The BC Cattlemen's Association is pleased to offer and administer several bursaries, grants and scholarships on behalf of the ranching industry.
Busaries and grants are funded through monies raised at the Annual General Meeting silent and live auction fundraiser and through the generous matching contribution of the Beef Cattle Industry Development Fund. Money raised at this event enables the cattle industry to foster post secondary education and give back to ranching communities. The Gung Loy Jim Scholarship is funded by the Jim Family of Barriere, BC in their father's memory.
The BC Cattlemen's Association and Beef in BC Magazine will provide bursary, scholarship and grant winners with a one-year free subscription to our industry magazine & monthly newsletter to promote interest and understanding of British Columbia's beef industry.
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Value = $1,000 Application deadline is April 15th. Purpose is to assist worthy students, especially those from rural areas where cattle are raised, to further his/her education in which ever field of study they desire. This bursary was established in 1975 in honour of Martin Riedemann of Alkali Lake Ranch who passed away in a boating accident at the lake. At the time of his passing, Martin Riedemann was Vice-President of the BC Cattlemen's Association.
Value = $1,000 Application deadline is April 15th. Purpose is to assist worthy students, especially those from rural areas where cattle are raised, to further his/her education in which ever field of study they desire. Applicants must be son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter of a BC Cattlemen's Association member(s).
Value = $2000 Application deadline is April 15th Two busaries are awarded each year. Purpose is to assist worthy students from British Columbia, especially those from rural areas where cattle are raised, to further his/her education in whichever field they desire. These scholarships were established in 2003 by the Jim family as a way to give back to the cattle industry, encourage the ranchers of tomorrow, and recognize their late father by establishing the Gung Loy Jim Memorial Scholarships. Little Fort Herefords continues as a thriving purebred & commercial family ranch in Little Fort, British Columbia, run by the Jim family.
Value = $2000 Application deadline is April 15th Two busaries are awarded each year. Purpose is to assist worthy students from British Columbia, especially those from rural areas where cattle are raised, to further his/her education in whichever field they desire.
These scholarships were established in 2003 by the Jim family as a way to give back to the cattle industry, encourage the ranchers of tomorrow, and recognize their late father by establishing the Gung Loy Jim Memorial Scholarships. Little Fort Herefords continues as a thriving purebred & commercial family ranch in Little Fort, British Columbia, run by the Jim family.
RBC Dominion Securities - Criterion Capital Group [application form]
Value = $ 1,000 Application deadline is April 15th. The purpose of the RBC Dominion Securities - Criterion Capital Group Bursary is to assist worthy students, especially those from rural areas where cattle are raised, to further his/her education in whichever field they desire. This busary was established in 2000 with funds by the RBC Dominion Securities - Criterion Capital Group.
Brigadier W.N. Bostock Memorial Research Grant [application form]
Value = $2,000 Application deadline is June 30th. Two grants are awarded each year. Purpose is to assist research which will be of practical value to the beef cattle industry in British Columbia. This grant was renamed in 1971 in honour of William N. Bostock for his dedicated service to the BC beef cattle industry.
