Young Farmer Upskill and Invest Scholarship
Upskill and Invest
The Young Farmers Upskill and Invest Scholarship is an opportunity to invest in you and your career.
Up to $10,000 is available per scholarship:
- up to $5,000 towards study
- up to $5,000 to invest in putting new skills into practice, with professional development, business planning or other on-farm activities.
The scholarship program is designed to be flexible and to fit with the demands and ambitions of young farmers and farm workers.
Since the start of the program in 2015, the Minister for Agriculture has awarded scholarships to 133 young farmers. Each year, 12 to 14 scholarships are awarded to young farmers aged between 18 and 35.
The tenth round of Young Farmers Scholarships were awarded at Parliament House on Wednesday 13 November 2024.
2024 Scholarship recipients
We congratulate the following scholarship recipients for 2024:
- Amy Byrne
- Anurag Bhangu
- Ava Kennett
- Danielle Wright
- James Campkin-Smith
- Jasmine Maher (absent)
- Jeremy Kealy
- Justin Coates
- Leo Coleman
- Matthew Taylor
- Mitchell McCrow
- Rebecca Fredricksen
- Ryan DeCoite
- Samantha Dyson
- Thomas Moyle (absent)
- Tom Hewitt (absent)
More information
If you would like to speak to someone about the scholarship program, please contact the Customer Service Centre on 136 186 or email youngfarmer.coordinator@agriculture.vic.gov.au.