The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation has announced scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and
graduate students for the 2014-2015 academic year.In order to ensure the future prosperity of the U.S.
soybean industry, it is important that students understand the wide variety of opportunities available in
agricultural careers. This scholarship program encourages undergraduate students at Ohio colleges and
universities to pursue degrees in one of the many academic fields that support the future of the soybean
industry including science and technology, economics, communication, education, business and
leadership.There are a total of eight undergraduate scholarships available, including six general
scholarships of up to $3,000 each that will be awarded to students pursuing an eligible major.Available to
one undergraduate student pursuing agricultural business or communications is the $3,000 Farmer, Lumpe and
McClelland Excellence in Communications Scholarship. This scholarship was founded to provide resources to
young people with a passion for agricultural and business communication.Also available to one undergraduate
student is a $5,000 Bhima Vijayendran Scholarship, named to honor Dr. Vijayendran’s contributions to the
soybean industry through his scientific research of new uses for soybeans and commercialization activities
at Battelle.Undergraduate scholarship applicants must be Ohio residents and enrolled as full-time students
at an Ohio college or university. The applicant must have attained at least sophomore status by fall 2014,
with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in his or her major field.Eligible majors include biology,
molecular biology, biochemistry, bioengineering, biotechnology, bioenergy, biofuels, environmental science,
crop science, food science, agricultural communications, agricultural business, agriculture education and
any of the agriculture disciplines or related fields.Two scholarships of up to $5,000 each are available to
graduate students who are enrolled as a full-time student at an Ohio college or university and have proof of
legal residency in the United States.Graduate applicants must be conducting research in bioproducts,
biobased materials, biotechnology, bioengineering, biopolymers or a related field and focused on advancing
the soybean industry.The deadline for all applications is Jan. 10.For more information and to download the
applications, go the Ohio Soybean Council Founda-tion at www.soyohio.org/scholarship
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