Announcement of scholarships from the Hemmesdynge Fund

The call also includes grants aimed at agricultural practitioners who wish to acquire knowledge about new technology abroad or test untested technical solutions in their production.

Applications to the Hemmesdynge Fund must aim to support the long-term development and competitiveness of the agricultural industry in Skåne by promoting the use of new technology that is gentle on the soil, animals and people. Applications that promote the development of new or improved product quality, new production lines or forms of production may also be considered.

Through the LTV Faculty, SLU has received a gift from Lennart Enewald, Helmerslund in Trelleborg, for the establishment of the scholarship fund in memory of the Enewald siblings. The scholarship will be available to apply for in 2024 and 2026. Available funds to apply for in 2024 amount to SEK 100,000.

An application can be granted a maximum of SEK 25,000 and must be made via a special form. The following annexes must be included in the application:

• a detailed justification for the application (max one page)
• a concise budget
• a brief CV (max one page).

Applications must be submitted to katrin.larsson.litsfeldt@slu.se no later than 29 November 2024.

A scholarship committee consisting of the dean of the LTV Faculty (chair), researcher Helena Persson Hovmalm and professor Georg Carlsson assesses received applications. The committee also decides which applications that will be granted from the fund. In the assessment of applications from agricultural practitioners, considerations are also taken into account from the steering group for Partnership Alnarp (PA), the chairmen of the subject groups within PA and the chairmen of Alnarp's student unions (LMK and ASK).

The assessment when distributing scholarships is made based on:

• the compliance of the application with the rules of the fund
• urgency (e.g. the professional value of a project or trip).

The applicant who is granted funding must report on these no later than the end of December the year after the scholarship was awarded. Reporting is done through a written report on completed activities and achieved results (max 2 pages). The report is to be submitted by e-mail to the research officer of the LTV faculty.