Full-Ride, 4-year Scholarships

USDA/1890 National Scholars Program will provide full tuition, employment, employee benefits, fees, books, use of a laptop, printer, and software while on scholarship, and room and board each year for 4 years to students pursuing a bachelor’s degree at one of the eighteen (18) 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions listed below in any field of study in agriculture, food, natural resource sciences, or related disciplines.

Participating Universities:

1. 1.       Alabama A&M University

2. 2.       Alcorn State University, Mississippi

3. 3.       Delaware State University

4. 4.       Florida A&M University

5. 5.       Fort Valley State University, Georgia

6. 6.       Kentucky State University

7. 7.       Langston University, Oklahoma

8. 8.       Lincoln University, Missouri

9. 9.       North Carolina A&T State University

10. 10.   Prairie View A&M University, Texas

11. 11.   South Carolina State University

12. 12.   Southern University, Louisiana

13. 13.   Tennessee State University

14. 14.   Tuskegee University, Alabama

15. 15.   University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff

16. 16.   University of Maryland - Eastern Shore

17. 17.   Virginia State University

18. 18.   West Virginia State University

National Scholars are required to study in the following or related disciplines:

1. 1.       Agriculture

2. 2.       Agricultural Business/Management

3. 3.       Agricultural Economics

4. 4.       Agricultural Engineering/Mechanics

5. 5.       Agricultural Production Technology

6. 6.       Agronomy or Crop Science

7. 7.       Animal Sciences

8. 8.       Botany

9. 9.       Farm and Range Management

10. 10.   Fish, Game, or Wildlife Management

11. 11.   Food Sciences/Technology

12. 12.   Forestry and Related Sciences

13. 13.   Home Economics/Nutrition/Human Development

14. 14.   Horticulture

15. 15.   Natural  Resources Management

16. 16.   Soil Conversation/Soil Science

17. 17.   Other related disciplines, (e.g. biological sciences, pre-veterinary medicine, computer science)

Who may apply:

Applicants must:

• ·         Be a U. S. Citizen

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• ·         Be an entering freshman

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• ·         Have High School Diploma or G.E.D. certificate

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• ·         Have a combined verbal/math/written score of 1,500 or more on the SAT or a composite score of 21 on the ACT

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• ·         Attend one of the schools listed above

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• ·         Study one of the disciplines listed above

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• ·         Demonstrate leadership and community service

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• ·         Apply for admission to one of the listed institutions

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• ·         Complete, sign, and submit all applications

1. ·         Submit an official transcript with the school seal and an authorized official’s signature

Application Deadline:

Postmarked no later than February 1, 2009

The Award:

Annual tuition, employment, employee benefits, use of a laptop computer, printer, and software while on scholarship; fees, books, room and board for each of the 4 academic years, plus a requirement to work in the Student Educational Employment Program.  Each annual scholarship renewal is contingent upon satisfactory performance and normal progress toward the bachelor’s degree.  Upon completion of the scholar’s academic degree program, there is an obligation of 1 year of service to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for each year of financial support (for which the scholar receives a salary).

Interested parties should contact We Care Worldwide at scholarships@wecareworldwide.com or call us at 314-414-2900