USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in different positive ways. The USDA/1980 is a partnership between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and 1980 Historically Black Land-Grant Universities. The Program grants scholarships to students to attend one of 1890 historically Black Land-Grant Universities. These partnerships with the nineteen 1890 land-grant universities and 35 tribal colleges and universities are among USDA’s efforts to develop the next generation of food and agriculture leaders and build an agriculture workforce more representative of America. The program delivers high-quality agricultural research, education, and extension programs and produces skilled graduates in agricultural sciences. The USDA/1980 National Scholars Program is implemented under the USDA Fellows Experience Program (FEP).
The program provides full tuition, fees, books, laptop computer, printers, and software while on scholarship and workforce training to students pursuing degrees in agriculture or related disciplines. When the student has finished the academic and summer work requirements of the scholarship, USDA may convert the student to a permanent employee without further competition. All USDA/1890 National Scholars must commit to at least one year of service with the USDA for each year of financial assistance provided.
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program was established in 1992 with a mission and a vision to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive, to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans as well as preserve Nation’s natural resources.
Brief Description
Following are the brief details concerning the subsequent grant
| Organization | USDA and U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Education Level | High school seniors, college freshmen, and rising college sophomores and juniors |
| Subjects | Agriculture, food, natural resources science, or related disciplines |
| Amount | Various |
| Access Mode | Online |
| Number of Awards | 36 or more |
| City | Any |
| Nationality | Domestic |
| Country | USA |
| Contest Deadline | January 31, 2022 |
| Application Fees | Not required |
| Requirements | Varies |
Who is Eligible?
Following is the qualification criteria for the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program:
Applicant must:
- Be a U.S. citizen;
- Be an entering freshman;
- Hold a high school diploma or G.E.D. certificate;
- Have a high school GPA of 3.0 or better;
- Have a combined verbal/math score of 1,000 or more on the SAT or a composite score of 21 or more on the ACT;
- Study agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or other related disciplines;
- Demonstrate leadership and community service;
- Apply for admission to the institution(s) of their choice;
- Submit an official transcript with the school and an authorized official’s signature;
- Sign all applications (original signature only);
- All application materials must be postmarked no later than February 1st and sent to the institution(s) selected by the applicant to attend.
How to Apply?
The eligible candidates fascinated to appeal must fill out the application form and attach all the required documents mentioned above. The link to the application form is provided on the official portal of the grant. Also, candidates should frame a letter expressing why they have faith that they should be the beneficiary of this scholarship, how this will help them achieve their goals, how they are suitable for this scholarship, and how they meet all the eligibility criteria.
All of the above elements should be sent via the following email:
Email id: 1890@usda.gov
Benefits
With this scholarship, students will be granted all the promised things such as tuition fees, employment, etc., which will help them to meet their career objective, and also, they will be a part of this great initiative. Without more competition, they will be able to get the chance of achieving the position they dreamed of.
Application Deadline
The candidates interested in participating in this scholarship program are awaited to submit their application before the deadline of January 31, 2022, and send it to the university liaison (or universities) selected by the applicant to attend.
