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Dan Agri-Business, Education
(WIA/ORLANDO, FL/March 18, 2025) — Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Student Scholarship Award. Chosen recipients will enjoy complimentary registration and accommodations at the 2025 WIA Summit in Orlando, Florida, September 22-24, where they will be among more than 1,000 decision-makers in the sector. The deadline to submit applications is Sunday, July 13.
Thanks to generous sponsors, the WIA Student Scholarship Program provides more than $100,000 each year to enable students from accredited colleges and universities to attend the Summit and gain industry knowledge, form valuable industry connections and mentorships, and evaluate career paths in agribusiness. Over the program’s 13-year history, $1.365 million has been awarded, which has benefited nearly 400 young women pursuing careers in ag.
Scholarships are awarded to full-time students – from freshman level through doctorate degree – and paired, as possible, with industry sponsors in their field of study. Schools represented have included Colorado State University, Cornell University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University and many more. (Meet the 2024 scholars here.)
The opportunities for students to connect onsite at the WIA Summit are numerous. There is an exclusive student breakfast, lunch, and workshop as well as meetings with their sponsoring companies. Several students have found their career partner at the Summit, like Anna Grace Goode who upon graduation from the University of Georgia went to work for Syngenta, representatives of which she met at the WIA Summit. Said Goode, “WIA taught me the importance of prioritizing and making space to be filled up by women on similar paths. When it comes to building a career within the male-dominated industries of agriculture and technology, female friendship has made all the difference.”
Stefanie Bailey, who was student at Duke University when she attended the WIA Summit, was moved by being in a room of powerful and inspiring women who were so willing to find ways to bring more women into the field. “The connections allowed me to learn more about different paths in agribusiness… Not only did the women talk to me about their experience, they were also more than happy to make introductions to people in their network. I have reached into that network in my current role to help my clients learn more about agribusiness in the United States and to find experts in different sectors.”
WIA Student Scholarship Eligibility:
Look here for additional eligibility and consideration requirements.
To join the list of companies who have sponsored students, such as ADM, Cargill, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, Manulife Investment Management, U.S. Dairy Export Council and many more, contact us.
