Every year the NC Pork Council awards scholarships to two deserving North Carolina agriculture students attending a four-year university and four scholarships to students attending a community college.
Scholarships
Emerging NC Pork Leaders
High school juniors and seniors and college students are invited to apply for the Emerging Pork Leaders Carolina program. The program aims to prepare young adults for careers in the pork industry and as ambassadors for the industry. Open to students in North Carolina or native to North Carolina, participants are involved in a three-month program designed to educate and prepare them for career opportunities in the pork industry, and help set them for up for ambassador and leadership roles.
Four sessions will be held – two in-person and two virtual sessions. The in-person sessions will be mandatory for all participants and all costs associated with the program will be covered.
The program is open to anyone currently involved in the pork industry or interested in the industry. The program will be limited to 25 participants.
Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to identify the threats facing agriculture and the pork industry and confidently engage with neighbors and on social media about the industry.
Pork Leadership Carolina
The North Carolina Pork Council prepares young pork industry professionals to be the next generation of leaders through Pork Leadership Carolina. Open to professionals in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, participants are involved in a year-long program designed to prepare them for the challenges and opportunities our industry will encounter in the near future.
The program is open to anyone involved in the pork industry: students, farmers and allied partners.
Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to identify the threats facing agriculture and the pork industry, confidently engage with neighbors and the media about their farms, as well as foster supportive relationships with key industry stakeholders to promote and protect the pork industry in North Carolina and beyond.
This is program occurs every other year. The next cohort will be in 2026.
