The new Agriculture scholarship program in Fiji National University is drawing growing interest from newly graduated form seven students.
Vice Chancellor Dr Ganesh Chand said only 50 scholarships are available for this year and with the Form Six exam results due out, the competition is going to be strong.
Chand said a career that includes a government grant for a house and land is probably the most amazing option available to this year's secondary school graduates.
Under the scholarship program, 50 Form Six or Seven graduates each year will attend a 12 month certificate course that trains them in various agricultural disciplines.
Upon graduation, each student will receive a loan package to the value of $70,000 to cover the cost of 100 acres of farm land, a tractor and basic farm implements, fertilizer and other materials, a house and shed and start up cash of $2,000.
Story by: Sofaia Koroitanoa
