Scholarship Value $2,500

Number of Scholarships 7

The purpose of these bursaries is to assist worthy students from rural British Columbia to further their education in any desired field of study. These bursaries are designed with rural B.C. students in mind and provided by the cattle industry for students in need of financial assistance.

There is one common online APPLICATION FORM for the following four bursaries: Martin Riedemann, BC Cattlemen's Association, Rob Starr Memorial Bursary, RBC Dominion Securities, Pinantan Pemberton and the Valene & Wayne Everett.

Martin Riedemann Annual Bursary  

Value: $1,500

Application deadline: March 1st.

This bursary was established in 1975 in honour of Martin Riedemann of Alkali Lake Ranch who passed away in a boating accident at the lake.  At the time of his passing, Martin Riedemann was Vice-President of the BC Cattlemen's Association.

The purpose of this bursary is to assist worthy students from ranching families to further their education in any desired field of study.

The BC Cattlemen's Association Bursaries

The Martin Riedemann Bursary was established in 1975 in honour of Martin Riedemann of Alkali Lake Ranch who passed away in a boating accident at the lake. At the time of his passing, Martin Riedemann was Vice-President of the BC Cattlemen's Association.

These awards are funded as indicated:

• The Rob Starr Memorial Bursary is provided by friends and family of Rob Starr, who operated Miocene Simmentals and was a long-time supporter of the 4-H movement and the ranching industry in BC
• The Criterion Capital Group, RBC Dominion Securities (Kamloops) funds a bursary in their name
• Pinantan Pemberton Livestock Association Bursary (School District 73), established in 2019 with funds from the Pinantan Pemberton Livestock Association
• The Bostock and Fallis Families Bursary is supported by the Bostock and Fallis Families of Monte Creek Heritage Fund at the BC Interior Community Foundation
• The Gung Loy Jim Scholarship is funded by the Jim Family of Little Fort, BC in their father's memory.
• New 2022 – The Valene and Wayne Everett bursary provided the Everett family beginning in 2020 to help further the legacy of Valene and Wayne who ranched in the Monte Lake area from 1967-1989 and were innovators to further ranching in BC

The BC Cattlemen's Association and Beef in BC Magazine will provide bursary, scholarship and grant winners with a one-year subscription to our industry magazine to promote interest and understanding of British Columbia's beef industry.