Pulver-Shaffer Scholarship

The Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) selects outstanding students doing an internship, project, or study (hereafter, “project”) in the area of Community Development for the Pulver-Shaffer Scholarship. Recipients receive $3,000/year and may receive the scholarship a maximum of two (2) years.

The student must be a current student at any undergraduate level. Eligible students must have a GPA of at least 3.0. Candidates with a declared major in Agricultural & Applied Economics or Agricultural Business Management, or accepted into the CALS Certificate in Business Management for Agricultural & Life Sciences are preferred. Project proposals must be in the area of community development, defined as the process of working to address community-level issues to improve quality of life and economic opportunities. Awards may be given for a project that is ongoing, or occurred within the past 12 months, or planned to occur within the next 12 months. Award payment will be handled within the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics. This award is made in honor of Glen Pulver and Ron Shaffer. Glen Pulver was a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1955-1990 He was instrumental in developing community economics as a field of study. In addition to producing a rich line of research and outreach on the topic, he was a founding member, director and president of the Community Development Society of America, and a frequent advisor and speaker on community economics. Ron Shaffer also a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics from 1972 to 2001, was a peer and colleague of Glen Pulver in advancing the field of community economics. He was a pioneer of the Community Economic Analysis process used around the world today, and the Community Economic Preparedness Index measuring tool for communities.

Eligibility Criteria
This scholarship will support Undergraduate students in CALS with a GPA of at least 3.0. A declared major in Agricultural & Applied Economics or Agricultural Business Management, or accepted into the CALS Certificate in Business Management for Agricultural & Life Sciences is preferred.

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Award
Varies
Deadline
12/06/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Project Information
    • Major(s)
    • One sentence description of your project.
    • What semester did you complete or do you anticipate doing the work proposed here?
    • Your anticipated graduation term?
  2. PROJECT CONFIRMATION: A confirmation form from your project mentor/supervisor to verify the internship/project/study. Provide your project mentor’s contact information. Your project mentor will be emailed with instructions on how to complete the online confirmation form. By submitting this application, you hereby voluntarily waive your right under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to inspect and review the recommendation. This is a permanent waiver, revocable only upon written permission of the recommendation writer.
  3. Upload a project description (no more than 1 double-spaced page). The description is expected to be written by you (the student) with limited written input from your mentor(s). The project description should be able to be understood by a reader who is not an expert in your field. Your project description should have the following:
    • Project title
    • Description of internship/project/study
    • A statement of what assistance you will be getting for this project (e.g. Will you be collaborating with other students? Who will be your mentor? Who will be your internship supervisor(s)? Etc)
    • The project’s connection to community development
    • Not to be included in the 1-page limit: References cited