-CoOp&sol;Our-Community&sol;Scholarships&period;<&sol;a><&sol;p><&sol;p>&NewLine;