Professional Grant
In partnership with Alumni and Industry, AFA offers registration grants to help you get ahead in your agricultural career.
Ryan Hrubes Alliance Lifelong Learner Grant
About the Grant

In 2015, AFA lost a dear friend, Ryan Hrubes, in a car accident. To honor Ryan’s legacy, his wife Emily, sister Andrea and brother Nathan established the AFA Alliance Lifelong Learner Grant in memory of Ryan in 2016.

Assistance

The AFA Alliance Lifelong Learner Grant will underwrite the cost of registration to AllianceX in Ryan’s name. This grant is awarded based on intended outcomes of participation expressed through a short essay. All attendees are eligible for the grant. The scholarship will be awarded before AllianceX and the registration fee will be refunded following the event.

Valent Grant
About the Grant

This grant is awarded based on intended outcomes of participation expressed through a short essay. All attendees are eligible for the scholarship.

Assistance

The grant will be awarded before AllianceX and the registration fee will be refunded following the event.

How You Can Earn A Grant to AllianceX 2025

Each year, we give away 4-5 grants based on responses to the following questions.

What does servant leadership mean to you and how do you exercise it? Please provide specific examples within your answer. (500 words max.)

How does your professional growth improve the food and agriculture industry of the future? Please provide specific examples. (500 words max.)

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