Awards & Scholarships

The late Bill Fischer began his career with the University of California Cooperative Extension in 1954 with a focus on vegetation management. During his years with UC Cooperative Extension, he was notable for his many accomplishments as a researcher, educator, and author. Bill retired in 1991, as farm adviser emeritus. Family, friends, and colleagues established a Vegetation Management Scholarship to honor Bill and his wife, Jane, and to promote the study of vegetation management as an important aspect of agriculture/plant science.

The Bill and Jane Fischer Vegetation Management Scholarship provides an award of $1,000 each year for individuals enrolled in studies in vegetation management/weed science. One or more awards may be made annually.

Selection criteria:
Students from any accredited California university enrolled for fall 2024 are eligible. Preference will be given to graduate students. Successful candidates will have demonstrated an interest in vegetation management (weed control) careers and will have a major or concentration in one of the following areas (listed in order of preference):

• Vegetation management in agricultural crop production.
• Plant science with emphasis on vegetation management in horticultural crops, agronomic, or vegetable crops.
• Soils and plant nutrition with emphasis on field, vegetable crop relationships. Agricultural engineering with emphasis on developing tools for vegetation management. Agricultural botany with emphasis on weed biology and weed ecology.
• Plant pathology with emphasis on integrated vegetation management.
• Plant protection and pest management with emphasis on field, vegetable, or horticultural crop relationships.
• Agricultural economics with emphasis on vegetation management in field, vegetable, or horticultural crops.

For more information, contact Andrea Ambrose at apambrose@ucanr.edu

Fischer Scholarship Online Application

Fischer Application

There is no application procedure for this award. Students must be nominated by University faculty or academic advisors. (FOR UC BERKELEY, UC DAVIS AND UC RIVERSIDE STUDENTS)

Criteria:
Annual award to be given to the senior student in the College of Agriculture whose high scholastic achievement, talent for independent research, and other characteristics, with reference to either plant breeding (leading to new/improved crops and new/improved varieties using appropriate tools) or soil building (leading to improving soil quality related to soil productivity and sustainability as a resource), seems to show the greatest promise.

Amount: $5,000 - one or more awards will be given each year to a student(s) who will be a senior in 2024-25. Submit using Clark Award Coversheet.

For more information, contact Andrea Ambrose at apambrose@ucanr.edu

There is no application procedure for this award. Students must be nominated by University faculty or academic advisors. (FOR UC BERKELEY and UC DAVIS STUDENTS)

Criteria:
Annual prize to be awarded to an international undergraduate student in the College of Agriculture, in any curriculum, preferably after completion of the junior year. The award is to be made based on high scholarship, outstanding character, and promise of leadership. The winner to be selected from the UC Berkeley and UC Davis campuses and must be enrolled as a student in 2024 - 25.

Amount:$2,500 - two or more awards each year, one each at UC Berkeley and UC Davis. Submit using Ryerson Cover Sheet.

For more information, contact Andrea Ambrose at apambrose@ucanr.edu