Scholarships

Rangeland Scholarship

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association offers an annual scholarship of $1,000 to a Saskatchewan student pursuing an education in range management. The successful applicant or an immediate family member must be a member of the SSGA. Leadership, community involvement and academics will be considered. The SSGA Rangeland Scholarship was established through donations by members that were matched by Saskatchewan Environment’s Fish and Wildlife Development Fund and has been in existence since 1995. A formal presentation to the successful applicant will be made at the SSGA Semi-Annual meeting in January. Details be provided upon selection.

Qualifications

The applicant must fulfill the following criteria to be eligible:

  • Saskatchewan resident
  • Enrolled in a post-secondary institution
  • Program related to range management
  • Applicant or family member must be a current SSGA member
  • Preference is given to third year student

Deadline: November 30th, 2009

Click here for downloadable application form.

 

Zone 3 & 12 Scholarship

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association Zones 3 & 12 award a $1,000 scholarship to the person/s that fit the following criteria: Grade twelve students furthering their education in Agriculture or a related field that demonstrate the following characteristics:

  • Leadership
  • Academics - effort and endeavor
  • Present SSGA family member residing in Zone 3 or 12
  • Community involvement
  • Other activities (ie. 4-H)

Letters of recommendation are required from a present teacher and a community member. Attach a cover letter stating why you are applying and why this award is desired. Include an official transcipt of final Grade Twelve marks (or a photocopy of your transcripts signed by your school principal). The applicant will be required to be enrolled in a post secondary institution in the graduating year or the following calendar year. The scholarship can be received only in the year it is applied for. The scholarship will be made available after 90 days attendance at a post secondary institution and may only be won once by any individual. The cheque will be made payable to the institution that the student is attending. The scholarship will be presented at the SSGA Zone 3 & 12 annual meeting. The recipient will also receive a small plaque. Click here for downloadable application form.

Carl Block Memorial Stewardship Education Fund

Carl Block (1944-2002) - The Legacy Lives On

When actions serve to maintain the balance between conservation and development, there is no limit to the long term benefits. The legacy of Carl Block is testimony to this. Carl was an innovator in a profession seeped in tradition. He moved his family from Alberta to the Great Sand Hills of Saskatchewan in 1986. The Block ranch comprised a 900 head cow/calf herd encompassing some 60,000 acres of Prairie grasslands, which has been sustained by the Block family. Carl lives his beliefs of sustainable land stewardship and sound animal husbandry. Moreover, his enthusiasm for land reclamation and soil conservation was contagious. In the words of a fellow rancher and friend Brian Weedon: “Carl believed in what he did and he had the strength to stand up to the detractors… He was my mentor and my confident.” The legacy of Carl Block takes many forms. He served in several capacities, including President of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, Director of the Canadian Cattlmen’s Association, Chairman of the Animal Health and Meat Inspection Committee, Chairman of the Canadian Animal Health Coalition and Director of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency among many other positions. His dedication to advancing the cattle industry was provincial, national and international in scope; as the recognized the strategic interrelations among animal health, land preservation, food product safety, trade policies and the realities of ranching in a highly competitive and often volatile marketplace. A natural teacher and instinctive leader, Carl founded the Rangeland Reclamation, a company that broke new ground in addressing the sensitive issues of grassland revegetation and reclamation. In recognition of his multiple achievements and genuine dedication to the cattle industry and the indigenous grasses of the Prairies, the Block family - wife Pat and children Jennifer, Mary Jane, Neil and Kristina, in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, established the Carl Block Memorial Stewardship Education Fund in 2002 If you wish to apply or know of an individual or group worthy of consideration for the 2009 Carl Block Memorial Stewardship Education Fund Award, email applicaiton to both of the following email addresses: ssga@sasktel.net and blocks.ranching@xplornet.com The deadline for applications is November 30th, 2009. Applications should include the following:

  • Contact information
  • Project Description
  • Project justification/rationale
  • Funding information

If you wish to contribute to Fund, kindly note Carl Block Fund on your cheque and make it payable to the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association.