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Syngenta scholarships awarded

Posted 1 March 2014

Elizabeth Spray, a second year BSc (Hons) Agriculture with Crop Management student, has been awarded the Syngenta scholarship, which includes both financial support and a paid work placement.

The former pupil of Thomas Alleynes High School, Uttoxeter, said: “I was overwhelmed to be given the opportunity and experience to undergo my placement year with Syngenta and can’t wait to get started. 

“After graduating, I hope to carry on working with Syngenta in the hope of becoming a successful agronomist,” added Elizabeth. 

Beth Duchesne, 21, from Bury St. Edmunds, is a final year Syngenta scholar. She said: “The Scholarship has made a huge difference to my time here at Harper Adams. The experience and knowledge gained while on placement with Syngenta is invaluable, both to my degree and future career.  The scholarship has helped to reduce the financial pressure of university, enabling me to continue with my studies and concentrate on gaining a degree.  

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank Syngenta for their support, especially to those based in Cambridge, who not only made me feel welcome and part of the team, but supported me and helped me to develop my knowledge and skills in the sector. 

“I was part of the crop science trials team, providing support at all areas of the trialling process, including spraying, assessing, drilling and harvesting. Throughout the placement year, I was put through my PA certificates, given the responsibility of sprayer calibrations and my own lab-based trial. 

Fellow final year scholar Scott Hayles, from Calbourne, Isle of Wight, said:  “I am extremely grateful to Syngenta for this award. For placement, I was situated in Cambridge working within the field trials team, and the marketing team throughout the winter. 

“Working with a market leader within the industry gave me an invaluable experience. This has allowed me understand where I wish to take my career. I would love to be involved in agriculture on a global scale.”

And Syngenta scholar Rosemary Homer, 27, from Duns, Berwickshire, added: “I am very grateful to Syngenta for giving me the opportunity to work for a multi-national company, seeing how large companies operate and giving me experience in an area I had previously no experience in – field trials. 

“My placement gave me a good understanding of the agrochemical industry, which I can now take with me into the work place.” Rosemary hopes to work in a field-based advisory role after graduation.