USDA Announces 1890 National Scholars Program Funding Opportunity

Updated 15 October 2019

Value: The program offers full tuition, fees, books, room and board to students pursuing degrees in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or related academic disciplines.
Deadline: April 30
Validity: The scholarship is renewable each year and is contingent on satisfactory academic performance and normal progress toward the bachelor’s degree.
Offered by: Boston College

The program plans to increase the number of minority students studying agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and other agriculture-related disciplines. The program is applicable through the USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement.

Eligibility Criteria/ Scholarship Guidelines

The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is available to

High school seniors joining their freshman year of college, and rising college sophomores and juniors.

General requirements include:

U.S. citizenship.

A cumulative year-end GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have been accepted to, or currently attending an 1890s institution to study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, and related academic disciplines.

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