Monsanto Canada Inc. is pleased to launch into the 9th year of its Agribusiness Scholarship Program totalling $50,000 in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.

In each province, ten $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school students, from a family farm, who are pursuing post-secondary education in the areas of agriculture, business or biotechnology. Students must have demonstrated academic excellence, leadership capabilities and a keen interest in their local communities to qualify for the scholarship. The deadline for submitting applications is August 16, 1999 (postmarked).

"We are excited to offer the Agri-Business Scholarships again in 1999. This will be the ninth year of the program. We are committed to helping our customers' children pursue their educational goals in agriculture and understand that financial constraints often make this difficult." said
Francine Davis, Program coordinator. "The future of agriculture is exciting with all the new advancements in technologies and it will be today's students who will be tomorrow's innovators."

As a life sciences company, Monsanto is committed to finding solutions to the growing global needs for food and health by sharing common forms of science and technology among agriculture, nutrition and health. The company's 31,800 employees worldwide make and market high-value agricultural products, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients.

Scholarship application forms can be obtained form area high schools, local 4-H offices, Monsanto retailers and distributors or by calling 905-814-2499.

Company news release
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