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| Agency | | United States Department of Agriculture |
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| Program Name | | USDA 1890 National Scholars Program |
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| Program Website | | http://www.ascr.usda.gov/outreach.html
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/faq/faq1890_cr.html#univ1 |
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| Eligible Applicantes | | Applicants must be U.S. citizens who have a high school diploma or a G.E.D. certificate and are starting their first year of college for a bachelor's degree and must attend one of the 18 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions or Tuskegee University. Additional requirements can be found at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/faq/faq1890_cr.html#univ1. |
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| Budget FY06 | | |
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| Range of Awards | | Each award provides annual tuition, employment, employee benefits, use of a laptop computer, printer, and software while on scholarship, fees (lab and activity), books, and room & board for each of the 4 academic years. |
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| Number of Awards | | At least 2 awards will be made to students at each of the eighteen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions. |
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| Cost Sharing Requirements | | None |
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| Program Description | | The USDA 1890 National Scholars 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). |
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| Contact Info | |
USDA/1890 Programs
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250 Mail Stop 9478
Telephone number: (202) 205-5692
Email Address: 1890init@usda.gov |
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