The Native Agriculture and Food Systems Scholarships encourages 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.
Donor Name: First Nations Development Institute
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Scholarship
Deadline: 08/10/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 to $1,500
Details:
First Nations Development Institute believes reclaiming control over local food systems is an important step toward ensuring the long-lasting health and economic well-being of Native people and communities. Native food system control has the potential to increase food production, improve health and nutrition, and eliminate food insecurity in rural and reservation-based communities, while also promoting entrepreneurship and economic development.
Funding Information
First Nations will award 20 to 25 $1,000 to $1,500 scholarships for the 2023-2024 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.
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 2.5 GPA.
- Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to helping their community reclaim local food-system control.
For more information, visit First Nations Development Institute.
