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Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)

Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listings: 10.524 -- Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions

Last Updated: August 10, 2026

The purpose of the 1890 Scholarships Program, under Assistance Listing Number 10.524, is to provide scholarships to support recruiting, engaging, retaining, mentoring, and training of undergraduate and graduate students at the 1890 Land-grant institutions. These scholarships are intended to encourage outstanding students at 1890 institutions to pursue and complete baccalaureate and graduate (i.e., master’s and doctoral) degrees in the food and agricultural sciences (see Appendix III for definition) that would lead to a highly skilled food and agricultural systems workforce. 

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligibility Requirements Applications to the 1890 Scholarships Program may only be submitted by the nineteen 1890 Land-grant institutions (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University. Awards will only be provided to 1890 Land-grant institutions that have a competitive scholarships awards process in place (see Part IV, B of this NOFO, Field 8, b.).

Grantor contact information

Description

NIFA Support Email grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays

Email

If you have questions about preparing application content, contact grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov

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Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
FY26-1890-Scholarships-NOFO-P.pdf
FY26 Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)
Aug 10, 2026 08:53 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Scholarships for Students at 1890 Institutions (1890 Scholarships)

Closing: September 10, 2026

Application process

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Award

$67,200,000

Program Funding

19

Expected awards

$1,111,578

Award Minimum

$5,557,890

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

USDA-NIFA-1890SS-011978

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

August 10, 2026

Archive date:

October 10, 2026

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