Organized in 1916, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is the oldest farm commodity organization in the United States and represents the interests of dairy cooperatives that are owned and operated by dairy farm families. NMPF provides a forum through which these dairy farmers and cooperatives may formulate national policy on issues affecting the production of milk and dairy beef.
NMPF's Board of Directors offers several scholarships each year to qualified graduate-level students (enrolled in Masters or PhD programs) who are actively pursuing dairy-related fields of research that are of immediate interest to the dairy industry and NMPF member cooperatives. Graduate-level students pursuing research of direct benefit to milk marketing cooperatives and dairy producers are encouraged to submit an application. Recommended fields of study include but are not limited to:
| Agriculture Communications and Journalism |
Genetics |
| Animal Health |
Herd Management |
| Environmental Science |
Marketing and Price Analysis |
| Economics |
Nutrition |
| Food Safety |
Product Development |
Each year, the top scholarship applicant is awarded the Hintz Memorial Scholarship, which was established to honor Murray Hintz following his death in 2005. Hintz served as Chairman of the Board for Cass-Clay Creamery, Inc., one of the cooperatives who played a key role in establishing the NMPF Scholarship Program.
Click here to learn more about past NMPF scholarship recipients.
Application Period for 2009 NMPF Scholarship Program Closed
The deadline for submitting applications to the 2009 NMPF Scholarship Program was May 1st. Thank you to everyone who sent in their materials.
Scholarship recipients will be selected by NMPF's Board of Directors by June 10, 2009, and will be notified soon thereafter. The scholarship payment will be made directly to the school attended by the recipient. Payment will be made to coincide with the start of the 2009/2010 academic year.
If you have any questions about the NMPF scholarship, please call the NMPF office at 703.243.6111, or email Sarah Olson.
