The Nuffield Farming Awards celebrate Scholars turning insight into action. Whether driving innovation, inspiring others through leadership, or championing sustainability, these awards recognise the impact Nuffield Farming Scholars are making — on their businesses, the wider industry and future generations.
Three awards are open for applications:
- Innovation – for Scholars who have applied their Nuffield experience to create lasting change
- Leadership – for Scholars ready to expand their leadership potential
- Greener Future – for Scholars making a real difference in sustainability
Take your Nuffield experience to the next level. Showcase your innovation, leadership, or sustainability achievements and join the legacy of Scholars shaping the future of farming. Applications are open now — don’t miss your chance to be recognised. Closing date for all Awards is 31st July.
Other Nuffield Farming Awards (Automatically Entered)
Best Report sponsored by HSBC
John Stewart Award for Best Presentation
Best Video (new for 2026)
Nuffield Farming Bullock Award for Innovation
This award recognises Scholars from three specific year groups, which move forward incrementally each year. For this year, it is open to Scholars from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 year groups who have applied insights from their Nuffield Farming Scholarship to drive real-world impact.
The award celebrates those who, ten years on, have turned ideas sparked by their Scholarship into lasting change within their business, industry, or beyond.
Prize: Bullock Award trophy and £1,000 cash prize
Nuffield Farming Frank Arden Leadership Award
Offers a fully funded place on the prestigious Windsor Leadership Trust course, providing a unique opportunity for personal growth and leadership development.
Open to Scholars ready to expand their leadership horizons, deepen self-awareness and strengthen their ability to lead with purpose and impact.
Prize: Fully funded Windsor Leadership Trust course place and the opportunity to develop their network by joining the Farmers Club Charitable Trust Professional Forum.
The Nuffield Farming Greener Future Award
Recognises a Scholar making a real difference in sustainability and environmental leadership. Sponsored by LEAF, it is open to Scholars from any year group.
The award honours those who demonstrate leadership in sustainability through:
- Passion for the environment
- Connection to their Nuffield Scholarship study topic
- Ongoing innovation since completing their Scholarship
- Sharing their work with a wider audience
- Inspiring others
Prize: Engraved perpetual challenge trophy and commemorative memento
Other Nuffield Farming Awards (Automatically Entered)
Some awards recognise outstanding achievement without requiring an application.
Sponsored by HSBC, this award celebrates excellence in reporting and research. The winner will also be submitted as the UK entry for Nuffield International's Jim Geltch Award for the Best Report. For 2025, the Communications & Operations Committee reviewed 31 reports published since last year. Six finalists emerged: Emily Aitchison, Harry Barnett, Hannah Batty, Sylwia Sobolewska, Roisin Taylor, and Helen Wyman.
After careful deliberation, Claire Hodge, 2019 Scholar and HSBC Regional Agriculture Director, Scotland & Northern Ireland, announced that the 2025 Best Report Award winner was Roisin Taylor, 'Revival and Survival: Is the British cut flower industry prepared for a 2-degree warming world?'
Across two inspiring days, every Scholar presentation was judged by Katie Jones, Editor of the Farmers Guardian, and previous Trustee Anna Bowen. Anna praised the remarkable calibre of speakers and offered a special commendation to the 2025 Next-Gen Scholars for their energy and insight.
After careful consideration, the 2025 John Stewart Award for Best Presentation was awarded to Rachel Yarrow, 'Grass is not a free lunch: lessons in pasture-based dairy for UK goat farmers'.