Now more than ever, we’re so grateful for the community that has funded, volunteered, celebrated, and advocated for Targeting Excellence through the years. Our mission of supporting students in food animal agriculture has not stopped in spite of the challenges presented by Covid-19.
Scholarships awarded reach $1 million for food and animal agriculture students. 83 students from across the United States have been awarded scholarships by Targeting Excellence, a non-profit founded in 2013 aimed at supporting students in food and animal agriculture.
College bound and current undergraduate, graduate, and veterinary students enrolled in a food animal agriculture curriculum at an institution that offers degrees in agriculture may apply for $177,000 in scholarships available from Targeting Excellence.
In May 2016, at the end of the 2016 spring semester, Targeting Excellence awarded $123,000 in combined scholarships to 58 students. The scholarships were awarded to students enrolled in two-year, four-year, graduate and veterinary programs with a focus on food animal agriculture.
Last month Targeting Excellence hosted a Pizza night to honor the 2015 North Carolina scholarship winners. The event was held at Amadeo’s Pizza in Raleigh, NC.
The Targeting Excellence Scholarship Review Committee has been working hard over the last few weeks to review all the applications we received for the 2016 awards. We were initially scheduled to contact the winners today, however, due to the high number of qualified applicants we need a few more days to finalize our selections. We now plan to notify the winners on May 16th, 2016.
The Targeting Excellence Board of Directors approved awarding $120,000 for 2016 scholarships during their meeting on December 23, 2015. The organization will start accepting applications on January 15, 2016. More details on the application process will follow shortly. Thank you to all the 2015 sponsors who made this possible.
Here is an article about Targeting Excellence from Morning Ag Clips, which provides news and information for farmers and ranchers. The Full article can be found
TARGETING EXCELLENCE AWARDS OVER $35,000 TO STUDENTS IN AGRICULTURE
Targeting Excellence
3450 Dockside Shores Dr
Gainesville, GA 30506
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Rachel Virden 678-448-2368