Pat Shannon Scholarship Programme

The Livestock Improvement Patrick Shannon Scholarship Programme is named after one of the most remarkable and innovative bovine geneticists and reproductive biologists in the world. Dr Shannon joined Livestock Improvement in the mid-1950s and made a variety of world-breaking discoveries, which continue to provide vitality and profitability to the New Zealand dairy industry.

FUNDING PROVISIONS AND IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES
Scholarships will be awarded as one-off grants to successful honours students in their fourth year. For Masterates, grants will be made in a series of progressive payments.
A selection panel from LIC's Research and Development team will assess applications according to set criteria (outlined below).
Where feasible, successful candidates may be encouraged to undertake one month's paid work at LIC's premises near Hamilton, prior to, or at the end of, their scholarship period.
The successful student(s) will be required to present the findings of their dissertation or thesis to LIC and make a copy of the dissertation or thesis available to the LIC library.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION
Academic excellence, with special emphasis on mathematics, statistics, machine learning, or science; records should be accompanied by a recommendation from the university's relevant head of department.
A commitment to working in genetics or machine/analytical learning, or any other area of interest to LIC.
The student will use the scholarship grant to complete their final year of study, gaining a qualification that enables them to enrol in a PhD programme.
The student must be a New Zealand citizen or resident, and legally able to work in New Zealand upon completion of their studies.

How To Apply
If you're after a rewarding Research and Development opportunity that offers learning and exceptional experiences, then look no further; you've found it. At LIC, we are leading the way and we would love to welcome you to the team.
For more information on LIC's scholarships, visit our website https://careers.lic.co.nz/scholarships .
Click 'apply' to submit your confidential application online.
Applications close: 28 November.

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