Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)
AGENCY
USDA-NIFA
PROGRAM
Discretionary
AMOUNT
$1.1M – $5.6M
CLOSES
Sep 10, 2026
Description
The purpose of the 1890 Scholarships Program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.524, is to provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of undergraduate and graduate students at the 1890 Land-grant institutions. These scholarships are intended to encourage outstanding students at 1890 institutions to pursue and complete baccalaureate and graduate (i.e., master’s and doctoral) degrees in the food and agricultural sciences (see Appendix III for definition) that would lead to a highly skilled food and agricultural systems workforce.
Eligibility
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Contact
Additional details
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Cost sharing required
- No
- Archived
- Oct 10, 2026
Opportunity number: USDA-NIFA-1890SS-011978
Search this number on Grants.gov for the official listing.