July 3, 2023

USPOULTRY Foundation now accepting Industry Education Recruitment Funding applications

The USPOULTRY Foundation is now accepting applications from US colleges and universities for the Industry Education Recruitment Funding programme.

The funding supports student recruitment at colleges and universities that cultivate careers in the poultry and egg industry.

Any institution of higher education in the United States that does not have a Poultry Science Department or degree but demonstrates ways of connecting students with the poultry and egg industry is eligible to apply for a recruitment grant of up to US$7,000. Schools that offer a poultry science minor may be eligible for up to US$3,000 in additional funding, pending USPOULTRY Foundation Board approval.

"For the 2022-2023 year, the USPOULTRY Foundation provided US$303,366 in student recruiting grants to the six US universities with Poultry Science Departments and 22 other institutions with industry-related programmes," said Mike Levengood, chairman of USPOULTRY Foundation. "Part of the USPOULTRY Foundation's mission is help foster student recruitment and future industry leaders."

"As we try to meet the growing demand for young talent to fill the human resource needs of the industry, we encourage colleges and universities across the nation to take advantage of this valuable opportunity," said Barbara Jenkins, USPOULTRY Foundation executive director and USPOULTRY vice president of education and student programmes. "Our industry needs diverse majors to run its operations, from poultry and animal science to business, marketing, accounting and information technology,"

A committee of university and industry professionals will review funding requests and make recommendations to the USPOULTRY Foundation board of directors.

- USPOULTRY