Breaking Barriers 2026 Application Form | Oxford Farming Conference

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Forename

Surname

Date of Birth

Mobile Number

Email address

Multiple email addresses may be separated by commas.

County

Are you a UK resident?

Yes

If you are awarded a place on the programme, are you happy to be added to a Scholars WhatsApp group?

Yes

Have you previously attended OFC (excluding digital)?

Yes, attended OFC in Oxford before

No, I have not been to a physical OFC before

Please tick the box that applies

I currently work in the food, farming and agricultural sector

I don't work in the sector but am considering it for my future

Can you attend the Scholar Away Day in London (17 October), Gathering (5 November), Online Zoom event (9 December) and OFC26 (7 to 9 January)

Yes, I can attend all events within the programme

No, I can not attend one or more of the elements

If you would like to submit a video entry, answering the below questions, click on choose file. Alternatively, you can complete the questions using the spaces below.

One file only.
32 MB limit.
Allowed types: avi, mov, mp4, ogg, wav, webm.

Please describe your current role, occupation or studies.

What barriers do you feel you have or are facing within the food, farming and/or agricultural sector?

What are your future aspirations for a career within the food, farming and/or agricultural sector?

How do you hope the Scholars and Breaking Barriers Programme will develop you, both personally and professionally? This might be your career or personally.

If you are successful, we will upload your name and photo to the OFC website to announce you will be part of the programme. Please upload an image of you here.

One file only.
32 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, png, svg.

Are you happy for your contact details to be shared with McDonald's, if they wish to get in touch to find out more about your experience, post event.

Yes