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The International Young Jersey Breeder Educational Travel Award
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The International Young Jersey Breeder Educational Travel Award recognizes
persons, ages 18 to 40, who have:
• Demonstrated unique leadership qualities through their interest
in the Jersey breed, or
• Achieved success in their efforts to breed and develop profitable
dairy businesses, and
• Whose future endeavours will benefit from the knowledge and new
ideas that can be gained by contact with other Jersey breeders from across
the globe.
The program provides stipends to enable up to five (5) individuals to
travel to and participate in the International Conference of the World
Jersey Cattle Bureau, held every three years in a major dairy producing
country.
Awards will cover the cost of travel documents; round-trip air and ground
transportation; registration and all other conference fees; and a per
diem for incidental expenses. The award will also include a lifetime membership
in the World Jersey Cattle Bureau.
Award recipients agree to:
• Attend all conference sessions;
• Make a short presentation while at the conference during a Young
Breeders focus session;
• Report on their experience and what they learned (1) in a written
report submitted to the Bureau president, and (2) through speeches to
Jersey, dairy and other ag-related groups in their home country;
• Provide a final report on their activities to the Bureau president
no later than six months after the conference.
Applications
Applications are invited from residents of all countries who can demonstrate
involvement in dairy farming, enthusiasm for breeding and developing Jersey
cattle, and who have genuine interest in an international educational
experience. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, and no older
than 40 years of age, in the year of the International Conference.
Each applicant shall submit a dossier consisting of the following:
1. Vita or résumé, clearly summarizing work experience in
dairy farming, experience with Jersey cattle, and formal education.
2. An essay of no more than 750 words [approximately three (3) typewritten
pages] responding to the following questions:
a. Why did you choose a career in the dairy industry, and with Jersey
cattle in particular? Describe your current activities. What are your
ambitions in the industry? How do you plan to achieve those goals?
b. Why do you want to attend the International Conference of the World
Jersey Cattle Bureau? What motivates your interest? What do you expect
to gain from your participation?
c. Provide a list of the groups, including estimated audience size, that
you will give a formal presentation to about your experience.
d. Provide contact information for no more than three (3) dairy and agricultural
publications in your country, plus your local newspaper (if any).
3. Include two (2) letters of recommendation from an employer, advisor,
or other person of stature in the dairy or agricultural business who knows
you well. These letters must be signed and placed in a sealed envelope
by this person. Please ask them to answer the following questions:
a. Describe the integrity and character of the applicant, including leadership
and communication skills.
b. How long have you known or worked with the applicant? In what way?
What is your current working relationship with this person?
c. Assess the applicant’s goals and ability to achieve them. How
would his or her participation in an international conference of Jersey
breeders be useful?
Applications will be evaluated on the established record and leadership
qualities of the candidate, and also potential for future success in the
Jersey dairy industry.
Deadline for Submission
The 18th International Conference, "Jerseys without Frontiers", will be held in
the Island of Jersey from May 18th to 26th, 2008.
Applications must be submitted by December 31st, 2007
to the national Jersey organization or, in the case that there is no national organization in the applicant’s home
country, to the Vice President of that region. After evaluating the applications the national organizations will
submit (no more than two) candidates to the WJCB office by January 31st. The president or secretary of the national
organization must include a letter of recommendation for each candidate, addressing the questions in item 3,
Applications (above).
An anonymous selection committee appointed by the WJCB president shall review the applications and select up to
five (5) recipients. These individuals will be notified by February 14th 2008 and must accept or decline the award
by February 29th, 2008. Award recipients will be ineligible for future consideration.
The World Jersey Cattle Bureau (WJCB) is an international organization composed of 33 national Jersey associations,
individuals, and other organizations working co-operatively to promote the international use of Jersey genetics for
greater profits from dairy enterprises.
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