Recognition of Achievement

College prizes, awarded on the word of those who taught them

Each year the Company awards a Recognition of Achievement in Education prize to one student at each of thirteen agricultural colleges.

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Colleges
Thirteen
Awarded
Annually
Applying
Not applied for
Nominated by
Tutor and Principal

These are not applied for. A student is put forward by their tutor and by the Principal of their college, which is what makes the prize worth having.

Where the prizes are awarded

  • Askham Bryan, Yorkshire
  • Bicton College, Devon
  • Bishop Burton, Yorkshire
  • Duchy College Roswarne, Cornwall
  • Eastern Otley College, Norfolk
  • Hadlow College, Kent
  • Harper Adams, Shropshire

And

  • Moulton College, Northamptonshire
  • Myerscough College, Lancashire
  • Newton Rigg, Cumbria
  • Plumpton College, East Sussex
  • Royal Agricultural College, Gloucestershire
  • Writtle College, Essex

Taking it further

Applying

Colleges nominate their own students. If you teach at one of them and want to know more, the Clerk’s office can help.

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Giving and legacies

Every award on this page is paid for by the Company’s endowments and the generosity of its members. A gift now, or a legacy later, widens what we can offer.

Legacy giving

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Our other funds

Up to £16,000 The Henman Nuffield Scholarship Each year the Company sponsors a Nuffield Farming Scholar — funding someone to travel overseas, research a subject of their choosing, and return with what they have learned. Who it is for 18 to 24 at binding Attfield Brooks Apprenticeships Each year the Company binds a small number of apprentices to a Liveryman. It is a mentoring relationship first — and a way into the Livery and the City for people at the start of a career in farming. Who it is for Up to £750 Jubilee Scholarships Awards of up to £750 towards the cost of a training course, for members of the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs. Who it is for