From the ballot box to the classroom, the dedicated workers, organizers, and leaders who forged this great organization and maintain its status as a champion of social justice, fought long and hard to ensure that the voices of African Americans would be heard. For nearly one hundred years, it has been the talent and tenacity of NAACP members that has saved lives and changed many negative aspects of American society.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
FEB 1 Deadline for GREAT USDA Scholars Program - don't miss out!
1. The Office of Advocacy & Outreach (OAO) recently released
its USDA 1890 National Scholars Program. The National Scholars
Program is a major effort of the USDA and nineteen 1890
Historically Black Land-Grant Institutions (HBCUs) to award
scholarships to students to attend one of the nineteen 1890
Institutions in any field of study in agriculture, food, natural
resource sciences or other related disciplines.
The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program will provide full tuition,
employment, employment benefits, fees, books, and room and board
each year for up to 4 years to selected students pursuing a
bachelor’s degree at the following universities:
· Alabama A&M University
· Alcorn State University
· Central State University , Ohio
· Delaware State University
· Florida A&M University
· Fort Valley State University , Georgia
· Kentucky State University
· Langston University , Oklahoma
· Lincoln University , Missouri
· North Carolina A&T State University
· Prairie View A&M University , Texas
· South Carolina State University
· Southern University, Louisiana
· Tennessee State University
· Tuskegee University , Alabama
· University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
· University of Maryland Eastern Shore
· Virginia State University
· West Virginia State University
Eligible students must be U.S. citizens, have a cumulative GPA of
3.0 or better, have been accepted at one of the 1890 HBCUs, study
agriculture, food, natural resource sciences or other related
academic disciplines, demonstrate leadership and community service,
and etc. Please visit the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program website
for more information.
Share this information with all high school students, parents of
students, school guidance counselors, principals, teachers, and
churches. The scholarship may be renewed each year contingent upon
satisfactory academic performance and normal progress toward the
bachelor’s degree. High school applications and college
applications may be downloaded from the site below:
http://www.outreach.usda.gov/education/1890/
Application and supporting documentation DEADLINE: February 1, 2015
Ali Muhammad
Diviersity and Inclusion Specialist
OHRM/DRW
Whitten Building-Room 17W
202-720-1116
Ali.muhammad@dm.usda.gov
Our Nation derives strength from the diversity of
its population and from its commitment to equal opportunity for
all. We are at our best when we draw on the talents of all parts
of our society, and our greatest accomplishments are achieved when
diverse perspectives are brought to bear to overcome our greatest
challenges.-President Barack Obama Executive Order 13583-
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