The Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is accepting applications for its 2024 Graduate Student Grant Program.
Donor Name: Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/07/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Western SARE funds proposals that present innovative research and educational outreach for advancing sustainable agriculture practices in the Western U.S. Only full-time graduate students enrolled at accredited universities in the Western region are eligible to apply. At the time of proposal submission, the student must be considered full-time or admitted to a graduate program. The goal of this grant program is to obtain results that are applicable to agricultural production, sustain and improve the environmental quality and natural resources upon which agriculture depends, improve the profitability of farmers/ranchers and associated agricultural businesses, and enhance the quality of life of agricultural communities.
The Western region includes: Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming.
Funding Information
Western SARE Graduate Student Grants provide a maximum of $30,000 (including Indirect Cost) for up to three years.
Project Period
Projects cannot exceed three (3) years (36 months).
Criteria
- Graduate Student projects require a team of at least three (3) people, including a Graduate Student (Applicant), a Researcher (Principal Investigator, typically the applicant’s major advisor), and at least one (1) Producer.
- Graduate Student: Students must be enrolled full-time in a graduate degree program in an accredited university or college in the Western U.S. at the starting time of the project and may receive only one Western SARE Graduate Student Grant award during their graduate studies.
- Principal Investigator (PI): A researcher that usually serves as the graduate student major advisor. The PI is responsible for carrying out its contractual provisions, all project’s expenditures, and for achieving the stated research and education objectives.
- Producer: A person qualifies as a Producer (farmer/rancher) if they have a for-profit operation and:
- Their primary occupation is farming or ranching and have a farm/ranch taxpayer identification number (TIN); or
- They are a part-time producer with at least $1,000 documented annual income or equivalent from farming or ranching activities.
For more information, visit Western SARE.
