Deadline: 30-Sep-21
The First Nations Development Institute is offering Native Agriculture and Food Systems Scholarship to encourage more Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian college students to enter agriculture and food systems fields so that they can better assist their communities with their food systems efforts.
The 2021-2022 academic school year to Native college students majoring in agriculture and agriculture-related fields, including but not limited to, agribusiness management, agri-science technologies, agronomy, animal husbandry, aquaponics, environmental studies, fisheries and wildlife, food production and safety, food-related policy and legislation, food science and technology, horticulture, irrigation science, and sustainable agriculture or food systems.
Award Information
- First Nations will award 20 to 25 $1,000 to $1,500 scholarships.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in an agricultural-related field, or be able to demonstrate how their degree program relates to Native food systems.
- Applicants must be tribally-affiliated and able to provide documentation.
- Applicants must have at least a 2.75 GPA.
- Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to helping their community reclaim local food system control.
Scholarship Application Checklist
- Online application
- Proof of tribal affiliation (e.g., enrollment card, CIB, letter from tribe, OHA registry)
- College enrollment verification form
- Unofficial transcript
- Letter of recommendation from faculty member
- Headshot for possible use in First Nations’ publicity activities (optional).
For more information, visit https://www.firstnations.org/rfps/native-agriculture-and-food-systems-scholarship/