Central Otago A&P Association Tertiary Scholarship
A very big congratulations to our 2025 Scholarship winner Jed Nevill. Growing up on his family farm in Moa Creek and studying agribusiness at high school is where Jed's passion to want to improve farming practices and make farming more profitable and sustainable started.
Jed has just finished his first year at Otago University studying a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Agricultural Innovation. His hope is to be able to provide innovative ideas to the sector in the future, with a particular interest in increasing the value of the NZ red meats and ensuring they have a stable place in both domestic and international markets.
Jed has had leadership experience and opportunities through being a prefect at John McGlashan College (2023), and the flag bearer and skip of the curling team for the NZ Winter Youth Olympic Team 2024!
Congratulations Jed on winning our scholarship and we wish you all the very best with your studies and with your future curling competitions.
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We are pleased to announce our 2024 Scholarship winner, Reece Michelle from Roxburgh.
Reece is no stranger to our show, competing as a horse rider for 10 years when growing up. He competed in show jumping and around the ring.
Reece is now in his 3rd year of study at Lincoln University pursuing a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. After completing Semester One this year, Reece is heading over to the Ireland to complete his final trimester at the University College Dublin.
Over this summer Reece had an internship with Headwaters Genetics as genetics is an area of interest for his farming future. Reece would like to potentially incorporate a genetics career while remaining on farm in Roxburgh.
Congratulations Reece on winning our scholarship and we wish you all the very best.
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Application forms for the 2024/2025 Central Otago A&P Association Scholarship are available here.
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Meet, Stephanie Smith from Wedderburn has just finished her 3rd year at Lincoln University where she is studying a Bachelor of Agriculture Science. (4 year degree), our 2023 Scholarship winner.
Growing up on a family sheep and crop farm in Wedderburn is where her passion for the industry began. Being actively involved on the farm and curious led to being involved in Teen Ag Young Farmers and Young Farmers Clubs to studying at Lincoln.
Over this summer Stephanie is working for ANZCO foods at their head office in Christchurch, where she earnt an internship role with the Sales and Marketing team.
In the future Stephanie wants to be involved in the agricultural sector whether that be directly working on farms or advising farmers to enhance their farming practices.
Congratulations Stephanie and we wish you all the best
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Congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Winner. Bridget Airey is currently enrolled in her second year of a three year Bachelor of Agriculture degree at Lincoln University. At a very young age Bridget realised she was happiest being out on the farm. She has a passion for environmental sustainability in the farming sector; and would like to look at the genetic side of the sheep and beef industry and look at ways of creating a more sustainable animal that is going to provide just as much production whilst taking lower inputs. As well as influence a positive image of the rural sector in the media. We wish you all the best in your further study Bridget!
2021 -Inaugural Central Otago A&P Association Scholarship
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Meet Andrea Smith, our 2021 Scholarship winner. Andrea is from Wedderburn, and is studying for a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture) at Lincoln University. Her future aspirations include becoming a rural banker and most definitely working within the agricultural sector. We look forward to working with Andrea and wish her all the best with her studies at Lincoln. #centralotagoap #scholarshipwinner
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