The Western Local Land Services Russel Harland Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a tertiary student who displays strong personal, community and educational commitment to rural or regional areas, with particular reference to the Western region of NSW.

The scholarship was developed in memory of Russel Harland, a champion of natural resource management in western NSW. This program has run since 2006, beginning under the Western Catchment Management Authority and continued on by Western Local Land Services. In this time, seven students gained employment and two are still employed with Western Local Land Services. After a period of consolidation, the scholarship has been re-designed to better fit the range of services provided by Western Local Land Services, and is now open to applicants. 

The scholarship is awarded to assist the student to advance their educational qualifications and personal skills so that they can contribute to future biosecurity, agricultural and natural resource management outcomes and build upon the expertise within the community of the Western region.

Expressions of interest close Friday 26 October 2018

To view the criteria, full terms of scholarship and access the application form, visit www.lls.nsw.gov.au/western