USDA/1890
National Scholars Program
This
program offers scholarships to U.S. citizens who are seeking
a bachelor's degree at one of the eighteen 1890 Historically
Black Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University to study
agriculture, food, or natural resource sciences and related
majors.
The
program helps to strengthen the partnership between USDA and
the 1890 institutions; helps to increase the number of students
studying agriculture and related disciplines; and offers career
opportunities at USDA.
National
Scholars are required to study in the following or related disciplines:
Agriculture; Agricultural Business/Management; Agricultural
Economics; Agricultural Engineering/Mechanics, Agricultural
Production and Technology; Agronomy or Crop Science; Animal
Sciences; Botany; Farm and Range Management; Fish, Game, or
Wildlife Management; Food Sciences/Technology; Forestry and
Related Sciences; Home Economics/Nutrition/Human Development;
Horticulture; Natural Resources Management; Soil Conservation/Soil
Science; and other related disciplines, (e.g., biological sciences,
pre-veterinary medicine, computer science).
Deadline:
December 31, 2007
Award
Amount:
Varies
Website/Contact
Info:
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/1890programs.html |
