Deadline: 30 September 2015
Applications are invited for Native Agriculture & Food Systems Scholarship Program!
The purpose of the Native Agriculture and Food Systems Scholarship Program is to encourage more Native American college students to enter these fields so that they can better assist their communities with these efforts. In an attempt to increase the number of students entering these fields, First Nations will award five $1,000 scholarships annually to Native American college students majoring in agriculture and agriculture-related fields.
Areas of Interest (including but not limited to)
Agribusiness management, agriscience technologies, agronomy, animal husbandry, aquaponics, fisheries and wildlife, food production and safety, food-related policy and legislation, horticulture, irrigation science, plant-based nutrition, and sustainable agriculture or food systems.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate student majoring in agriculture or an agricultural-related field, including food systems.
- Applicants must be Native American (enrolled member of a current or terminated federal/state tribe) and able to provide documentation.
- Applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA.
- Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to helping his/her community reclaim local food-system control.
Application Process
Applicants must submit the following –
- Online application
- Proof of tribal enrollment
- Enrollment verification form
- Unofficial transcript
- Letter of recommendation from faculty member
- Essay (250-500 words)
- Addressing how you will use your degree to help your community reclaim control of their local/traditional food system, and how you plan to spend the scholarship money
- Headshot for use in FNDI publicity (optional)
For more information, please visit Agriculture Scholarships.
