John Eisses Furthering Education for Young Growers Sponsorship

The John Eisses Furthering Education for Young Growers Sponsorship is a fund that was developed in 2024 in memory of long-time apple grower John Eisses from Northville, Kings County. His family asked that donations in his memory be made to a special fund with the purpose of supporting the continuing education, development, and advancement of the next generation of tree fruit growers. The hope is that this fund will build upon the legacy of innovation, exploration, and willingness to grow and adapt new practices that has been embodied by the Nova Scotia tree fruit sector. 

This fund will be used to support an annual scholarship to support furthering the education of a grower under the age of 35 who is actively involved in the tree fruit industry in Nova Scotia. This fund will be awarded to a young grower for the purposes of travel, conference registration, and/or continuing education. 

Amount: $1000.00 for travel/activities within Canada
$2000.00 for travel/activities internationally

Eligibility: This application form is for any Nova Scotia tree fruit grower under the age of 35 who completes and submits the form below to the NSFGA office by June 1st 2025. The Eisses family, with support from NSFGA as required, will judge the applications and decide on the final award recipient.

To be eligible, please complete and return this form by June 30th, 2025.