Iowa 4-H Foundation Receives Monsanto Fund Grant for Science, Technology Fair

“Monsanto is a great sponsor for our fair,” said director Andrea Spencer. “They continue to host the senior high students, and every year that division seems to grow. They make it such a great experience for the students.”

The grant will be used to fund the location of the fair, dinner on Saturday night and all the awards and prizes for more than 120 high school students. It also will sponsor the top three project winners to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, Calif., in May 2011.

“Monsanto is committed to supporting the communities where we do business and specifically supporting the education and training of our next generation of scientists,” said Travis Frey, Monsanto Trait Integration Innovation and Entomology Lead, Monsanto Company.

The Monsanto Fund is the philanthropic arm of the Monsanto Company.  Incorporated in 1964, the Fund’s primary objective is to improve the lives of people by bridging the gap between their needs and their resources. The Monsanto Fund is focused on grant-making in four main areas: nutritional well-being through agriculture; science education, primarily on professional development for teachers; the environment, which includes conservation, protection of bio-diversity, clean water and restoration of wildlife habitat; and improving the quality of life in communities where Monsanto employees live and work.

Visit the Monsanto Fund at http://www.monsantofund.org/asp/welcome.asp.

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