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Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)

Posted Aug 10, 2026·open

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

Angela Tatum Policy Specialist

grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

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Additional details

Funding instrument
Grant
Cost sharing required
No
Archived
Oct 10, 2026

Opportunity number: USDA-NIFA-1890SS-011978

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