2025 Program Guidelines
Bayer CropScience Inc. is pleased to offer scholarships to assist young people in their pursuit of a college or university education in agriculture or food, we are investing in their future careers – and in the future of agriculture and food production in Canada.
Here's what you need to know.
Number, Value, and Duration of Scholarships
Eligibility
You are eligible if you:
If you have applied for entry into a college or university, but have not yet been accepted, you can still apply for the Opportunity Scholarship. However, if you are awarded a scholarship, you must provide an acceptance letter from your educational institution.
Eligible institutions
You can study at Canadian educational institution that have recognized degree, diploma granting powers or their affiliates (e.g., universities, colleges, CEGEP technical diploma).
Fields of Study Program Requirements
Your program of study is restricted to agriculture, food science and culinary programs of studies as accepted by Bayer CropScience Inc., lasting at least two years. University preparatory programs such as CEGEP pre-university diplomas are not eligible.
Conditions/Restrictions
If you start post-secondary studies in January, you are eligible for the summer competition of the same year.
Students must use the scholarship in the academic year for which it is awarded.
Bayer CropScience Inc. retains the right to change and/or end the sponsorship of the scholarship plan without notice.
How to Apply?
To apply for the scholarship, please submit an online application no later than April 30, 2025 at 1:00 pm EST by visiting https://portal.scholarshippartners.ca/welcome/en-register/
Remember, the application must be completed and submitted by you and not by your parent or guardian. If you have questions, please contact SPC at: https://spc.univcan.ca.
Required Documents:
Both a personal and a nominational testimonial reference form from someone unrelated to you.
Transcripts of the last three (3) terms of available marks. Home school grades will only be accepted if they have been validated through a recognized independent evaluation process.
A validation of indigeneity if choosing to self-identity as being a person of indigenous heritage.
And, an essay responding to the following prompt: “Canadian Farmers play an important role in feeding the world in a sustainable way; what role will you play?”.
Evaluation Criteria
Applications are assessed on academic performance; volunteer/community involvement and/or extracurricular activities in agriculture; content and relevance of reference forms and quality of the essay to the program objective.
Selection Process
A committee of Canadian university and college representatives, chosen by Scholarship Partners Canada (SPC) select scholarship recipients. Bayer CropScience Inc. has no influence in the decision. The selection committee’s decision is final.
All applicants will receive results of the selection process by email.
Successful Applicants
You will receive scholarship confirmation in August. When you receive your confirmation, complete the online acceptance process and submit any necessary documentation, which includes proof of registration from your educational institution.
Scholarship Payment
Payment will be made after the acceptance process and document review. It can take 6 to 8 weeks, depending on the method of payment chosen. Funds will be sent to the scholarship recipient by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) on behalf of Bayer CropScience Inc.
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) payments can only be made to a Canadian bank account. Please note that the bank account must be in the student’s name and not the parent’s.
Please make sure to pay your tuition fees within the defined time frame, regardless of the timing of scholarship payment. Your institution will reimburse you according to their normal practices.
Award recipients will receive a T4A receipt from Universities Canada showing the full amount of the award paid to them during a calendar year.
We will communicate with you through your student portal account. Be sure to keep contact information up to date and to notify us of any changes.
Bayer CropScience Inc. has entrusted the administration of its scholarship program to SPC, a division of Universities Canada. We administer over 140 scholarship programs for corporations, government agencies, and private foundations in North America and are affiliated with top companies in almost every sector of the economy. For more details, please visit www.univcan.ca.
SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERS CANADA
Ref: Bayer Crop Science Opportunity Scholarship
1710-350 Albert Street Ottawa ON K1R 1B1
Tel.: (613) 563-1236
Toll free: 1-844-567-1237
E-mail: awards@univcan.ca
